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diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog index 40ad3dc8c52..58ce89b7eef 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,8 @@ 2011-08-16 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> + * nonascii.texi (Character Properties): Document the `mirroring' + property. Add index entries. + * syntax.texi (Categories): Add an example of defining a new category and category table. diff --git a/doc/lispref/nonascii.texi b/doc/lispref/nonascii.texi index 77337899923..83f9f424834 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/nonascii.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/nonascii.texi @@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ character's classification. Corresponds to the @code{Canonical_Combining_Class} Unicode property. The value is an integer number. +@cindex bidirectional class of characters @item bidi-class Corresponds to the Unicode @code{Bidi_Class} property. The value is a symbol whose name is the Unicode @dfn{directional type} of the @@ -426,10 +427,21 @@ superscripts, Roman numerals, currency numerators, and encircled numbers. For example, the value of this property for the character @code{U+2155} (@sc{vulgar fraction one fifth}) is @code{0.2}. +@cindex mirroring of characters @item mirrored Corresponds to the Unicode @code{Bidi_Mirrored} property. The value of this property is a symbol, either @code{Y} or @code{N}. +@item mirroring +Corresponds to the Unicode @code{Bidi_Mirroring_Glyph} property. The +value of this property is a character whose glyph represents the +mirror image of the character's glyph, or @code{nil} if there's no +defined mirroring glyph. All the characters whose @code{mirrored} +property is @code{N} have @code{nil} as their @code{mirroring} +property; however, some characters whose @code{mirrored} property is +@code{Y} also have @code{nil} for @code{mirroring}, because no +appropriate characters exist with mirrored glyphs. + @item old-name Corresponds to the Unicode @code{Unicode_1_Name} property. The value is a string. |