Re: Coding systems documentation

[Kenichi Handa]

In article <address@hidden>, Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:

> > From: Kenichi Handa <address@hidden>
> > CC: address@hidden, address@hidden
> > Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:30:49 +0900
> > 
> > > >     address@hidden I think this paragraph is no longer correct.
> > > >     address@hidden
> > > >        Most coding systems specify a particular character code for
> > > >      conversion, but some of them leave the choice unspecified---to be 
> > > > chosen
> > > >      heuristically for each file, based on the data.
> > > >     address@hidden ignore
> > > > 
> > > > I think these still exist.  For example, there are `undecided' and 
> > > > friends.
> > 
> > > Is this only about undecided? or are there other examples?
> > 
> > All coding systems that don't have -unix, -dos, and -mac at
> > the tail leaves the choice of eol-format unspecified.

> Yes, but the above says "character code", so it's about text
> conversion, not eol conversion.

LF and CR are also character code.

> > By the way, "specify a particular character code for
> > conversion" is a little bit strange.  "specify a particular
> > conversion rule between an encoded byte sequence and a
> > character sequence." is more accurate (and I think clearer).

> Right.

Then, the distinction of text conversion and eol conversion
should be stated beforehand.

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Kenichi Handa
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