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author | Karl Heuer <kwzh@gnu.org> |
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date | Sat, 20 Jun 1998 22:06:30 +0000 |
parents | 003ac1231096 |
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153 POSITION-CODE is 0x20..0x7F. | 153 POSITION-CODE is 0x20..0x7F. |
154 | 154 |
155 Emacs has two kinds of representation of a character: multi-byte | 155 Emacs has two kinds of representation of a character: multi-byte |
156 form (for buffer and string) and single-word form (for character | 156 form (for buffer and string) and single-word form (for character |
157 object in Emacs Lisp). The latter is called "character code" here | 157 object in Emacs Lisp). The latter is called "character code" here |
158 after. Both representation encode the information of charset and | 158 after. Both representations encode the information of charset and |
159 POSITION-CODE but in a different way (for instance, MSB of | 159 POSITION-CODE but in a different way (for instance, MSB of |
160 POSITION-CODE is set in multi-byte form). | 160 POSITION-CODE is set in multi-byte form). |
161 | 161 |
162 For details of multi-byte form, see the section "2. Emacs internal | 162 For details of multi-byte form, see the section "2. Emacs internal |
163 format handlers" of `coding.c'. | 163 format handlers" of `coding.c'. |
195 */ | 195 */ |
196 | 196 |
197 /*** GENERAL NOTE on COMPOSITE CHARACTER *** | 197 /*** GENERAL NOTE on COMPOSITE CHARACTER *** |
198 | 198 |
199 A composite character is a character composed from several (up to | 199 A composite character is a character composed from several (up to |
200 16) non-composite characters (components). Although each components | 200 16) non-composite characters (components). Although each component |
201 can belong to any charset, a composite character itself belongs to | 201 can belong to any charset, a composite character itself belongs to |
202 the charset `charset-composition' and is assigned a special | 202 the charset `charset-composition' and is assigned a special |
203 leading-code `LEADING_CODE_COMPOSITION' for multi-byte form. See | 203 leading-code `LEADING_CODE_COMPOSITION' for multi-byte form. See |
204 the document "2. Emacs internal format handlers" in `coding.c' for | 204 the document "2. Emacs internal format handlers" in `coding.c' for |
205 more detail about multi-byte form. | 205 more detail about multi-byte form. |