GNU bug report logs - #20499
[PROPOSED PATCH] C-x 8 shorthands for curved quotes, Euro, etc.

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 01:15:03 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Merged with 16082

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #60 received at 20499 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: rms <at> gnu.org
Cc: 20499 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20499: [PROPOSED PATCH] C-x 8 shorthands for curved quotes,
 Euro, etc.
Date: Mon, 04 May 2015 23:03:19 -0700
[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
>> How about also adding s, t, S, T with cedilla, dotless i, and I with dot.
>> Also c and C with a hacek.
>
> Sure, I can look into that.  Also the slashed L and l, perhaps, so that we can
> spell names like Ɓukasiewicz.

Attached is a revised patch that adds support for the abovementioned characters, 
plus other Latin characters that might be encountered by people mentioning 
foreign names.  It makes room by rejiggering three of the less-commonly used 
entries in the C-x 8 table.


[0001-C-x-8-shorthands-for-curved-quotes-Euro-etc.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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