Re: Key sequence for DEVANAGARI DOUBLE DANDA

[Visuwesh <visuweshm@gmail.com>]

[வியாழன் செப்டம்பர் 07, 2023] Robert Pluim wrote:

>>>>>> On Thu, 07 Sep 2023 21:35:44 +0530, Visuwesh <visuweshm@gmail.com> said:
>
>     Visuwesh> [வியாழன் செப்டம்பர் 07, 2023] Robert Pluim wrote:
>     >> Something like this?
>
>     Visuwesh> Did you try compiling the relevant files and tested devanagari-itrans
>     Visuwesh> with the patch?  Because, with your change indian-dev-base-table has 8
>     Visuwesh> misc entries but the corresponding indian-itrans-v5-table only has 7
>     Visuwesh> misc entries (and "base" tables for other languages has 7 entries too).
>     Visuwesh> AFAICT from reading indian--puthash-m, this should not pose a problem
>     Visuwesh> but adding an extra nil to all itrans and inscript "base" tables to the
>     Visuwesh> misc section wouldn't hurt either.
>
> It worked fine when I tested it. From my reading of
> `quail-define-inscript-package' and the fact that eg
> `inscript-mlm-keytable' only has 5 entries in the 'Misc' section, I
> didnʼt think it would cause any issues.
>
> Also now that `indian-dev-base-table' has 8 entries in the 'Misc' section,
> inluding one for ?॥, Iʼm wondering about this code at
> indian.el:61:
>
> (quail-define-indian-trans-package
>  indian-dev-itrans-v5-hash "devanagari-itrans" "Devanagari" "DevIT"
>  "Devanagari transliteration by ITRANS method.")
> (quail-defrule "..." ?॥) <== couldnʼt this be in `indian-itrans-v5-table' now?
> (quail-defrule "\\'" ?॑)
> (quail-defrule "\\_" ?॒)
> (quail-defrule "\\__" ?_)
> (quail-defrule "\\''" ?')

Which makes me think, can't we just do the same for the inscript method
i.e., use quail-defrule for the DOUBLE DANDA?

> But I havenʼt tested any changes along those lines :-)
>
> Robert