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25.1; Incorrect rendering for Bengali compound character

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From: Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 25.1; Incorrect rendering for Bengali compound character
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 03:45:46 +0530

The following Bengali compound character is not rendered correctly. To reproduce, start emacs -Q, and type / paste from a character map the following text:

ত্র (0x09A4, 0x09CD, Ox09B0) should be rendered as something that looks similar to এ. 

This sequence is rendered correctly in LibreOffice, gedit, and similar.



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Message #8 received at 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25864: 25.1;
 Incorrect rendering for Bengali compound character
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 20:14:27 +0200

> Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 03:45:46 +0530
> From: Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com>
> 
> The following Bengali compound character is not rendered correctly. To reproduce, start emacs -Q, and type / paste from a character map the following text:
> 
> ত্র (0x09A4, 0x09CD, Ox09B0) should be rendered as something that looks similar to এ. 
> 
> This sequence is rendered correctly in LibreOffice, gedit, and similar.

Can you show snapshots of the incorrect and correct rendering on your
system?

Message #11 received at 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25864: 25.1; Incorrect rendering for Bengali compound
 character
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 20:35:30 +0530

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Eli Zaretskii wrote (Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 08:14:27PM +0200):
> > Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 03:45:46 +0530
> > From: Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com>
> > 
> > The following Bengali compound character is not rendered correctly. To reproduce, start emacs -Q, and type / paste from a character map the following text:
> > 
> > ত্র (0x09A4, 0x09CD, Ox09B0) should be rendered as something that looks similar to এ. 
> > 
> > This sequence is rendered correctly in LibreOffice, gedit, and similar.
> 
> Can you show snapshots of the incorrect and correct rendering on your
> system?


Attached the compound character (pronounced tra) as rendered by emacs and libreoffice.

Please let me know if you need any other details.

Thanks,
Mandar.

[tra-emacs.png (image/png, attachment)]

[tra-loffice.png (image/png, attachment)]

Message #14 received at 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com>,
    Kenichi Handa <handa <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25864: 25.1; Incorrect rendering for Bengali compound
 character
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 17:29:17 +0200

> Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 20:35:30 +0530
> From: Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> Eli Zaretskii wrote (Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 08:14:27PM +0200):
> > > Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 03:45:46 +0530
> > > From: Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com>
> > > 
> > > The following Bengali compound character is not rendered correctly. To reproduce, start emacs -Q, and type / paste from a character map the following text:
> > > 
> > > ত্র (0x09A4, 0x09CD, Ox09B0) should be rendered as something that looks similar to এ. 
> > > 
> > > This sequence is rendered correctly in LibreOffice, gedit, and similar.
> > 
> > Can you show snapshots of the incorrect and correct rendering on your
> > system?
> 
> 
> Attached the compound character (pronounced tra) as rendered by emacs and libreoffice.

Thanks.

On MS-Windows, I see the character rendered by Emacs as in your
LibreOffice snapshot.  So I think the problem is specific to libotf
and m17n_flt, or maybe you need to upgrade them to their latest
versions.

I will CC Handa-san, who maintains m17n_flt, in the hope that he could
comment on the problem.

Message #17 received at 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: handa <handa <at> gnu.org>
To: mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com 
Cc: eliz <at> gnu.org, 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25864: 25.1; Incorrect rendering for Bengali compound
 character
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 23:01:37 +0900

Hi,

Which Bengali font are you using with Emacs?
If you are not sure about it, please type C-u C-x = while putting point
(cursor) on that incorrectly rendered Bengali character.  The *Help*
buffer shows which font is used.

---
K. Handa
handa <at> gnu.org

In article <83o9xqqofm.fsf <at> gnu.org>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> > Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 20:35:30 +0530
> > From: Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com>
> > Cc: 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> > 
> > Eli Zaretskii wrote (Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 08:14:27PM +0200):
> > > > Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 03:45:46 +0530
> > > > From: Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com>
> > > > 
> > > > The following Bengali compound character is not rendered correctly. To reproduce, start emacs -Q, and type / paste from a character map the following text:
> > > > 
> > > > ত্র (0x09A4, 0x09CD, Ox09B0) should be rendered as something that looks similar to এ. 
> > > > 
> > > > This sequence is rendered correctly in LibreOffice, gedit, and similar.
> > > 
> > > Can you show snapshots of the incorrect and correct rendering on your
> > > system?
> > 
> > 
> > Attached the compound character (pronounced tra) as rendered by emacs and libreoffice.

> Thanks.

> On MS-Windows, I see the character rendered by Emacs as in your
> LibreOffice snapshot.  So I think the problem is specific to libotf
> and m17n_flt, or maybe you need to upgrade them to their latest
> versions.

> I will CC Handa-san, who maintains m17n_flt, in the hope that he could
> comment on the problem.

Message #20 received at 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com>
To: handa <handa <at> gnu.org>
Cc: eliz <at> gnu.org, 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25864: 25.1; Incorrect rendering for Bengali compound
 character
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 20:35:47 +0530

handa wrote (Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 11:01:37PM +0900):
> Hi,
> 
> Which Bengali font are you using with Emacs?

Hi, I'm using Lohit Bengali. I have the following in my .emacs:

(set-fontset-font t (cons (decode-char 'ucs #x0980)
                          (decode-char 'ucs #x09ff))
                    (font-spec :name "Lohit Bengali" :size 16.0))

I also tried SutonnyBanglaOMJ and SoleimanLipi, both of which have the same problem. Please let me know if there's another font that I should try.

BTW, I tried this on Linux Mint 18.1 via a virtual machine, and observed the same problem. I can try this again and report the versions of libotf and m17n_flt if that helps.

Many thanks for your time!
-mandar.


> If you are not sure about it, please type C-u C-x = while putting point
> (cursor) on that incorrectly rendered Bengali character.  The *Help*
> buffer shows which font is used.
> 
> ---
> K. Handa
> handa <at> gnu.org
> 
> In article <83o9xqqofm.fsf <at> gnu.org>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > > Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 20:35:30 +0530
> > > From: Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com>
> > > Cc: 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> > > 
> > > Eli Zaretskii wrote (Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 08:14:27PM +0200):
> > > > > Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 03:45:46 +0530
> > > > > From: Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com>
> > > > > 
> > > > > The following Bengali compound character is not rendered correctly. To reproduce, start emacs -Q, and type / paste from a character map the following text:
> > > > > 
> > > > > ত্র (0x09A4, 0x09CD, Ox09B0) should be rendered as something that looks similar to এ. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > This sequence is rendered correctly in LibreOffice, gedit, and similar.
> > > > 
> > > > Can you show snapshots of the incorrect and correct rendering on your
> > > > system?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Attached the compound character (pronounced tra) as rendered by emacs and libreoffice.
> 
> > Thanks.
> 
> > On MS-Windows, I see the character rendered by Emacs as in your
> > LibreOffice snapshot.  So I think the problem is specific to libotf
> > and m17n_flt, or maybe you need to upgrade them to their latest
> > versions.
> 
> > I will CC Handa-san, who maintains m17n_flt, in the hope that he could
> > comment on the problem.
> 

Message #23 received at 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: handa <handa <at> gnu.org>
To: Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com>
Cc: eliz <at> gnu.org, 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25864: 25.1; Incorrect rendering for Bengali compound
 character
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2017 01:25:30 +0900

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]

In article <20170227150547.GD6085 <at> gmail.com>, Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com> writes:

> handa wrote (Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 11:01:37PM +0900):
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Which Bengali font are you using with Emacs?

> Hi, I'm using Lohit Bengali. I have the following in my .emacs:

> (set-fontset-font t (cons (decode-char 'ucs #x0980)
>                           (decode-char 'ucs #x09ff))
>                     (font-spec :name "Lohit Bengali" :size 16.0))

Thank you for the info.  I installed that font and confirmed the wrong
rendering as you wrote.

It seems that this patch should be applied to the file BENG-OTF.flt
which is included in m17n-db package.

diff --git a/FLT/BENG-OTF.flt b/FLT/BENG-OTF.flt
index 45cc554..0cc5e76 100644
--- a/FLT/BENG-OTF.flt
+++ b/FLT/BENG-OTF.flt
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
  (lang-forms
   (cond
    ("(.H)J" (1 :otf=beng=half+))
-   (".H" :otf=beng=blwf,half,vatu+)
+   (".+H" :otf=beng=blwf,half,vatu+)
    ("." =)))
 
  (post

I attach a version which contains the above change.  Please put that
file under ~/.m17n.d and start Emacs again.

Does it work?  Doesn't it have a bad side effect for the rendering of
other Bengali pattern?

---
K. Handa
handa <at> gnu.org

[BENG-OTF.flt (application/octet-stream, attachment)]

Message #26 received at 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com>
To: handa <handa <at> gnu.org>
Cc: eliz <at> gnu.org, 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25864: 25.1; Incorrect rendering for Bengali compound
 character
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2017 00:51:40 +0530

handa wrote (Wed, Mar 01, 2017 at 01:25:30AM +0900):
> It seems that this patch should be applied to the file BENG-OTF.flt
> which is included in m17n-db package.
> 
> diff --git a/FLT/BENG-OTF.flt b/FLT/BENG-OTF.flt
> index 45cc554..0cc5e76 100644
> --- a/FLT/BENG-OTF.flt
> +++ b/FLT/BENG-OTF.flt
> @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
>   (lang-forms
>    (cond
>     ("(.H)J" (1 :otf=beng=half+))
> -   (".H" :otf=beng=blwf,half,vatu+)
> +   (".+H" :otf=beng=blwf,half,vatu+)
>     ("." =)))
>  
>   (post
> 
> I attach a version which contains the above change.  Please put that
> file under ~/.m17n.d and start Emacs again.
> 
> Does it work?  Doesn't it have a bad side effect for the rendering of
> other Bengali pattern?

Thank you so much for your super-quick solution! Yes, it works, and "tra" is rendered as it should be. The little bit of testing did not reveal any bad side effects. In particular, I tried many consonant + ra patterns and they are all correctly rendered. If I find any other problems after using this for some more time, I will report.

Again, thank you very much for your time. Warm regards,
Mandar.

Message #31 received at 25864-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com>
Cc: handa <at> gnu.org, 25864-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25864: 25.1; Incorrect rendering for Bengali compound
 character
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 21:48:37 +0200

> Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2017 00:51:40 +0530
> From: Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: eliz <at> gnu.org, 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > I attach a version which contains the above change.  Please put that
> > file under ~/.m17n.d and start Emacs again.
> > 
> > Does it work?  Doesn't it have a bad side effect for the rendering of
> > other Bengali pattern?
> 
> Thank you so much for your super-quick solution! Yes, it works, and "tra" is rendered as it should be. The little bit of testing did not reveal any bad side effects. In particular, I tried many consonant + ra patterns and they are all correctly rendered. If I find any other problems after using this for some more time, I will report.

Thanks to both of you, I think we can therefore close this bug report.

Message #34 received at 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: handa <handa <at> gnu.org>
To: Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com>
Cc: eliz <at> gnu.org, 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25864: 25.1; Incorrect rendering for Bengali compound
 character
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2017 21:40:14 +0900

In article <20170228192140.GG6085 <at> gmail.com>, Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Thank you so much for your super-quick solution! Yes, it works, and
> "tra" is rendered as it should be. The little bit of testing did not
> reveal any bad side effects. In particular, I tried many consonant +
> ra patterns and they are all correctly rendered. If I find any other
> problems after using this for some more time, I will report.

Thank you for checking the patch.  I'll commit that change to m17n-db
repository.

Perhaps something like the following paragraphs helps Bengali users.

============================================================

Emacs running on GNU/Linux system with the m17n library Ver.1.7.1 or the
earlier vesion has a problem with rendering Bengali script.  The problem
can be fixed by installing the newer version of the m17n library (if
any), or by following this procedure:

1. Locate the file BENG-OTF.flt installed on your system as part of the
m17n library.  Usually it is under the directory /usr/share/m17n.

2. Apply the following patch to BENG-OTF.flt

------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/FLT/BENG-OTF.flt b/FLT/BENG-OTF.flt
index 45cc554..0cc5e76 100644
--- a/FLT/BENG-OTF.flt
+++ b/FLT/BENG-OTF.flt
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
  (lang-forms
   (cond
    ("(.H)J" (1 :otf=beng=half+))
-   (".H" :otf=beng=blwf,half,vatu+)
+   (".+H" :otf=beng=blwf,half,vatu+)
    ("." =)))
 
  (post
------------------------------------------------------------

If you can't modify that file directly, copy it to the directory
~/.m17n.d/ (create it if it doesn't exist), and apply the patch.

============================================================

Eli, where to put that kind of information?  Under "* Runtime problems
related to font handling" of etc/PROBLEMS?  Aren't there any suitable
web-page?

---
K. Handa
handa <at> gnu.org

Message #37 received at 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: handa <handa <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#25864: 25.1; Incorrect rendering for Bengali compound
 character
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2017 18:24:17 +0200

> From: handa <handa <at> gnu.org>
> Cc: eliz <at> gnu.org, 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2017 21:40:14 +0900
> 
> Perhaps something like the following paragraphs helps Bengali users.
> 
> ============================================================
> 
> Emacs running on GNU/Linux system with the m17n library Ver.1.7.1 or the
> earlier vesion has a problem with rendering Bengali script.  The problem
> can be fixed by installing the newer version of the m17n library (if
> any), or by following this procedure:
> 
> 1. Locate the file BENG-OTF.flt installed on your system as part of the
> m17n library.  Usually it is under the directory /usr/share/m17n.
> 
> 2. Apply the following patch to BENG-OTF.flt
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> diff --git a/FLT/BENG-OTF.flt b/FLT/BENG-OTF.flt
> index 45cc554..0cc5e76 100644
> --- a/FLT/BENG-OTF.flt
> +++ b/FLT/BENG-OTF.flt
> @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
>   (lang-forms
>    (cond
>     ("(.H)J" (1 :otf=beng=half+))
> -   (".H" :otf=beng=blwf,half,vatu+)
> +   (".+H" :otf=beng=blwf,half,vatu+)
>     ("." =)))
>  
>   (post
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> If you can't modify that file directly, copy it to the directory
> ~/.m17n.d/ (create it if it doesn't exist), and apply the patch.
> 
> ============================================================
> 
> Eli, where to put that kind of information?  Under "* Runtime problems
> related to font handling" of etc/PROBLEMS?

Yes, sounds like a good place.

> Aren't there any suitable web-page?

I'm not aware of any.  I thought the Emacs wiki might be a good
alternative, but I don't seem to be able to find any good place there.

Thanks.

Message #40 received at 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, handa <handa <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com
Subject: RE: bug#25864: 25.1; Incorrect rendering for Bengali compound
 character
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2017 08:57:56 -0800 (PST)

> I thought the Emacs wiki might be a good
> alternative, but I don't seem to be able to find any good place there.

You can create new pages on Emacs Wiki.

You can even create new categories (the things you see on the
main/default page).  At the bottom of any topic page you can
add the names of relevant category pages.  On the category
page you can add a reference to a page in that category.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: handa <at> gnu.org, 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#25864: 25.1; Incorrect rendering for Bengali compound
 character
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2017 19:10:31 +0200

> Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2017 08:57:56 -0800 (PST)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> Cc: 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com
> 
> > I thought the Emacs wiki might be a good
> > alternative, but I don't seem to be able to find any good place there.
> 
> You can create new pages on Emacs Wiki.

Yes, but it makes little sense to me to add information there which is
about something two orders of magnitude trickier than anything else on
the wiki.

Message #46 received at 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: handa <at> gnu.org, 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com
Subject: RE: bug#25864: 25.1; Incorrect rendering for Bengali compound
 character
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2017 09:14:49 -0800 (PST)

> > > I thought the Emacs wiki might be a good
> > > alternative, but I don't seem to be able to find any good place there.
> >
> > You can create new pages on Emacs Wiki.
> 
> Yes, but it makes little sense to me to add information there which is
> about something two orders of magnitude trickier than anything else on
> the wiki.

So your problem is not, as you said, inability to "find any good place
[for it] there."  You don't think such content belongs on the wiki.

Message #49 received at 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: handa <at> gnu.org, 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#25864: 25.1; Incorrect rendering for Bengali compound
 character
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2017 19:50:56 +0200

> Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2017 09:14:49 -0800 (PST)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> Cc: handa <at> gnu.org, 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com
> 
> > Yes, but it makes little sense to me to add information there which is
> > about something two orders of magnitude trickier than anything else on
> > the wiki.
> 
> So your problem is not, as you said, inability to "find any good place
> [for it] there."  You don't think such content belongs on the wiki.

I thought it did, but as I see no stuff there of a similar nature, or
anything close, it seems like the wiki is not for such issues.  Thus
"no good place".

Message #52 received at 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: handa <at> gnu.org, 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com
Subject: RE: bug#25864: 25.1; Incorrect rendering for Bengali compound
 character
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2017 10:10:22 -0800 (PST)

> > > Yes, but it makes little sense to me to add information there which is
> > > about something two orders of magnitude trickier than anything else on
> > > the wiki.
> >
> > So your problem is not, as you said, inability to "find any good place
> > [for it] there."  You don't think such content belongs on the wiki.
> 
> I thought it did, but as I see no stuff there of a similar nature, or
> anything close, it seems like the wiki is not for such issues.  Thus
> "no good place".

The wiki is about anything about Emacs.  It's of course up to
you whether you want to include such info there.

But just because you do not find other, similar info there is
no reason to suppose that such info does not belong on the wiki.

Users of the wiki add whatever topics they think might help
others who use or are interested in Emacs.

Message #55 received at 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: handa <handa <at> gnu.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#25864: 25.1; Incorrect rendering for Bengali compound
 character
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2017 23:02:36 +0900

In article <83d1e1nexa.fsf <at> gnu.org>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> > Eli, where to put that kind of information?  Under "* Runtime problems
> > related to font handling" of etc/PROBLEMS?

> Yes, sounds like a good place.

Ok, I've just committed that change.

---
K. Handa
handa <at> gnu.org

Message #58 received at 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: handa <handa <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#25864: 25.1; Incorrect rendering for Bengali compound
 character
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2017 16:31:27 +0200

> From: handa <handa <at> gnu.org>
> Cc: mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com, 25864 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2017 23:02:36 +0900
> 
> In article <83d1e1nexa.fsf <at> gnu.org>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > > Eli, where to put that kind of information?  Under "* Runtime problems
> > > related to font handling" of etc/PROBLEMS?
> 
> > Yes, sounds like a good place.
> 
> Ok, I've just committed that change.

Thanks.

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