Re: tlug: Kinput2 and Wnn6

[Frank Bennett <bennett@example.com>]

"Stephen J. Turnbull" <turnbull@example.com> writes:

>     Omron> It's unlikely that support for Wnn6 will be provided
>     Omron> through Kinput2, but we're thinking of producing a PC-UNIX
>     Omron> version of our "xwnmo" XIM client, ...

[snip] 

> Too bad; kinput2 beats the pants off the version of xwnmo in Wnn 4.2.
> However, they may be planning on producing a vastly upgraded version,
> to match some of the features of kinput2.  That would be fine
> (assuming the price of Wnn6 doesn't go up).
> 
> You say Emacs does the learning, huh?  This term ends Nov 16, and I
> have an article commitment for Nov 23, then I have some free time, I
> think.  Lessee if we can beat Omron to market with a port of the Lisp
> code to kinput2 :-}  Remind me, ne?

I've never seen xwnmo in action and, actually, I was trying to
figure out a decorous way of explaining that what I know about C
can be written into the memory of a Spectrum portable.  Then this
arrived from Ishisone-san (interlineary translations are mine):

From: Makoto Ishisone <ishisone@example.com>
Subject: Re: Wnn6/OMRON Software 
To: Frank Bennett <bennett@example.com>
cc: Makoto ISHISONE <ishisone@example.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 18:16:11 +0900
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$B@example.com>:,$G$9!#F|K\8l$G=q$-$^$9$,$$$$$G$7$g$&$+!#(B

This is Ishisone.  Hope it's okay to write in Jse.

> $B@example.com$[$I$N7o$G$9$,!"(BOmron $B$N$[$&$+$i!"0J2<$N%a%$%k$,F~$j$^$7$?!#$I(B
> $B$&$bLBOG$r$+$1$F!"$9$_$^$;$s$G$7$?!#(B

About that message I sent a little while ago, I've received a
message (reproduced below) from Omron.  Sorry for taking up your
time.

$B$$$$$(!#$$$m$$$m$"$j$,$H$&$4$6$$$^$7$?!#(B

Not at all.  Thanks for everything.

$B$H$3$m$G(B1$B$D$*CN$i$;$,$"$j$^$9!#:#F|!"$"$kJ}$+$i(B kinput2 $B$N(B Wnn6 $BBP1~%Q%C(B
$B%A$r$$$?$@$-$^$7$?!#$3$l$O(B Wnn6 $B$KK\3JE*$KBP1~$7$F$$$k$h$&$J$N$G!"(B
*$B$b$7$+$9$k$H(B* Wnn6 $B$N3X=,5!G=$,;H$($k$+$b$7$l$^$;$s!#(B

And I've got a little announcement.  Today I received a Wnn6
patch from someone.  It looks like this does a proper job of
adapting to the needs of Wnn6, so MAYBE the learning features of
Wnn6 will be accessible with this patch.  Maybe.

$BG[I[2DG=$K$J$j$^$7$?$i$^$?$*CN$i$;$7$^$9!#(B

I'll let you know when I have something fit to send out.

						-- ishisone@example.com

*****

Good news, I should think.  More choice over the interface client
has to be a good thing.

Cheers,
-- 
-x80
Frank G Bennett, Jr         @@
Faculty of Law, Nagoya Univ () email: bennett@example.com
Tel: +81[(0)52]789-2239     () WWW:   http://rumple.soas.ac.uk/~bennett/
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