From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Kenichi Handa Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: X fonts selection weirdness Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:32:05 +0900 Message-ID: References: <20080624.145703.566779761171555788.kasahara@nc.kyushu-u.ac.jp> <20080624.180802.154682915676368965.kasahara@nc.kyushu-u.ac.jp> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (generated by SEMI 1.14.3 - "Ushinoya") Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1214526792 1066 80.91.229.12 (27 Jun 2008 00:33:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:33:12 +0000 (UTC) Cc: miles@gnu.org, kasahara@nc.kyushu-u.ac.jp, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jun 27 02:33:56 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 1KC1u1-0001Xr-5f for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:33:25 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:41643 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KC1tB-00056B-Fk for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:32:33 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KC1t7-00055t-M4 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:32:29 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KC1t6-00055h-KP for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:32:28 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=36467 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KC1t6-00055e-DP for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:32:28 -0400 Original-Received: from mx1.aist.go.jp ([150.29.246.133]:40095) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KC1sy-0003xl-3v; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:32:20 -0400 Original-Received: from rqsmtp2.aist.go.jp (rqsmtp2.aist.go.jp [150.29.254.123]) by mx1.aist.go.jp with ESMTP id m5R0WGek020201; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:32:16 +0900 (JST) env-from (handa@m17n.org) Original-Received: from smtp2.aist.go.jp by rqsmtp2.aist.go.jp with ESMTP id m5R0WGoh003150; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:32:16 +0900 (JST) env-from (handa@m17n.org) Original-Received: by smtp2.aist.go.jp with ESMTP id m5R0W5ov013785; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:32:05 +0900 (JST) env-from (handa@m17n.org) Original-Received: from handa by etlken.m17n.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1KC1sj-0008OB-IM; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:32:05 +0900 In-reply-to: (message from Richard M Stallman on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:20:57 -0400) User-Agent: SEMI/1.14.3 (Ushinoya) FLIM/1.14.2 (Yagi-Nishiguchi) APEL/10.2 Emacs/23.0.60 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) MULE/6.0 (HANACHIRUSATO) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 9 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:99984 Archived-At: In article , Richard M Stallman writes: > If the user choose a default font capable of displaying one of those > charsets, it seems like he would _want_ the default font to be used! > Not for non-Latin scripts, especially CJK and those require > CTL (Complex Text Layout). Usually the default font, even > if it claims that it has the specific character, the design > is not good or doesn't contain proper OTF tables. > How about putting that explanation in the doc string? Docstring of which function/variable? Once the font selection gets stable, I intend to add a new Info section describing the detail of the font selection strategy. --- Kenichi Handa handa@ni.aist.go.jp