Re: `C-b' is backward-char, `left' is left-char - why?

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Kenichi Handa <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden, address@hidden
> Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2011 20:27:37 +0900
> 
> In article <address@hidden>, Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > > I'm not sure we should make the docstring more complex by
> > > mentioning about composition, but when forward-char is used
> > > interactively (i.e. by typing C-f), the resulting buffer
> > > position is changed more than one character if the character
> > > at point is composed with the following few characters.
> 
> > I know about this, but is that really part of forward-char?  I rather
> > thought that the main command loop advances point in these cases.
> 
> Yes, that's why I wrote "when forward-char is used
> interactively, the resulting buffer position is changed more
> than one character".  If C-f results in movement of more
> than one position, normal users think it's done by C-f.  I
> just thought it may be good to have a pointer to a place
> describing a position adjustment done by the command loop
> (if any).

OK, I will add something about that.