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Re: Coding systems documentation
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: Coding systems documentation |
Date: |
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:11:45 +0200 |
> 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.
> 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.