GNU bug report logs - #5977
24.0.50; Lao HELLO is incorrectly displayed

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Message #20 received at 5977 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa <at> Freenet.DE>
Cc: 5977 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5977: 24.0.50; Lao HELLO is incorrectly displayed
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:17:05 +0300

> Cc: 5977 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa <at> Freenet.DE>
> Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:28:11 +0200
> 
> When I start at the default minor-mode at the left-most character, the  
> strings first change their look. First <right> position point on the  
> third character. When I now invoke C-u C-x = on this character point  
> goes left to the second character. Next <right> changes again the  
> shape of the strings. Next <right> warps point to fifth character,  
> next <right> back to fourth, next <right> to seventh, then comes  
> <SPACE>, then warp to /, <SPACE>, first character of second string.  
> Next <right> positions point on second character and one more <right>  
> leaps to possibly fourth one, then fifth (neighbour), then jump to  
> possibly seventh, eighth, last ninth, before it falls down on next  
> line right of the small depressed Ω like character (see my screenshot).

Strange, I see none of this on MS-Windows.  Cursor positioning is also
device-independent code, so I'm probably missing something.

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