From 1cf590065d64beea99bff5f9c4b358c94c2d14b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 16:21:34 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] ; * etc/NEWS: Rewrite entries for added support of old scripts. --- etc/NEWS | 55 ++++++++++++++++--------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-) diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS index 6f9c434e817..0b5c5635cb0 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS +++ b/etc/NEWS @@ -777,45 +777,22 @@ Setting it to a non-nil value temporarily disables automatic composition of character sequences at point, and thus makes it easier to edit such sequences by allowing point to "enter" the sequence. -*** New language environment "Northern Thai". -This uses the Tai Tham script, whose support has been enhanced. - -*** New language environment "Brahmi". -This language environment supports Brahmi, which is a historical -script that was used in ancient South Asia. A new input method, -'brahmi', is provided to type text in this script. - -*** New language environment "Kaithi". -This language environment supports Kaithi or Kayasthi, which was -an important writing system of the past mainly used for administrative -purposes. A new input method, 'kaithi', is provided to type text in -this script. - -*** New language environment "Tirhuta". -This language environment supports Tirhuta or Mithilaakshar, which is -used to write the Maithili language. A new input method, 'tirhuta', -is provided to type text in this script. - -*** New language environment "Sharada". -This language environment supports the Sharada script. Named after the -goddess of learning, this script is used to write the Kashmiri language. -A new input method, 'sharada', is provided to type text in this script. - -*** New language environment "Siddham". -This language environment supports the Siddham script for the Sanskrit -language. Nowadays it is mostly used by the Buddhist monks in Japan for -religious writings. A new input method, 'siddham', is provided to type -text in this script. - -*** New language environment "Syloti Nagri". -This language environment supports the Syloti Nagri script for the Sylheti -language, which is spoke in parts of Bangladesh, Assam and Tripura. A new -input method, 'syloti-nagri', is provided to type text in this script. - -*** New language environment "Modi". -This language environment supports the Modi script which was used to write -the Marathi language in the past. A new input method, 'modi', is provided -to type text in this script. +*** Support for many old scripts and writing systems. +Emacs now supports and has language-environments and input methods for +several dozens of old scripts that were used in the past for various +languages in South and South-East Asia. For each such script Emacs +now has font-selection and character composition rules, a language +environment, and an input method. The newly-added scripts and the +corresponding language environments are: + +**** Tai Tham script and the Northern Thai language environment +**** Brahmi script and language environment +**** Kaithi script and language environment +**** Tirhuta script and language environment +**** Sharada script and language environment +**** Siddham script and language environment +**** Syloti Nagri script and language environment +**** Modi script and language environment --- *** New Greek translation of the Emacs tutorial. -- 2.39.2