[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       freedesktop-xorg
Subject:    Re: Fixing some Compose file related bugs
From:       Daniel Stone <daniel () fooishbar ! org>
Date:       2007-11-30 19:14:06
Message-ID: 20071130191406.GJ6534 () fooishbar ! org
[Download RAW message or body]

[Attachment #2 (multipart/signed)]


On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 05:09:38PM -0400, James Cloos wrote:
> After I was reminded today of an old bug in the utf-8 compose files (fix
> pushed), I started looking through the other open bug reports .
> 
> Bug 5371 ¹ has some useful looking addtions.  The only one which may be
> controversial is this:
> 
> ,----( from attachment 4122 ¹ )
> | -<Multi_key> <period> <period> : " ·" U00B7
> | +<Multi_key> <period> <period> : "…" ellipsis
> | +<Multi_key> <period> <minus> : " ·" U00B7
> | +<Multi_key> <period> <equal> : "•" enfilledcircbullet
> `----
> 
> The symmetry does seem reasonable (although the string U00B7 should also
> be changed to the sting periodcentered, per bug 7417 ²), but it is a change
> to a compose sequence some people may be using.
> 
> Does anyone have an opinion on this block?

Well, in GTK, compose-period-period is Ë™, and you generate  · with
compose-period-circumflex.  So I think that convention's pretty sorry
already. :)  I'd say go ahead and push it.

Cheers,
Daniel

["signature.asc" (application/pgp-signature)]

_______________________________________________
xorg mailing list
xorg@lists.freedesktop.org
http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg

[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]