Subject: Re: bug#24510: 25.1; Info: searching for ` does not find what looks like `

From: Clément Pit--Claudel <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2016 16:07:51 -0400

On 2016-09-23 13:48, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> > 1) Emacs can try to avoid using Courier New as the default font.
>
> Not an option.  Other fonts have much less coverage, and most of them
> are much uglier.  You may wish looking at them before you suggest
> this.

Hi Eli,

I have not used MS Windows much in a while, but one thing I missed after I switched to GNU/Linux was Microsoft's excellent Consolas font. It was first included with Windows XP, if I remember correctly.  Do you think Emacs could try this one instead of Courier New by default?  I think both Visual Studio and Atom use it by default on Windows.

Here's how the two fonts compare in terms of coverage; I hope it's helpful!

    # Only in Courier New:
        ˉְֱֲֳִֵֶַָֹֻּֽ־ֿ׀ׁׂ׃אבגדהוזחטיךכלםמןנסעףפץצקרשתװױײ׳״،؛؟ءآأؤإئابةتثجحخدذرزسشصضطظع
        غـفقكلمنهوىيًٌٍَُِّْ٠١٢٣٤٥٦٧٨٩٪٫٭ٰٱٴپچژڤکگیەۤ۴۵۶′
        ﬠשׁשׂשּׁשּׂאַאָאּבּגּדּהּוּזּטּיּךּכּלּמּנּסּףּפּצּקּרּשּתּוֹבֿכֿפֿﭏﭑﭗﭘﭙﭫﭬﭭﭻﭼﭽﮋﮏﮐﮑ
        ﮓﮔﮕﯽﯾﯿﰈﰉﰎﰒﰱﰲﰿﱀﱁﱂﱃﱄﱎﱏﱘﱙﱞﱟﱠﱡﱢﱪﱭﱮﱯﱰﱳﱴﱵﲎﲏﲑﲔﲜﲝﲞﲟﲠﲡﲢﲣﲤﲥﲦﲨﲪﲬﲰﳉﳊﳋﳌﳍﳎﳏﳐﳑﳒﳓﳔﳕﳘﳚﳛﳜﳝﴰﴼﴽ﴾﴿ﶈﷲﺀ
        ﺂﺄﺆﺈﺊﺋﺌﺎﺐﺑﺒﺔﺖﺗﺘﺚﺛﺜﺞﺟﺠﺢﺣﺤﺦﺧﺨﺪﺬﺮﺰﺲﺳﺴﺶﺷﺸﺺﺻﺼﺾﺿﻀﻂﻃﻄﻆﻇﻈﻊﻋﻌﻎﻏﻐﻒﻓﻔﻖﻗﻘﻚﻛﻜﻞﻟﻠﻢﻣﻤﻦﻧﻨﻪﻫﻬﻮﻰﻲﻵ
        ﻶﻷﻸﻹﻺﻻﻼ￼

    # Only in Consolas:
        ƀƁƂƃƄƅƆƇƈƉƊƋƌƍƎƐƑƓƔƕƖƗƘƙƚƛƜƝƞƟƢƣƤƥƦƧƨƩƪƫƬƭƮƱƲƳƴƵƶƷƸƹƺƻƼƽƾƿǀǁǂǃǄǅǆǇǈǉǊǋǌǝǞǟǠǡǢǣǤ
        ǥǦǧǨǩǪǫǬǭǮǯǰǱǲǳǴǵǶǷǸǹȀȁȂȃȄȅȆȇȈȉȊȋȌȍȎȏȐȑȒȓȔȕȖȗȘșȚțȜȝȞȟȠȡȢȣȤȥȦȧȨȩȪȫȬȭȮȯȰȱȲȳȴȵȶȷȸȹȺ
        ȻȼȽȾȿɀɁɂɃɄɅɆɇɈɉɊɋɌɍɎɏɐɑɒɓɔɕɖɗɘɚɛɜɝɞɟɠɡɢɣɤɥɦɧɨɩɪɫɬɭɮɯɰɱɲɳɴɵɶɷɸɹɺɻɼɽɾɿʀʁʂʃʄʅʆʇʈʉʊʋ
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Cheers,
Clément.