GNU bug report logs - #30588
26.0.90; Documentation error in docstring of `input-method-function'

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Adam Tack <adam.tack.513 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 30588-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#30588: 26.0.90;
 Documentation error in docstring of `input-method-function'
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2018 11:31:05 +0200

> From: Adam Tack <adam.tack.513 <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 20:43:43 +0000
> 
> The listed range of "printing characters" appears to be out of date.
> 
> Currently the docstring of `input-method-function'
> 
> (src/keyboard.c:11739
> http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/src/keyboard.c?id=15863145cb8468b18b620d9dd82f90eaf4775d25#n11736
> )
> 
> says that:
> 
> It’s called with one argument, a printing character that was just read.
> (That means a character with code 040...0176.)
> 
> As can be seen at src/keyboard.c:2977 (with context:
> http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/src/keyboard.c?id=15863145cb8468b18b620d9dd82f90eaf4775d25#n2969
> ) this is no longer the case (since
> 8d76911517ef7cefc7939845e920145ef89282f7) — the character can also be
> in the range 0200...0377, so the docstring should probably say:
> 
> It’s called with one argument, a printing character that was just read.
> (That means a character with code 040...0176 or 0200...0377.)

Thanks, fixed.

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