Questions and thoughts about input method protocol

[Pekka Vuorela]

On 01.02.2013 00:45, Yichao Yu wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 5:19 PM, Pekka Vuorela <pvuorela at iki.fi> wrote:
>> On 31.01.2013 02:54, Yichao Yu wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 4:09 PM, Pekka Vuorela <pvuorela at iki.fi> wrote:

>> I was talking about input method _automatically_ changing to one layout or
>> another based on what was used in a specific text editor previously.
>>
>> In more detail: I have an application MyChat and I activate there a
>> conversation text field with you. Wayland input method gets activation and a
>> call like set_context("MyChat-Yichao_Yu"), it remembers that I use to speak
>> Chinese with you so it enables pinyin automatically.
>>
>> Or with a browser, set_context("MyBrowser-www.example.com"), input method
>> changes prediction to prioritize words I normally use at www.example.com.
>> That's the same information as in window title, but not using concepts from
>> the wrong level. Maybe even the toolkit integration could try to help and
>> set context as default to executable name or something if application
>> doesn't override it.
>
> That is not the solution and that is far from what a working Chinese
> input method need in another way. The right way is to let the input
> method track every input_method_context and store any state
> internally, as how it is done in any existing input method system.

And exactly what I was saying. Input method keeping the state it needs 
internally. Above is only a hint for context.