From: Ken Mankoff <mankoff@gmail.com>
To: 19145@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#19145: 24.4; prettify-symbols-mode inconsistent behavior
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 12:40:12 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m27fyopi4j.fsf@gorgonzola.whoi.edu> (raw)
I'm having issues with the new prettify-symbols-mode. I'm not sure if
this is a bug, or just a fact that the implementation is limited, in
which case this is a feature request for a more complete implementation.
Some symbols are sometimes not being treated correctly depending on what
characters follow. For example, I have the following setup for coding
Python:
(prettify-symbols-mode t)
(global-prettify-symbols-mode t)
(add-hook 'python-mode-hook
(lambda ()
(push '("**2" . ?²) prettify-symbols-alist)
(push '("_x" . ?ᵪ) prettify-symbols-alist)
(push '("delta" . ?δ) prettify-symbols-alist)))
The issue may be somewhat subjective. For example, should foo_xx appear
with a subscript x and then a normal x? Or should it appear as I assume
you are reading it with no prettification? I would argue for the latter.
What about foo_x+2? Regardless, I've created a matrix of
prettifications, what I'd expect, and what happens.
| Characters | Expected | Actual | Good? |
|------------+------------------------+-------------------------------+-------|
| foo_x | subscript x | subscript x | Y |
| foo**2 | superscript 2 | superscript 2 | Y |
| delta | delta symbol | delta symbol | Y |
| foo_x+ | subscript x | No subscript | N |
| foo_xi | no subscript | subscript | N |
| foo_x[42] | subscript | subscript | Y |
| foo_x**2 | subscript, superscript | no subscript, yes superscript | N |
| foo**200 | no superscript | superscript 2 | N |
| delta(42) | delta symbol(42) | symbol | Y |
| delta+42 | symbol | symbol | Y |
| delta**2 | symbol, superscript | symbol, superscritp | Y |
| delta_x | symbol, subscript | no symbol | N |
There are some inconsistencies, like why _x+ loses prettification, but
delta+ retains it, or why foo_x_x_x works, but delta_x does not.
Thanks,
-k.
next reply other threads:[~2014-11-21 17:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-11-21 17:40 Ken Mankoff [this message]
2014-11-21 18:15 ` bug#19145: 24.4; prettify-symbols-mode inconsistent behavior Stefan Monnier
2014-11-21 19:22 ` Ken Mankoff
2014-11-22 16:23 ` Stefan Monnier
2014-11-22 23:57 ` Ken Mankoff
2014-11-24 14:53 ` Stefan Monnier
2014-11-25 9:49 ` Ted Zlatanov
2014-11-25 14:51 ` Stefan Monnier
2014-11-25 15:17 ` Ted Zlatanov
2014-11-25 17:36 ` Stefan Monnier
2014-11-25 18:53 ` Ted Zlatanov
2014-11-26 2:23 ` Stefan Monnier
2014-11-25 14:53 ` Ken Mankoff
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