Re: xml-parse-file and text properties

[Kenichi Handa]

In article <address@hidden>, Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:

>> > I think I see why.  Losing the composition info could mean that the
>> > composed characters turn into other sequences of characters.  It
>> > literally would change the text!
>> 
>> ??? Composition is just a text property.  It doesn't change
>> the character sequence.  It just changes how characters are
>> displayed.

> If the text is displayed differently due to loss of the composition
> property, would it still be readable by those who know the language?

It depends on language/script and the depth of knowledge.

> If not, then removing the composition property _does_ have the effect
> of changing the text _as_i_is_displayed_to_the_user_.

Of course I understand that.  But, in the context of XML
handling, I don't know what is the problem other than the
logical sequence of characters.

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Kenichi Handa
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