From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#36454: 26.2.90; feature request - Insert char by hex tab completion or C-x 8 RET ffe Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 00:45:55 +0200 Message-ID: <87r27016xo.fsf@mouse.gnus.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: blaine.gmane.org; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:195.159.176.226"; logging-data="37613"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@blaine.gmane.org" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cc: 36454@debbugs.gnu.org To: VanL Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jul 09 00:47:14 2019 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1hkcPh-0009f2-Qo for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 09 Jul 2019 00:47:13 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:45418 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hkcPg-00030r-PW for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 08 Jul 2019 18:47:12 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:53985) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hkcPX-00030c-MP for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Jul 2019 18:47:04 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hkcPW-0007dy-Mf for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Jul 2019 18:47:03 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:51062) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hkcPW-0007dq-GN for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Jul 2019 18:47:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hkcPW-0006eg-D6 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Jul 2019 18:47:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 22:47:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 36454 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 36454-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B36454.156262596425503 (code B ref 36454); Mon, 08 Jul 2019 22:47:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 36454) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 Jul 2019 22:46:04 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:59880 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hkcOZ-0006d2-17 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 08 Jul 2019 18:46:03 -0400 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.231.51]:34958) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hkcOW-0006cW-Gg for 36454@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 08 Jul 2019 18:46:01 -0400 Original-Received: from cm-84.212.202.86.getinternet.no ([84.212.202.86] helo=marnie) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1hkcOS-0005uv-1T; Tue, 09 Jul 2019 00:45:58 +0200 In-Reply-To: (VanL's message of "Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:39:01 +1000") X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 209.51.188.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:162394 Archived-At: VanL writes: > This is a feature request for 'Insert character (Unicode name or hex)' > to include 'hex tab completion'. For example, to use one of the ffe > common prefix arrow symbols from unicode. > > Type: > -input- C-x 8 RET > -output- Insert character (Unicode name or hex): > -input- ffe > > Expect Emacs's response to include hex tab completions for 'ffe ' > > =EF=BF=A9 ffe9 > =EF=BF=AA ffea > =EF=BF=AB ffeb > =EF=BF=AC ffec > > But, Emacs's response only has Unicode name completion, like GIRAFFE FACE. Hm... I don't think this sounds very useful, because the hex values are kinda tightly packed, so you get too many matches. And they get in the way of name completion. So I'm closing this as a wontfix; if somebody disagrees, feel free to reopen. --=20 (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no