Re: status of utf-8.el, etc [Re: Several serious problems]

[Kenichi Handa]

In article <address@hidden>, "Stefan Monnier" <monnier+gnu/address@hidden> 
writes:
>>  (1-1) unify-8859-on-encoding-mode can't be turned off safely.
> I still haven't heard of any reason why it should ever be turned off anyway.
> I think we should simply get rid of this minor-mode.

I tend to agree with getting rid of it.  But, I have not yet
considered that possibility deeply.  If we are going to
remove it, I think we should do that in 21.3.  Introducing
something in 21.3 and remove it in 21.4 is not a good thing.

>>  (2-1) As utf-8-fragment-on-decoding and utf-8-translate-cjk are
>>  also applicable to utf-16, I cut off "-8" from them.

> Why not use the `ucs-' prefix ?

Because they directly influence UTF (UCS Transformation
Format) and tightly related to UTF.  On the other hand, such
variables as ucs-mule-to-mule-unicode and
ucs-unicode-to-mule-cjk are more neutral tables that are not
tightly related to UTF, I think.

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Ken'ichi HANDA
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