Re: bidi and shaping problems in describe-input-method

[Kenichi Handa]

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

> Yes.  But surrounding each `lower' and `upper' key labels in the
> layout with LRE..PDF inserts even more bidirectional control
> characters than just inserting LRM.  By contrast, using LRO..PDF
> around the whole row of keys inserts just 2 such characters, so if it
> were not for the need to reorder the individual key labels, LRO..PDF
> would be a better alternative.  I mentioned it because it does exactly
> what you originally asked for: it effectively disables
> bidi-display-reordering inside the embedded text, while still leaving
> the rest of the buffer reordered as usual.

I mixed up with LRE and LRO, sorry.  Anyway, if LRO..PDF
works, it is surely better than many LRMs.  I've just
installed a proper change including the magic of
compose-string.  Please try the latest code.

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Kenichi Handa
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