[SCIM] Re: SCIM help for M17N input methods (was: Custom Keyboard Layout Editor/Interpreter for SCIM)

[Zhe Su]

Hi,
  Such approach is good, but too complicated to be implemented in
current scim-m17n and scim. So for short term solution, is it possible
to just give a plain text help including the URL to the real help
webpage.

Regards
James Su


On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 11:17:59 +0900 (JST), Kenichi Handa <handa@m17n.org> wrote:
> In article <s3td5wmesgo.fsf_-_@magellan.suse.de>, Mike FABIAN <mfabian@suse.de> writes:
> > But to do more than that, I guess scim-m17n needs to ask the m17n
> > input method somehow for a help text, i.e. m17n input methods probably
> > need a function which returns a help text. Currently there seems to be
> > no such feature in m17n, but maybe that could be added?
> 
> I'm also thinking about a way to give such a help text.
> It's easy to add this kind of specification in *.mim file.
> 
> (help-text "This input method is for ...")
> 
> But, usually the helpful text should be formatted properly
> in some ways (e.g. showing keys and the corresponding
> characters in a table).  And, for an input method simulating
> a localized keyboard, it is better to display the keyboard
> layout, which is not easy just by supplying a plain text.
> 
> Here are some random thoughts:
> 
> Perhaps, one way is to have this kind of line in *.mim file:
> 
> (url "http://www.m17n.org/m17n-lib/im/XXX.html")
> 
> and scim-m17n try to show that page by some web browser on
> usr's request.
> 
> Embedding a help text in XSL will be cleaner (but do we have
> multilingual XSL formatter?)
> 
> Another much simplar way is to provide a dump image of
> properly formatted help text to each input method.
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> ---
> Ken'ichi HANDA
> handa@m17n.org
>