GNU bug report logs - #60587
30.0.50; Info pages are lacking links from symbol names to the symbol's help documentation

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Message #154 received at 60587 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>
To: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
Cc: "H. Dieter Wilhelm" <dieter <at> duenenhof-wilhelm.de>, 60587 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 juri <at> jurta.org, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, eliz <at> gnu.org, drew.adams <at> oracle.com
Subject: Re: bug#60587: Patch for adding links to symbols' help documentation
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2023 09:53:19 +0000

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>> No, not any longer 😊.
>
> Can someone tell me an easy way to make that particular diamond 
> character display as the ASCII sequence `;-)'?
>

(defun set-character-display (char repl)
  (let ((c (char-from-name char)))
    (when (and c (stringp repl))
      (aset (or standard-display-table
		(setq standard-display-table (make-display-table)))
	    c
	    (vconcat
	     (mapcar
	      (lambda (char) (make-glyph-code char 'homoglyph))
	      repl))))))

(set-character-display "SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES" ":-)")

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