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From: Martin Buchholz <mrb@Eng.Sun.COM>
To: Kenichi Handa <handa@etlken.etl.go.jp>
Cc: mule@etl.go.jp, xemacs-beta@xemacs.org, brewin@Eng.Sun.COM,
        Teruhiko.Kurosaka@Japan.Sun.COM
Subject: Re: mule API of Emacs and XEmacs (Re: caesar-region)
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>>>>> "KH" == Kenichi Handa <handa@etlken.etl.go.jp> writes:

KH> I personally agree that the name charset-columns is better, more
KH> clear.  But, Emacs already uses "width" for column numbers
KH> (e.g. screen-width), and for pixel width, it used "pixel-width"
KH> (e.g. frame-pixel-width).  So, I prefer to keep using "width" for
KH> column numbers.

As I stated before, I will change XEmacs' API in conformance with your
decision on this.  But let me give you one last reason to reconsider:

There are already many functions in GNU Emacs that use the `column'
phrase to refer to the number of display width of text on the frame.
For example: (current-column) (move-to-column) (sort-columns) ...

KH> As for charset and coding system names, I'll discuss with RMS again.
KH> Please wait a while.

I await your decisions.

-- 
Martin Buchholz <mrb@eng.sun.com>
XEmacs Developer, Sun Microsystems Inc.

