From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: describe-char should display the character's Unicode name Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:58:46 +0900 Message-ID: <87od4wgg8p.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <868ww3vydn.fsf@lifelogs.com> <87myki6fqp.fsf@jurta.org> <87mykhz6tf.fsf@jurta.org> <87tzeokrku.fsf@jurta.org> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1216342791 31459 80.91.229.12 (18 Jul 2008 00:59:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:59:51 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Juri Linkov , tzz@lifelogs.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Kenichi Handa Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jul 18 03:00:39 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KJeKr-0004db-HH for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:00:38 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46675 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KJeJy-00082I-BY for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:59:42 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KJeJI-0007ZC-5L for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:59:00 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KJeJG-0007XW-Ee for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:58:59 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=49673 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KJeJG-0007XK-9m for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:58:58 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp12.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.74]:40911) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KJeJA-0005GY-BT; Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:58:52 -0400 Original-Received: from 218.33.237.77.eo.eaccess.ne.jp ([218.33.237.77] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp12.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1KJeJ5-0008Eq-FE; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:58:47 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 843BE2F3A; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:58:46 +0900 (JST) System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: (Kenichi Handa's message of "Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:38:50 +0900") Original-Lines: 22 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV GOL (outbound) X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:100915 Archived-At: Kenichi Handa writes: > You can use the input method "ucs" to input any Unicode > character by typing its codepoint. A method by typing > Unicode name is not yet implemented. An input method is not a good solution because while input methods are good for heavy use, they're quite annoying to juggle for occasional inputs. >> `ucs-insert'. Is `ucs-insert' already obsolete? > > We can make it obsolete now. Please don't, until there's a better replacement. [One possibility would be an addition to C-q to make it accept "# hex-digits" or something.] -Miles -- The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds. -- Will Durant