Input Methods (Windows IME)

[adipate]

Setting Windows IME input as default input method in XChat is already a possibility:

* The entry box's right-click menu now adds the "Windows IME" input method.
This is useful for inputing various non-English languages. There's a whole
thread on this at viewtopic.php?t=3433
Setting the environment variable GTK_IM_MODULE to "ime" will make this stick.

viewtopic.php?t=3442

#2 is unavoidable unless you delete all other keyboards in your IME, and even then there is still "natural input" and you will have to toggle between hirigana, etc. As this is because of the IME and your operating system nothing can really be done about this by XChat that would help.

[sithgunner]

the first thread you're pointing at is this exact same thread here.

and, so are you suggesting i should go to windows system setting and set a new env variable to make this work? i was hoping for an easier method for average users too.

and i didnt say i had to avoid the step 2 i wrote in my previous post, that is just the default function for all other windows app and what everyone does to switch to IME input method, i was expecting to avoid only step 1.

and what are you trying to show with the second link?

[sithgunner]

So, any chance this is gonna be fixed? I don't want new users to stay away just by seeing how the input is freaked up on their first use...

i bought it anyway though, still the best irc app imo.

[peterz]

The Windows IME was only just recently added, one thing at a time...
Basically you want the choice of IME ("Normal", "Cyrillic", "Windows IME") to save?
Is defaulting to WinIME reasonable? As an English speaker, I don't know.

[sithgunner]

To make it globally fair, how about you have a little configuration box in preference that says 'Default input method : [select box here]' and it sets the environmental variable according to what users choose?

[peterz]

That's too complex. I think I'll just make it default to Windows IME. I don't think English users will have any probs with that?

[harlock]

i think what sithgunner is saying is that ime supported apps are made to detect when the ime is turned on and automagically switches itself to ime input.