Re: XIM, kinput2 & Tk

[jwb@example.com (Jim Breen)]

>> From: Christopher SEKIYA <wileyc@example.com>
>> On Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 05:36:37PM +0900, Jim Breen wrote:
>> > Now working from what Stephen wrote above, kinput2 or whatever must be
>> > active and grabbing all keystrokes to trap any initiation sequences, etc.
>> > before passing them to whichever app they are intended for.
>> 
>> Wrong sequence.  It goes like this (for XIM, which I'm really growing to hate):
>> 
>> * application creates a callback via XOpenIM()
>> * Xserver receives a key sequence indicating a request for input method
>>   intervention

Where are these keystrokes defined? Stephen said the app was unaware of
them. How does Xserver know whether they are Shift+space, Ctrl+/ or
whatever? I can't see a reference to them on the XOpenIM man page.

>> * Xserver pipes keystrokes through input method specified by the callback
>> 
>> (yes, that's a bit of a simplification -- Steve will set me straight if it's
>> too simple)

Quite clear, and therefore runs the risk of being wrong  8-)}

Jim

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