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24.3.50; About two character properties in elisp manual

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Xue Fuqiao <xfq.free <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 15333 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15333: 24.3.50; About two character properties in elisp manual
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 17:03:43 +0300

> Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:53:56 +0800
> From: Xue Fuqiao <xfq.free <at> gmail.com>
> 
> In (info "(elisp) Character Properties"):
> 
>     Here is the full list of value types for all the character
>   properties that Emacs knows about:
> [...]
>   `decimal-digit-value'
>      Corresponds to the Unicode `Numeric_Value' property for characters
>      whose `Numeric_Type' is `Digit'.
> [...]
>   `digit-value'
>      Corresponds to the Unicode `Numeric_Value' property for characters
>      whose `Numeric_Type' is `Decimal'.
> 
> IMO the Numeric_Type of the first one should be ‘Decimal’ and the second
> one should be ‘Digit’.  Is it a bug?  If so, I can install a fix.  If
> not, why?

I think you are right, and `Decimal' and `Digit' should be swapped
here.

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