Re: `C-b' is backward-char, `left' is left-char - why?

[Kenichi Handa <handa@m17n.org>]

In article <vz18vtk34dn.fsf@gmail.com>, Andy Moreton <andrewjmoreton@gmail.com> writes:

> So for forward-char, movement of point is always N characters forward in
> the buffer. The effect on the screen position must be considered as a
> sequence of single character movements in the buffer, each of which may
> move the screen position left or right (depending on the bidirectional
> context).

> Is that more accurate ?

I'm not sure we should make the docstring more complex by
mentioning about composition, but when forward-char is used
interactively (i.e. by typing C-f), the resulting buffer
position is changed more than one character if the character
at point is composed with the following few characters.  It
is very typical in South and South East Asian text, but
should occur in this Latin case too "À".

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Kenichi Handa
handa@m17n.org