[immodule-qt] Re: Re: A "deadline" for development?

[YamaKen]

Hi all, check the updated TODO list and post your opinions.


** upcoming release TODOs
- release the unified patch as stable

** under discussion
- rename $prefix/plugin/input as $prefix/plugin/inputmethods
  (waiting for any developers)
  http://freedesktop.org/pipermail/immodule-qt/2004-August/000374.html

- whether the equivalent of QT_IM_SWITCHER and QT_IM_MODULE in
  qtrc is required (waiting for Takumi, Daisuke)
  http://freedesktop.org/pipermail/immodule-qt/2004-August/000360.html

- we want something to know available input method names
  (waiting for Kazuki, YamaKen)
  http://freedesktop.org/pipermail/immodule-qt/2004-August/000357.html  

- national keyboard support (waiting for Choe and any developers)
  http://freedesktop.org/pipermail/immodule-qt/2004-August/000381.html

- committing via QKeyEvent (waiting for Choe)
  http://freedesktop.org/pipermail/immodule-qt/2004-August/000376.html

- backspace key cannot be filtered (waiting for Choe)
  http://freedesktop.org/pipermail/immodule-qt/2004-August/000376.html

- avoid unnecessary plugin loading (waiting for Cougar)
  http://freedesktop.org/pipermail/immodule-qt/2004-August/000387.html

- consideration about filterEvent() involving tricky translation
  of SCIM plugin (waiting for YamaKen)
  http://freedesktop.org/pipermail/immodule-qt/2004-August/000352.html

- introduce an error handling feature
  QInputContextPlugin::isDisabled(key) if someone need (waiting
  for Daisuke)
  http://freedesktop.org/pipermail/immodule-qt/2004-July/000205.html

** Qt4 TODOs
- import official Qt4 trees into our repository
- the porting
- surrounding text
- extend preedit attributes
- language tagging

** after Qt4 porting
- complete documents in source files (Only some sections of
  QInputContext class description is lacking. These sections are
  filled after next release)
- import Qt 3.3.3 into the repository
- merge Qt 3.3.3 diffs into the trunk
- introduce dynamic X Compose table parser to QSimpleInputContext
  http://freedesktop.org/pipermail/immodule-qt/2004-August/000346.html

** others
- Register Lars as a immodule-qt developer (waiting for approval
  of admins)

** done
- change QMultiInputContext into plugin
- change QSimpleInputContext into plugin
- change QXIMInputContext into plugin
- introduce imsw-none dummy switcher
- introduce pluggable popup menu (including Lars's suggestion)
- review new design of QSimpleInputContext
- help X composing table support for QSimpleInputContext
- complete documents in source files about new API for QInputContextPlugin
- translate latest X's Compose table to QSimpleInputContext
- make the argument of QInputContext::filterEvent() const
- investigate C++ specification for static variables to fix some
  doubtful codes
- backport trunk improvements to BC branch
- Remove QLocale dependency to be compiled on Qt 3.2.x or earlier
- make ChangeLog and README files for immodule
- release new unified patch for testing
- make changes file for immodule (for developers and users)
- introduce pluggable IM-switcher and QT_IM_SWITCHER environment
  variable (the introduction itself had reached agreement)
- test the unified patch in BC mode
- support Qt 3.3.3

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YamaKen  yamaken at bp.iij4u.or.jp