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: font selection confusion Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:37:35 +0900 Message-ID: References: <87wsb5of23.fsf@escher.local.home> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1237462671 16767 80.91.229.12 (19 Mar 2009 11:37:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:37:51 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Stephen Berman Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Mar 19 12:39:08 2009 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 1LkGaY-0007Ye-G7 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:39:06 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:34873 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LkGZC-0006ER-4J for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:37:42 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LkGYv-00069e-M7 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:37:25 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LkGYq-00068L-HK for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:37:25 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=34805 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LkGYq-00068A-AQ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:37:20 -0400 Original-Received: from mx1.aist.go.jp ([150.29.246.133]:36348) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LkGYp-0001ln-KX for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:37:20 -0400 Original-Received: from rqsmtp2.aist.go.jp (rqsmtp2.aist.go.jp [150.29.254.123]) by mx1.aist.go.jp with ESMTP id n2JBbA8S029923; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:37:10 +0900 (JST) env-from (handa@m17n.org) Original-Received: from smtp2.aist.go.jp by rqsmtp2.aist.go.jp with ESMTP id n2JBbAkq028802; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:37:10 +0900 (JST) env-from (handa@m17n.org) Original-Received: by smtp2.aist.go.jp with ESMTP id n2JBbA33020602; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:37:10 +0900 (JST) env-from (handa@m17n.org) Original-Received: from handa by etlken with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LkGZ5-00073u-60; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:37:35 +0900 In-reply-to: <87wsb5of23.fsf@escher.local.home> (message from Stephen Berman on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:41:40 +0100) X-detected-operating-system: 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:109689 Archived-At: Sorry for the late response on this matter. In article <87wsb5of23.fsf@escher.local.home>, Stephen Berman writes: > There's something peculiar with \u22ee in my Emacs (GNU Emacs 23.0.91.2 > (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.14.4) of 2009-03-01 on escher), which > may be related. I also use Dejavu Sans Mono (set in ~/.Xresources, > along with xft as FontBackend). In the Gnus *Article* buffer in which > I'm reading Miles's post, both characters are displayed fine. According > to `C-u C-x =', both use the default font; here is the complete > description of \u22ee: [...] > However, in this description, the vertical ellipsis is not displayed, > but instead an empty box. The same goes for the Message buffer into > which I yanked the post from the *Article* buffer (again, the latter > does display the vertical ellipsis). Likewise if I just yank that > character into any other buffer, and also if I start emacs -Q and insert > it with ucs-insert or with `M-: (insert ?\u22ee)': it displays only as > an empty box (again, with the default font Dejavu Sans Mono). When I > type `C-u C-x =' on any of these empty boxes, this is the result: Do you still see this problem? If so, please try this: % emacs -Q ESC : (setq font-log nil) RET ESC : (insert ?\u22ee) RET M-x font-show-log RET and show me the contents of *Help* buffer. --- Kenichi Handa handa@m17n.org