[Uim] Remove some arguments from register-im

[TOKUNAGA Hiroyuki]

Hi,

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 04:18:07 +0900
YamaKen <yamaken at bp.iij4u.or.jp> wrote:

> At Wed, 8 Jun 2005 00:56:48 +0900,
> tkng at xem.jp wrote:
> > On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 02:12:53 +0900
> > YamaKen <yamaken at bp.iij4u.or.jp> wrote:
> > > At Mon, 6 Jun 2005 05:35:27 +0900,
> > > tkng at xem.jp wrote:
> > > > * add-handler
> > > > 
> > > >  added-handler takes three arguments, im-name, handler-type and
> > > > handler- procedure. Maybe register-handler is more appropliate,
> > > > but I appreciate add-handler.
> > > 
> > > It should be named as add-im-handler.
> > 
> > add-im-handler doesn't seem appropliate, because the handler does
> > not handle input method, it handles passed arguments, such as key
> > event.
> 
> It should not be named as add-handler because:
> 
>   - the plain word 'handler' is too generic to identify its role

Maybe. I agree.

> It should be named as add-im-handler because:
> 
>   - key-press-handler is a handler held in im object
> 
>   - 'a handler held in im object' can be called as 'im-handler'

I disagree.

>   - the 'add-handler' does replacing an im-handler with new one
(snip)
>    (list 'module-name                 "")))
> 
> > > > * add-property
> > > > 
> > > >  This procedure takes takes three arguments, im-name, propery-
> > > > name and propery- symbol.
> > > > 
> > > > Maybe add-propery is enough, add-handler is excess.
> > > 
> > > What are the properties you supporse? Show me actual example.
> > 
> > im-label description, etc, which characterize each input methods.
> 
> Show me your intention about 'etc'.
> 
> The im object already contains lang, encoding, name-label and
> short-desc. I can't imagine that another property will be needed
> soon.
> 
> If there are no certain new property supposed at now, the
> add-property is an excessive generalization and unneeded.

What I want to do is a preparation for splitting input methods such as
uim-anthy from uim itself. I don't want to change the spec of register-
im after the separation. With add-property, we can extend the
definition of input method without changing register-im.


Regards,

-- 
TOKUNAGA Hiroyuki
tkng at xem.jp