* docs/grub.texi (Unicode): Mention several other unsupported features.

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2012-01-11 Vladimir Serbinenko <phcoder@gmail.com>
* docs/grub.texi (Unicode): Mention several other unsupported features.
2011-12-26 Vladimir Serbinenko <phcoder@gmail.com> 2011-12-26 Vladimir Serbinenko <phcoder@gmail.com>
* grub-core/fs/squash4.c (squash_mount): Mark endian conversion in * grub-core/fs/squash4.c (squash_mount): Mark endian conversion in

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or gfxmenu GRUB itself is responsible for rendering the text. In this case or gfxmenu GRUB itself is responsible for rendering the text. In this case
GRUB is limited by loaded fonts. If fonts contain all required characters GRUB is limited by loaded fonts. If fonts contain all required characters
then bidirectional text, cursive variants and combining marks other than then bidirectional text, cursive variants and combining marks other than
enclosing ones. Ligatures aren't supported though. This should cover enclosing, half (e.g. left half tilde or combining overline) and double ones.
European, Middle Eastern (if you don't mind lack of la-alef ligature in Ligatures aren't supported though. This should cover European, Middle Eastern
Arabic) and East Asian scripts. Notable unsupported scripts are Brahmic family (if you don't mind lack of lam-alif ligature in Arabic) and East Asian scripts.
and derived as well as Mongolian and Tifinagh. If you can complete either of Notable unsupported scripts are Brahmic family and derived as well as
Mongolian, Tifinagh, Korean Jamo (precomposed characters have no problem)
and tonal writing (2e5-2e9). GRUB also ignores deprecated (as specified
in Unicode) characters (e.g. tags). GRUB also doesn't handle so called
``annotation characters'' If you can complete either of
two lists or, better, propose a patch to improve rendering, please contact two lists or, better, propose a patch to improve rendering, please contact
developper team. developper team.