Re: help needed with emacs. mule, euc-japan

[SL Baur <steve@example.com>]

Mike Fabian <mfabian@example.com> writes in tlug@example.com:

> "Stephen J. Turnbull" <turnbull@example.com> writes:
 ...
>> You also need a shell that can handle Japanese.  ash and bash don't
>> like it, I forget whether zsh is any better.

It isn't, alas.

> Can you give an example of a problem with Japanese in bash?

Easy.  The same example works in all of the shells, unfortunately.

Type `echo "漢字' using your favorite flavor of XIM in a Japanese
locale.  Now hit backspace.