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Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann) writes:
> No, I think there is a bug in Emacs.  It needs a real boldface space
> character.

?

What would be meant by "boldface space character"?  A space is the
absence of any glyph in that character position.  How would one make
it "boldface" when the property of boldface means that the glyph is
"thicker" ?  There is no glyph to change.

Similarly, for consistency, what would an italicized space be?

I'm confused.