Re: [hackers] [libgrapheme] Refactor libgrapheme.7 || Laslo Hunhold

From: Laslo Hunhold <dev_AT_frign.de>
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2020 18:28:08 +0200

On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 14:45:42 +0200
"Silvan Jegen" <s.jegen_AT_gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Silvan,

> > In many applications, it is necessary to count the number of
> > user-per‐
>
> I *think* it's better to leave out the first comma here but I could be
> wrong about this.

you're right; I was a bit overmotivated with commas (as every German
is).

> I would add an example of why you would want to know how many
> perceived characters are in a UTF-8 string (to really drive home the
> point), so something like:
>
> In many applications, it is necessary to count the number of user-per‐
> ceived characters, i.e. grapheme clusters, in a string. *In a text
> editor, for example, you need to know how many of these grapheme
> clusters you have to draw on the screen so you can calculate if you
> have enough space to do that on one line, etc.* This is pretty ...

Thanks, I've added a sentence reflecting this!

> s/abide/abide by/ ? Not sure, we may need some native speaker input
> here.

Yes, the proposition makes sense here.

> Otherwise the page looks great to me!

Thank you again for your input!

With best regards

Laslo
Received on Sat Oct 17 2020 - 18:28:08 CEST