GNU bug report logs - #32939
27.0.50; Don't reject confusable quotes, just fontify & mention them in error messages

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2018 23:59:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed, patch

Found in version 27.0.50

Fixed in version 27.1

Done: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 32939 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 32939 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#32939: 27.0.50;
 Don't reject confusable quotes, just fontify & mention them in error
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Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2018 11:44:52 +0300

> From: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2018 19:58:10 -0400
> 
> As a followup from [1], here is a patchset which replaces the master's
> current rejection of confusable quotes on `read', and instead adds a
> hint to the error message when evaluating an expression with a
> confusable quote leads to an error.
> 
> And also highlight such quotes with warning-face.

Thanks.  If this is accepted, it will need documentation changes,
including NEWS.
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