GNU bug report logs - #21682
25.0.50; display bug

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: rms <at> gnu.org

Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 23:38:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 21363

Found in version 25.0.50

Fixed in version 28.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #26 received at 21682 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> suse.de>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Kenichi Handa <handa <at> gnu.org>, rms <at> gnu.org, 21682 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21682: 25.0.50; display bug
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 19:07:05 +0200

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> suse.de>
>> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 09:04:24 +0200
>> Cc: 21682 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
>> 
>> Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org> writes:
>> 
>> > Emacs needs to cope with it, unless we can get it fixed.
>> 
>> Emacs cannot know how characters are drawn on a tty.
>
> Does that mean you understood what causes Richard's problem?  If so,
> can you explain?

The terminal has to support composition.  The Linux console doesn't.

Andreas.

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