GNU bug report logs - #36717
25.3; greek.el: deprecated vowel+oxia combinations should be replaced with vowel+tonos counterparts

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Reported by: Robert Alessi <alessi <at> robertalessi.net>

Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 13:39:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Found in version 25.3

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

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From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
To: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>
Cc: 36717 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Robert Alessi <alessi <at> robertalessi.net>
Subject: bug#36717: 25.3; greek.el: deprecated vowel+oxia combinations should be replaced with vowel+tonos counterparts
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 20:47:41 +0200

>>>>> On Thu, 18 Jul 2019 19:16:39 +0100, "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie> said:
    >> What about GREEK OXIA vs GREEK TONOS as standalone characters? Should
    >> we replace the former with the latter?

    Basil> I'm not sure; see my other message.  AFAIK vowels composed with oxia
    Basil> decompose to their tonos counterparts, but not so oxia itself.  I'm
    Basil> still confused as to what Quail should do with these equivalences.
    Basil> Should it always use the simplest possible composition?

Iʼm not sure either. Neither are combining characters, so I doubt it
matters, but consistency probably calls for tonos rather than oxia
(although we can also arrange for both to be available).

Robert
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