Subject: Re: 24.5; broken character name

From: Paul Eggert <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2016 10:49:12 -0700

> we have it since 1997, i.e. before
> we started using the UCD for these purposes.  So I think we can either
> remove it or use a property that doesn't clash with the Unicode
> standard properties.
It appears to be unnecessary these days, so I removed it in the attached 
patch to master and am marking the bug as done. If I'm wrong and we need 
it we can use a different property as you suggest.

From 130aa7166b940fef59e832c68e76eef87cdc96e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Eggert <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2016 10:43:10 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Use standard Unicode names for Thai, Lao
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* lisp/language/lao-util.el, lisp/language/thai-util.el:
Don’t override standard Unicode character name (Bug#23698).
---
 lisp/language/lao-util.el  | 191 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 lisp/language/thai-util.el | 191 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 2 files changed, 190 insertions(+), 192 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lisp/language/lao-util.el b/lisp/language/lao-util.el
index 6103860..a42904f 100644
--- a/lisp/language/lao-util.el
+++ b/lisp/language/lao-util.el
@@ -38,100 +38,100 @@ ?s
 (define-category ?v "Lao upper/lower vowel" lao-category-table)
 (define-category ?t "Lao tone" lao-category-table)
 
-(let ((l '((?ກ consonant "LETTER KOR  KAI'" "CHICKEN")
-	   (?ຂ consonant "LETTER KHOR KHAI'" "EGG")
-	   (?຃ invalid nil)
-	   (?ຄ consonant "LETTER QHOR QHWARGN" "BUFFALO")
-	   (?຅ invalid nil)
-	   (?  invalid nil)
-	   (?ງ consonant "LETTER NGOR NGUU" "SNAKE")
-	   (?ຈ consonant "LETTER JOR JUA" "BUDDHIST NOVICE")
-	   (?ຉ invalid nil)
-	   (?ຊ consonant "LETTER XOR X\"ARNG" "ELEPHANT")
-	   (?຋ invalid nil)
-	   (?ຌ invalid nil)
-	   (?ຍ consonant "LETTER YOR YUNG" "MOSQUITO")
-	   (?ຎ invalid nil)
-	   (?ຎ invalid nil)
-	   (?ຎ invalid nil)
-	   (?ຎ invalid nil)
-	   (?ຎ invalid nil)
-	   (?ຎ invalid nil)
-	   (?ດ consonant "LETTER DOR DANG" "NOSE")
-	   (?ຕ consonant "LETTER TOR TAR" "EYE")
-	   (?ຖ consonant "LETTER THOR THUNG" "TO ASK,QUESTION")
-	   (?ທ consonant "LETTER DHOR DHARM" "FLAG")
-	   (?ຘ invalid nil)
-	   (?ນ consonant "LETTER NOR NOK" "BIRD")
-	   (?ບ consonant "LETTER BOR BED" "FISHHOOK")
-	   (?ປ consonant "LETTER POR PAR" "FISH")
-	   (?ຜ consonant "LETTER HPOR HPER\"" "BEE")
-	   (?ຝ consonant "LETTER FHOR FHAR" "WALL")
-	   (?ພ consonant "LETTER PHOR PHUU" "MOUNTAIN")
-	   (?ຟ consonant "LETTER FOR FAI" "FIRE")
-	   (?ຠ invalid nil)
-	   (?ມ consonant "LETTER MOR MAR\"" "HORSE")
-	   (?ຢ consonant "LETTER GNOR GNAR" "MEDICINE")
-	   (?ຣ consonant "LETTER ROR ROD" "CAR")
-	   (?຤ invalid nil)
-	   (?ລ consonant "LETTER LOR LIING" "MONKEY")
-	   (?຦ invalid nil)
-	   (?ວ consonant "LETTER WOR WII" "HAND FAN")
-	   (?ຨ invalid nil)
-	   (?ຩ invalid nil)
-	   (?ສ consonant "LETTER SOR SEA" "TIGER")
-	   (?ຫ consonant "LETTER HHOR HHAI" "JAR")
-	   (?ຬ invalid nil)
-	   (?ອ consonant "LETTER OR OOW" "TAKE")
-	   (?ຮ consonant "LETTER HOR HEA" "BOAT")
-	   (?ຯ special "ELLIPSIS")
-	   (?ະ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA A")
-	   (?ັ vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN MAI KAN")
-	   (?າ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA AR")
-	   (?ຳ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA AM")
-	   (?ິ vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN SARA I")
-	   (?ີ vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN SARA II")
-	   (?ຶ vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN SARA EU")
-	   (?ື vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN SARA UR")
-	   (?ຸ vowel-lower "VOWEL SIGN SARA U")
-	   (?ູ vowel-lower "VOWEL SIGN SARA UU")
-	   (?຺ invalid nil)
-	   (?ົ vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN MAI KONG")
-	   (?ຼ semivowel-lower "SEMIVOWEL SIGN LO")
-	   (?ຽ vowel-base "SEMIVOWEL SIGN SARA IA")
-	   (?຾ invalid nil)
-	   (?຿ invalid nil)
-	   (?ເ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA EE")
-	   (?ແ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA AA")
-	   (?ໂ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA OO")
-	   (?ໃ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA EI MAI MUAN\"")
-	   (?ໄ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA AI MAI MAY")
-	   (?໅ invalid nil)
-	   (?ໆ special "KO LA (REPETITION)")
-	   (?໇ invalid nil)
-	   (?່ tone "TONE MAI EK")
-	   (?້ tone "TONE MAI THO")
-	   (?໊ tone "TONE MAI TI")
-	   (?໋ tone "TONE MAI JADTAWAR")
-	   (?໌ tone "CANCELLATION MARK")
-	   (?ໍ vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN SARA OR")
-	   (?໎ invalid nil)
-	   (?໏ invalid nil)
-	   (?໐ special "DIGIT ZERO")
-	   (?໑ special "DIGIT ONE")
-	   (?໒ special "DIGIT TWO")
-	   (?໓ special "DIGIT THREE")
-	   (?໔ special "DIGIT FOUR")
-	   (?໕ special "DIGIT FIVE")
-	   (?໖ special "DIGIT SIX")
-	   (?໗ special "DIGIT SEVEN")
-	   (?໘ special "DIGIT EIGHT")
-	   (?໙ special "DIGIT NINE")
-	   (?໚ invalid nil)
-	   (?໛ invalid nil)
-	   (?ໜ consonant "LETTER NHOR NHUU" "MOUSE")
-	   (?ໝ consonant "LETTER MHOR MHAR" "DOG")
-	   (?ໞ invalid nil)))
+(let ((l '((?ກ consonant "CHICKEN")
+	   (?ຂ consonant "EGG")
+	   (?຃ invalid)
+	   (?ຄ consonant "BUFFALO")
+	   (?຅ invalid)
+	   (?  invalid)
+	   (?ງ consonant "SNAKE")
+	   (?ຈ consonant "BUDDHIST NOVICE")
+	   (?ຉ invalid)
+	   (?ຊ consonant "ELEPHANT")
+	   (?຋ invalid)
+	   (?ຌ invalid)
+	   (?ຍ consonant "MOSQUITO")
+	   (?ຎ invalid)
+	   (?ຎ invalid)
+	   (?ຎ invalid)
+	   (?ຎ invalid)
+	   (?ຎ invalid)
+	   (?ຎ invalid)
+	   (?ດ consonant "NOSE")
+	   (?ຕ consonant "EYE")
+	   (?ຖ consonant "TO ASK,QUESTION")
+	   (?ທ consonant "FLAG")
+	   (?ຘ invalid)
+	   (?ນ consonant "BIRD")
+	   (?ບ consonant "FISHHOOK")
+	   (?ປ consonant "FISH")
+	   (?ຜ consonant "BEE")
+	   (?ຝ consonant "WALL")
+	   (?ພ consonant "MOUNTAIN")
+	   (?ຟ consonant "FIRE")
+	   (?ຠ invalid)
+	   (?ມ consonant "HORSE")
+	   (?ຢ consonant "MEDICINE")
+	   (?ຣ consonant "CAR")
+	   (?຤ invalid)
+	   (?ລ consonant "MONKEY")
+	   (?຦ invalid)
+	   (?ວ consonant "HAND FAN")
+	   (?ຨ invalid)
+	   (?ຩ invalid)
+	   (?ສ consonant "TIGER")
+	   (?ຫ consonant "JAR")
+	   (?ຬ invalid)
+	   (?ອ consonant "TAKE")
+	   (?ຮ consonant "BOAT")
+	   (?ຯ special)
+	   (?ະ vowel-base)
+	   (?ັ vowel-upper)
+	   (?າ vowel-base)
+	   (?ຳ vowel-base)
+	   (?ິ vowel-upper)
+	   (?ີ vowel-upper)
+	   (?ຶ vowel-upper)
+	   (?ື vowel-upper)
+	   (?ຸ vowel-lower)
+	   (?ູ vowel-lower)
+	   (?຺ invalid)
+	   (?ົ vowel-upper)
+	   (?ຼ semivowel-lower)
+	   (?ຽ vowel-base)
+	   (?຾ invalid)
+	   (?຿ invalid)
+	   (?ເ vowel-base)
+	   (?ແ vowel-base)
+	   (?ໂ vowel-base)
+	   (?ໃ vowel-base)
+	   (?ໄ vowel-base)
+	   (?໅ invalid)
+	   (?ໆ special)
+	   (?໇ invalid)
+	   (?່ tone)
+	   (?້ tone)
+	   (?໊ tone)
+	   (?໋ tone)
+	   (?໌ tone)
+	   (?ໍ vowel-upper)
+	   (?໎ invalid)
+	   (?໏ invalid)
+	   (?໐ special)
+	   (?໑ special)
+	   (?໒ special)
+	   (?໓ special)
+	   (?໔ special)
+	   (?໕ special)
+	   (?໖ special)
+	   (?໗ special)
+	   (?໘ special)
+	   (?໙ special)
+	   (?໚ invalid)
+	   (?໛ invalid)
+	   (?ໜ consonant "MOUSE")
+	   (?ໝ consonant "DOG")
+	   (?ໞ invalid)))
       elm)
   (while l
     (setq elm (car l) l (cdr l))
@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@ ?t
 	    ((eq ptype 'tone)
 	     (modify-category-entry char ?t lao-category-table)))
       (put-char-code-property char 'phonetic-type ptype)
-      (put-char-code-property char 'name (nth 2 elm))
-      (put-char-code-property char 'meaning (nth 3 elm)))))
+      (put-char-code-property char 'meaning (nth 2 elm)))))
 
 ;; The general composing rules are as follows:
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/language/thai-util.el b/lisp/language/thai-util.el
index a9af5cf..618af57 100644
--- a/lisp/language/thai-util.el
+++ b/lisp/language/thai-util.el
@@ -55,100 +55,100 @@ thai-composition-pattern
   "\\cc\\(\\cu\\|\\cI\\cU\\|\\cv\\ct?\\)\\|\\cv\\ct\\|\\cI\\cU"
   "Regular expression matching a Thai composite sequence.")
 
-(let ((l '((?ก consonant "LETTER KO KAI")				; 0xA1
-	   (?ข consonant "LETTER KHO KHAI")				; 0xA2
-	   (?ฃ consonant "LETTER KHO KHUAT")				; 0xA3
-	   (?ค consonant "LETTER KHO KHWAI")				; 0xA4
-	   (?ฅ consonant "LETTER KHO KHON")				; 0xA5
-	   (?ฆ consonant "LETTER KHO RAKHANG")				; 0xA6
-	   (?ง consonant "LETTER NGO NGU")				; 0xA7
-	   (?จ consonant "LETTER CHO CHAN")				; 0xA8
-	   (?ฉ consonant "LETTER CHO CHING")				; 0xA9
-	   (?ช consonant "LETTER CHO CHANG")				; 0xAA
-	   (?ซ consonant "LETTER SO SO")				; 0xAB
-	   (?ฌ consonant "LETTER CHO CHOE")				; 0xAC
-	   (?ญ consonant "LETTER YO YING")				; 0xAD
-	   (?ฎ consonant "LETTER DO CHADA")				; 0xAE
-	   (?ฏ consonant "LETTER TO PATAK")				; 0xAF
-	   (?ฐ consonant "LETTER THO THAN")				; 0xB0
-	   (?ฑ consonant "LETTER THO NANGMONTHO")			; 0xB1
-	   (?ฒ consonant "LETTER THO PHUTHAO")				; 0xB2
-	   (?ณ consonant "LETTER NO NEN")				; 0xB3
-	   (?ด consonant "LETTER DO DEK")				; 0xB4
-	   (?ต consonant "LETTER TO TAO")				; 0xB5
-	   (?ถ consonant "LETTER THO THUNG")				; 0xB6
-	   (?ท consonant "LETTER THO THAHAN")				; 0xB7
-	   (?ธ consonant "LETTER THO THONG")				; 0xB8
-	   (?น consonant "LETTER NO NU")				; 0xB9
-	   (?บ consonant "LETTER BO BAIMAI")				; 0xBA
-	   (?ป consonant "LETTER PO PLA")				; 0xBB
-	   (?ผ consonant "LETTER PHO PHUNG")				; 0xBC
-	   (?ฝ consonant "LETTER FO FA")				; 0xBD
-	   (?พ consonant "LETTER PHO PHAN")				; 0xBE
-	   (?ฟ consonant "LETTER FO FAN")				; 0xBF
-	   (?ภ consonant "LETTER PHO SAMPHAO")				; 0xC0
-	   (?ม consonant "LETTER MO MA")				; 0xC1
-	   (?ย consonant "LETTER YO YAK")				; 0xC2
-	   (?ร consonant "LETTER RO RUA")				; 0xC3
-	   (?ฤ vowel-base "LETTER RU (Pali vowel letter)")		; 0xC4
-	   (?ล consonant "LETTER LO LING")				; 0xC5
-	   (?ฦ vowel-base "LETTER LU (Pali vowel letter)")		; 0xC6
-	   (?ว consonant "LETTER WO WAEN")				; 0xC7
-	   (?ศ consonant "LETTER SO SALA")				; 0xC8
-	   (?ษ consonant "LETTER SO RUSI")				; 0xC9
-	   (?ส consonant "LETTER SO SUA")				; 0xCA
-	   (?ห consonant "LETTER HO HIP")				; 0xCB
-	   (?ฬ consonant "LETTER LO CHULA")				; 0xCC
-	   (?อ consonant "LETTER O ANG")				; 0xCD
-	   (?ฮ consonant "LETTER HO NOK HUK")				; 0xCE
-	   (?ฯ special "PAI YAN NOI (abbreviation)")			; 0xCF
-	   (?ะ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA A")				; 0xD0
-	   (?ั vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN MAI HAN-AKAT N/S-T")		; 0xD1
-	   (?า vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA AA")				; 0xD2
-	   (?ำ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA AM")				; 0xD3
-	   (?ิ vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN SARA I N/S-T")			; 0xD4
-	   (?ี vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN SARA II N/S-T")			; 0xD5
-	   (?ึ vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN SARA UE N/S-T")			; 0xD6
-	   (?ื vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN SARA UEE N/S-T")			; 0xD7
-	   (?ุ vowel-lower "VOWEL SIGN SARA U N/S-B")			; 0xD8
-	   (?ู vowel-lower "VOWEL SIGN SARA UU N/S-B")			; 0xD9
-	   (?ฺ vowel-lower "VOWEL SIGN PHINTHU N/S-B (Pali virama)")	; 0xDA
-	   (?฻ invalid nil)						; 0xDA
-	   (?฼ invalid nil)						; 0xDC
-	   (?฽ invalid nil)						; 0xDC
-	   (?฾ invalid nil)						; 0xDC
-	   (?฿ special "BAHT SIGN (currency symbol)")			; 0xDF
-	   (?เ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA E")				; 0xE0
-	   (?แ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA AE")				; 0xE1
-	   (?โ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA O")				; 0xE2
-	   (?ใ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA MAI MUAN")			; 0xE3
-	   (?ไ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA MAI MALAI")			; 0xE4
-	   (?ๅ vowel-base "LAK KHANG YAO")				; 0xE5
-	   (?ๆ special "MAI YAMOK (repetition)")			; 0xE6
-	   (?็ sign-upper "VOWEL SIGN MAI TAI KHU N/S-T")		; 0xE7
-	   (?่ tone "TONE MAI EK N/S-T")				; 0xE8
-	   (?้ tone "TONE MAI THO N/S-T")				; 0xE9
-	   (?๊ tone "TONE MAI TRI N/S-T")				; 0xEA
-	   (?๋ tone "TONE MAI CHATTAWA N/S-T")				; 0xEB
-	   (?์ sign-upper "THANTHAKHAT N/S-T (cancellation mark)")	; 0xEC
-	   (?ํ sign-upper "NIKKHAHIT N/S-T (final nasal)")		; 0xED
-	   (?๎ sign-upper "YAMAKKAN N/S-T")				; 0xEE
-	   (?๏ special "FONRMAN")					; 0xEF
-	   (?๐ special "DIGIT ZERO")					; 0xF0
-	   (?๑ special "DIGIT ONE")					; 0xF1
-	   (?๒ special "DIGIT TWO")					; 0xF2
-	   (?๓ special "DIGIT THREE")					; 0xF3
-	   (?๔ special "DIGIT FOUR")					; 0xF4
-	   (?๕ special "DIGIT FIVE")					; 0xF5
-	   (?๖ special "DIGIT SIX")					; 0xF6
-	   (?๗ special "DIGIT SEVEN")					; 0xF7
-	   (?๘ special "DIGIT EIGHT")					; 0xF8
-	   (?๙ special "DIGIT NINE")					; 0xF9
-	   (?๚ special "ANGKHANKHU (ellipsis)")				; 0xFA
-	   (?๛ special "KHOMUT (beginning of religious texts)")		; 0xFB
-	   (?๜ invalid nil)						; 0xFC
-	   (?๝ invalid nil)						; 0xFD
-	   (?๞ invalid nil)						; 0xFE
+(let ((l '((?ก consonant)	; 0xA1
+	   (?ข consonant)	; 0xA2
+	   (?ฃ consonant)	; 0xA3
+	   (?ค consonant)	; 0xA4
+	   (?ฅ consonant)	; 0xA5
+	   (?ฆ consonant)	; 0xA6
+	   (?ง consonant)	; 0xA7
+	   (?จ consonant)	; 0xA8
+	   (?ฉ consonant)	; 0xA9
+	   (?ช consonant)	; 0xAA
+	   (?ซ consonant)	; 0xAB
+	   (?ฌ consonant)	; 0xAC
+	   (?ญ consonant)	; 0xAD
+	   (?ฎ consonant)	; 0xAE
+	   (?ฏ consonant)	; 0xAF
+	   (?ฐ consonant)	; 0xB0
+	   (?ฑ consonant)	; 0xB1
+	   (?ฒ consonant)	; 0xB2
+	   (?ณ consonant)	; 0xB3
+	   (?ด consonant)	; 0xB4
+	   (?ต consonant)	; 0xB5
+	   (?ถ consonant)	; 0xB6
+	   (?ท consonant)	; 0xB7
+	   (?ธ consonant)	; 0xB8
+	   (?น consonant)	; 0xB9
+	   (?บ consonant)	; 0xBA
+	   (?ป consonant)	; 0xBB
+	   (?ผ consonant)	; 0xBC
+	   (?ฝ consonant)	; 0xBD
+	   (?พ consonant)	; 0xBE
+	   (?ฟ consonant)	; 0xBF
+	   (?ภ consonant)	; 0xC0
+	   (?ม consonant)	; 0xC1
+	   (?ย consonant)	; 0xC2
+	   (?ร consonant)	; 0xC3
+	   (?ฤ vowel-base)	; 0xC4
+	   (?ล consonant)	; 0xC5
+	   (?ฦ vowel-base)	; 0xC6
+	   (?ว consonant)	; 0xC7
+	   (?ศ consonant)	; 0xC8
+	   (?ษ consonant)	; 0xC9
+	   (?ส consonant)	; 0xCA
+	   (?ห consonant)	; 0xCB
+	   (?ฬ consonant)	; 0xCC
+	   (?อ consonant)	; 0xCD
+	   (?ฮ consonant)	; 0xCE
+	   (?ฯ special)	; 0xCF
+	   (?ะ vowel-base)	; 0xD0
+	   (?ั vowel-upper)	; 0xD1
+	   (?า vowel-base)	; 0xD2
+	   (?ำ vowel-base)	; 0xD3
+	   (?ิ vowel-upper)	; 0xD4
+	   (?ี vowel-upper)	; 0xD5
+	   (?ึ vowel-upper)	; 0xD6
+	   (?ื vowel-upper)	; 0xD7
+	   (?ุ vowel-lower)	; 0xD8
+	   (?ู vowel-lower)	; 0xD9
+	   (?ฺ vowel-lower)	; 0xDA
+	   (?฻ invalid)	; 0xDA
+	   (?฼ invalid)	; 0xDC
+	   (?฽ invalid)	; 0xDC
+	   (?฾ invalid)	; 0xDC
+	   (?฿ special)	; 0xDF
+	   (?เ vowel-base)	; 0xE0
+	   (?แ vowel-base)	; 0xE1
+	   (?โ vowel-base)	; 0xE2
+	   (?ใ vowel-base)	; 0xE3
+	   (?ไ vowel-base)	; 0xE4
+	   (?ๅ vowel-base)	; 0xE5
+	   (?ๆ special)	; 0xE6
+	   (?็ sign-upper)	; 0xE7
+	   (?่ tone)		; 0xE8
+	   (?้ tone)		; 0xE9
+	   (?๊ tone)		; 0xEA
+	   (?๋ tone)		; 0xEB
+	   (?์ sign-upper)	; 0xEC
+	   (?ํ sign-upper)	; 0xED
+	   (?๎ sign-upper)	; 0xEE
+	   (?๏ special)	; 0xEF
+	   (?๐ special)	; 0xF0
+	   (?๑ special)	; 0xF1
+	   (?๒ special)	; 0xF2
+	   (?๓ special)	; 0xF3
+	   (?๔ special)	; 0xF4
+	   (?๕ special)	; 0xF5
+	   (?๖ special)	; 0xF6
+	   (?๗ special)	; 0xF7
+	   (?๘ special)	; 0xF8
+	   (?๙ special)	; 0xF9
+	   (?๚ special)	; 0xFA
+	   (?๛ special)	; 0xFB
+	   (?๜ invalid)	; 0xFC
+	   (?๝ invalid)	; 0xFD
+	   (?๞ invalid)	; 0xFE
 	   ))
       elm)
   (while l
@@ -170,8 +170,7 @@ thai-composition-pattern
 	     (modify-category-entry char ?u thai-category-table)
 	     (if (= char ?์)
 		 ;; Give category `U' to "THANTHAKHAT".
-		 (modify-category-entry char ?U thai-category-table))))
-      (put-char-code-property char 'name (nth 2 elm)))))
+		 (modify-category-entry char ?U thai-category-table)))))))
 
 (defun thai-compose-syllable (beg end &optional category-set string)
   (or category-set
-- 
2.5.5