GNU bug report logs - #28339
25.2; Emacs shows ZWNJ character (Zero Width non-Joiner) as Space

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Nima Aryan <nimawebgard <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2017 16:41:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 25.2

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: handa <handa <at> gnu.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: nimawebgard <at> gmail.com, 28339 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#28339: 25.2; Emacs shows ZWNJ character (Zero Width non-Joiner) as Space
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 23:06:25 +0900

In article <83mv61ryw0.fsf <at> gnu.org>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> What is the significance of using the same font for ZWNJ in this case?

To be sure to include ZWNJ in an Arabic glyph string.

> And why do we need to tell Emacs that ZWNJ has a 1-pixel width?
> Should ZWNJ be at all displayed in this case?

I'm not sure.  As I wrote in the previous mail, as an editor, isn't it
better to notify a user the existence of ZWNJ?

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K. Handa
handa <at> gnu.org
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