GNU bug report logs - #30988
25.3; Cannot input capital sharp S using the input method german-prefix

Previous Next

Full log

Message #16 received at 30988 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
Cc: cgeek97 <at> gmail.com, 30988 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#30988: 25.3;
 Cannot input capital sharp S using the input method german-prefix
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:21:14 +0300

> From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: eliz <at> gnu.org,  cgeek97 <at> gmail.com
> Gmane-Reply-To-List: yes
> Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 10:07:44 +0200
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > In general, what you can expect from an Emacs input method is shown
> > when you type "C-h C-\ RET".  As you can see, this letter was not
> > supported by the german-prefix and german-postfix input methods.  I
> > now added it on the master branch.
> 
> Would it make sense to also add it to all the latin-* methods that
> currently define a mapping for ß ?

Which ones?  Sharp s is a German-only thing (AFAIK), so IMO it makes
sense to add this only to input methods that specifically support the
German language.

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.