Re: make-char 'symbol weirdness

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 09:57:10 -0400
> From: Sam Steingold <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
> 
> On 5/3/10, Stephen J. Turnbull <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Sam Steingold writes:
> >   > GNU Emacs 24.0.50.10 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.10.4)
> >   >  of 2010-05-03
> >   >
> >   > a->alpha : (make-char 'symbol 97) ==> 945
> >   > b->beta :  (make-char 'symbol 98) ==> 946
> >   > c->chi ??? (make-char 'symbol 99) ==> 967 ???!!!
> >   > d->delta:  (make-char 'symbol 100) ==>948
> >   >
> >   > why??
> >
> > Because gamma, not chi, is the third letter of the Greek alphabet?
> 
> yes, but gamma is 947, and chi is 967, so _why_ is c mapped to chi and
> not gamma?!

Hint #1: what is g mapped to?
Hint #2: you _are_ aware that historically, c and g was the same letter?