GNU bug report logs - #13177
24.3.50; doc of `read-char-by-name'

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Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 04:03:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Merged with 13195

Found in version 24.3.50

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
Cc: 13177 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: bug#13177: 24.3.50; doc of `read-char-by-name'
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 09:54:21 -0500

>> Dunno just what the intention was for this function.  If it really
>> was to return a recognized Unicode character then this is a product
>> bug and reading should not end until the user enters matching input
>> (or hits `C-g').
> As its docstring says, it also accepts a hexadecimal number
> of Unicode code whose input can't use completion.

That does not preclude using require-match.


        Stefan
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