Re: font selection confusion

[Kenichi Handa <handa@m17n.org>]

In article <87k56lrayo.fsf@escher.local.home>, Stephen Berman <stephen.berman@gmx.net> 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:

> No, in my latest build (GNU Emacs 23.0.91.4 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+
> Version 2.14.4) of 2009-03-15 on escher) the character displays fine in
> all buffers.  So I guess the problem has been fixed.

I see.  Thank you for confiming that.

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Kenichi Handa
handa@m17n.org