From: Kevin Day <Kevin@kevux.org>
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:57:46 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: Progress: Latest changes.
X-Git-Url: https://www.git.kevux.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=785b4c370f27e47792195dfaca5fa78a701cb339;p=fll

Progress: Latest changes.
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diff --git a/level_1/fl_fss/c/fss/embedded_list.c b/level_1/fl_fss/c/fss/embedded_list.c
index b7f3acadc..78ceb3a16 100644
--- a/level_1/fl_fss/c/fss/embedded_list.c
+++ b/level_1/fl_fss/c/fss/embedded_list.c
@@ -983,6 +983,7 @@ extern "C" {
     state->status = f_memory_array_increase_by(4, sizeof(f_char_t), (void **) &destination->string, &destination->used, &destination->size);
     if (F_status_is_error(state->status)) return;
 
+    #define ___fl_flag_ends_on_space___      0x1
     #define ___fl_flag_has_graph___          0x2
     #define ___fl_flag_is_comment___         0x4
     #define ___fl_flag_is_combining___       0x8
@@ -997,8 +998,7 @@ extern "C" {
     f_number_unsigned_t previous = 0;
     f_number_unsigned_t slash_count = 0;
 
-    uint8_t flag = 0;
-    uint8_t ends_on_space = F_false;
+    uint8_t flag = 0x0;
     uint8_t width = 0;
 
     // Find the first graph character.
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ extern "C" {
         } // while
 
         if (range->start > range->stop || range->start >= object.used) {
-          ends_on_space = F_false;
+          flag &= ~___fl_flag_ends_on_space___;
 
           break;
         }
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ extern "C" {
           if (F_status_is_error(state->status)) break;
         }
         else {
-          ends_on_space = F_true;
+          flag |= ___fl_flag_ends_on_space___;
 
           if (object.string[range->start] == f_fss_eol_s.string[0]) {
             state->status = F_status_set_error(F_okay_eol);
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ extern "C" {
         }
 
         // Prevent a space from being added post-trimming.
-        ends_on_space = F_true;
+        flag |= ___fl_flag_ends_on_space___;
       }
 
       if (complete != f_fss_complete_trim_e) {
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ extern "C" {
           return;
         }
 
-        if (!ends_on_space) {
+        if (!(flag & ___fl_flag_ends_on_space___)) {
           destination->string[destination->used++] = f_fss_space_s.string[0];
         }
 
@@ -1250,6 +1250,7 @@ extern "C" {
       state->status = F_okay;
     }
 
+    #undef ___fl_flag_ends_on_space___
     #undef ___fl_flag_has_graph___
     #undef ___fl_flag_is_comment___
     #undef ___fl_flag_is_combining___
diff --git a/level_1/fl_fss/c/fss/extended_list.c b/level_1/fl_fss/c/fss/extended_list.c
index 957a31cf9..c94f2d42c 100644
--- a/level_1/fl_fss/c/fss/extended_list.c
+++ b/level_1/fl_fss/c/fss/extended_list.c
@@ -667,6 +667,7 @@ extern "C" {
     state->status = f_memory_array_increase_by(4, sizeof(f_char_t), (void **) &destination->string, &destination->used, &destination->size);
     if (F_status_is_error(state->status)) return;
 
+    #define ___fl_flag_ends_on_space___      0x1
     #define ___fl_flag_has_eol___            0x2
     #define ___fl_flag_has_eol_do_prepend___ 0x3
     #define ___fl_flag_has_graph___          0x4
@@ -684,8 +685,7 @@ extern "C" {
     f_number_unsigned_t previous = 0;
     f_number_unsigned_t slash_count = 0;
 
-    uint8_t flag = 0;
-    uint8_t ends_on_space = F_false;
+    uint8_t flag = 0x0;
     uint8_t width = 0;
 
     // Find the first graph character.
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ extern "C" {
         } // while
 
         if (range->start > range->stop || range->start >= object.used) {
-          ends_on_space = F_false;
+          flag &= ~___fl_flag_ends_on_space___;
 
           break;
         }
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ extern "C" {
           if (F_status_is_error(state->status)) break;
         }
         else {
-          ends_on_space = F_true;
+          flag |= ___fl_flag_ends_on_space___;
 
           if (object.string[range->start] == f_fss_eol_s.string[0]) {
             state->status = F_status_set_error(F_okay_eol);
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ extern "C" {
         }
 
         // Prevent a space from being added post-trimming.
-        ends_on_space = F_true;
+        flag |= ___fl_flag_ends_on_space___;
       }
 
       if (complete != f_fss_complete_trim_e) {
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ extern "C" {
           return;
         }
 
-        if (!ends_on_space) {
+        if (!(flag & ___fl_flag_ends_on_space___)) {
           destination->string[destination->used++] = f_fss_space_s.string[0];
         }
 
@@ -937,6 +937,7 @@ extern "C" {
       state->status = F_okay;
     }
 
+    #undef ___fl_flag_ends_on_space___
     #undef ___fl_flag_has_eol___
     #undef ___fl_flag_has_eol_do_prepend___
     #undef ___fl_flag_has_graph___
diff --git a/level_1/fl_fss/c/private-fss.c b/level_1/fl_fss/c/private-fss.c
index 61c362f41..6fcf1588f 100644
--- a/level_1/fl_fss/c/private-fss.c
+++ b/level_1/fl_fss/c/private-fss.c
@@ -26,10 +26,18 @@ extern "C" {
       return;
     }
 
-    const f_number_unsigned_t delimits_used = delimits->used;
-    const f_number_unsigned_t begin = range->start;
+    #define ___fl_flag_do_escape___          0x40
+    #define ___fl_flag_do_prepend___         0x1
+    #define ___fl_flag_has_graph___          0x2
+    #define ___fl_flag_is_comment___         0x4
+    #define ___fl_flag_is_combining___       0x8
+    #define ___fl_flag_is_combining_graph___ 0xa
+    #define ___fl_flag_is_joined___          0x10
+    #define ___fl_flag_is_joiner___          0x20
+    #define ___fl_flag_is_joiner_graph___    0x22
+    #define ___fl_flag_is_joinerd___         0x30
 
-    f_number_unsigned_t previous = 0;
+    const f_number_unsigned_t begin = range->start;
 
     found->start = begin;
 
@@ -72,18 +80,41 @@ extern "C" {
       range->start = begin;
     }
 
+    const f_number_unsigned_t delimits_used = delimits->used;
+
+    f_number_unsigned_t first_slash = 0;
+    f_number_unsigned_t location = 0;
+    f_number_unsigned_t previous = 0;
+    f_number_unsigned_t slash_count = 0;
+
+    uint8_t flag_fl = 0x0;
     f_char_t quote_found = 0;
 
     if (quote) *quote = f_fss_quote_type_none_e;
 
     // Identify where the object begins.
     if (buffer.string[range->start] == f_fss_slash_s.string[0]) {
-      f_number_unsigned_t first_slash = found->start = range->start;
+      first_slash = found->start = range->start;
+      flag_fl |= ___fl_flag_do_escape___;
 
       state->status = f_utf_buffer_increment(buffer, range, 1);
 
+      if (state->status == F_okay) {
+        f_fss_skip_past_delimit(buffer, range, state);
+      }
+
+      // If first slash has a combining/joiner following it, then there is no escaping at all so first_slash is the start of an object and is not considered an escaping character.
       if (F_status_is_error_not(state->status)) {
-        while (range->start <= range->stop && range->start < buffer.used) {
+        if (f_fss_is_combining_joiner(buffer, *range, state) != F_false) {
+          range->start = first_slash;
+          flag_fl &= ~___fl_flag_do_escape___;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (F_status_is_error(state->status)) return;
+
+      if (flag_fl & ___fl_flag_do_escape___) {
+        while (F_status_is_error_not(state->status) && range->start <= range->stop && range->start < buffer.used) {
 
           if (state->interrupt) {
             state->interrupt((void *) state, 0);
@@ -92,7 +123,6 @@ extern "C" {
 
           if (buffer.string[range->start] == f_fss_placeholder_s.string[0]) {
             state->status = f_utf_buffer_increment(buffer, range, 1);
-            if (F_status_is_error(state->status)) return;
 
             continue;
           }
@@ -133,8 +163,11 @@ extern "C" {
           }
 
           state->status = f_utf_buffer_increment(buffer, range, 1);
-          if (F_status_is_error(state->status)) return;
         } // while
+
+        if (F_status_is_error(state->status)) return;
+
+        flag_fl &= ~___fl_flag_do_escape___;
       }
 
       if (range->start >= buffer.used) {
@@ -169,9 +202,9 @@ extern "C" {
 
     // Identify where the object ends.
     if (quote_found) {
-      f_number_unsigned_t first_slash = 0;
-      f_number_unsigned_t slash_count = 0;
-      f_number_unsigned_t location = 0;
+      first_slash = 0;
+      slash_count = 0;
+      location = 0;
 
       while (range->start <= range->stop && range->start < buffer.used) {
 
@@ -691,6 +724,17 @@ extern "C" {
     ++range->start;
 
     state->status = F_fss_found_object_not;
+
+    #undef ___fl_flag_do_escape___
+    #undef ___fl_flag_do_prepend___
+    #undef ___fl_flag_has_graph___
+    #undef ___fl_flag_is_comment___
+    #undef ___fl_flag_is_combining___
+    #undef ___fl_flag_is_combining_graph___
+    #undef ___fl_flag_is_joined___
+    #undef ___fl_flag_is_joiner___
+    #undef ___fl_flag_is_joiner_graph___
+    #undef ___fl_flag_is_joinerd___
   }
 #endif // !defined(_di_fl_fss_basic_object_read_) || !defined(_di_fl_fss_extended_object_read_)
 
diff --git a/specifications/fss.txt b/specifications/fss.txt
index b714e36a0..48a7b6501 100644
--- a/specifications/fss.txt
+++ b/specifications/fss.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # fss-0002 iki-0000
 #
 # license open-standard-license-1.0-or-later
-# version 2026/06/27
+# version 2026/07/21
 #
 # This file (assumed to be named fss.txt) can be more easily read using the following iki_read commands:
 #   iki_read fss.txt +Q -w -rrrrrrrr anti-KISS anti-KISS ASCII ASCII BOM BOM FSS FSS KISS KISS UTF-8 UTF-8 URL URL XML XML -WWW character "'" "'" code '"' '"' italic '"' '"'
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ Featureless Settings Specifications:
     "Object 1\\" has content starting at the 'has', with an Object named "Object 1\".
 
   Unless otherwise specified, quotes with combining or joining characters are not to be considered a quote for these purposes.
+  Unless otherwise specified, escaping characters with combining or joining characters are not to be considered a escaping characters for these purposes.
 
   Unless otherwise specified, character/data delimits are performed only when required and not unilaterally.
   In the case of Objects, delimits would only apply when that Object could be potentially identified as an Object.