GNU bug report logs - #4184
23.1; Arabic.el (in leim/quail) contains missing and wrong characters

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Message #10 received at 4184-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Thamer Mahmoud <thamer.mahmoud <at> gmail.com>,
        4184-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#4184: 23.1;	Arabic.el (in leim/quail) contains missing and wrong characters
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:54:30 +0300

> Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:51:34 +0300
> From: Thamer Mahmoud <thamer.mahmoud <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: 
> 
> The arabic.el input method shipped with Emacs 23.1.1 (and is currently
> in CVS) is missing a few characters when compared to the keyboard
> layout mentioned in the same file.
> 
> Also this input method directly inserts Lam-alef ligatures from the
> Arabic Presentation Forms ranges. This has the effect of contaminating
> files with characters that are strictly reserved for presentation
> purposes, and should not be inserted by keyboard. (For more
> information, see the relevant X.org bug.[1])
> 
> The attached patch addresses both these issues, i.e., it adds the
> missing characters; and it separates Lam-Alef ligatures into a list of
> two letters (Lam, and a suitable Alef).

Thanks, I installed the patch.

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