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

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Message #84 received at 20499 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Ivan Shmakov <ivan <at> siamics.net>
Cc: 20499 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20499: C-x 8 shorthands for curved quotes, Euro, etc.
Date: Wed, 06 May 2015 09:09:09 -0400

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   > > I'm not sure showing UnicodeData.txt in its raw form will be useful.
   > > Most people won't know how to interpret the attributes encoded there,
   > > about the only understandable parts are the codepoint and the name.

Even if the user understands only those two, the feature is useful
nonetheless.

Some slightly different feature might be better.  I am not addressing those
details.

	  > What about NamesList.txt?

I don't see a file named NamesList.txt there.
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