Re: modify-syntax-entry and UTF8?

[Geoffrey Alan Washburn]

Stefan Monnier wrote:

> Try to use C-M-f and C-M-b to see if the code correctly counts
> opening/closing elements (this code doesn't pay attention to matching or
> non-matching elements).  If this works, then 99% of things are right.

Based upon my understanding of backward-sexp and forward-sexp, this 
doesn't work correctly either.  Or at least not entirely analogously to 
parens, square-brackets, etc.  If I use
forward-sexp with the point on just

        ⟨

it jumps to just after the \langle.  Similarly for

        ⟨   ⟩

If I do backward-sexp just after the \rangle the point will move on top 
of the \rangle.  If I do a backward-sexp while on the \rangle instead of 
giving me an error (like it appears to do for parens, etc.) it moves the 
point on top of the \langle.


> Then, please tell us what you use to cause face-highlighting of those
> opening&closing elements.  Ideally, give us a recipe starting from
> "emacs -Q" which can reproduce your problem.

Okay, starting from emacs -Q, enter "⟨   ⟩" and "(   )".  Then using C-U 
C-X = verify that these two pairs of glyphs are indeed considered to be 
a matching pair in the current syntax table.  Then to enable 
show-paren-mode.  Moving the point on top of "(" or just after ")" will 
cause both glyphs to become "highlighted".  Moving the point on top of 
"⟨" or just after "⟩" will instead just highlight the first or the 
second respectively.  forward-sexp and backward-sexp behave as described 
above.



> Emacs's font handling is quite different.  You may need to help it a bit by
> specifying which font to use.  I'm not sure how to do that since you seem to
> be using the emacs-unicode branch and I'm not yet familiar enough with it.
>
> Maybe start a different thread about it, and don't forget to mention
> emacs-unicode in there so the right people will look at it.

        Sure.  Thanks.