From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Rustom Mody Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Improving input-methods docs Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2015 12:20:07 +0530 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=e89a8f5034822c47310521199463 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1443768653 23188 80.91.229.3 (2 Oct 2015 06:50:53 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2015 06:50:53 +0000 (UTC) Cc: handa@gnu.org, Kenichi Handa , emacs-devel To: Chris Feng Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Oct 02 08:50:52 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ZhuBA-0006iR-H1 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 02 Oct 2015 08:50:52 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:57800 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZhuB9-0008AF-Td for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 02 Oct 2015 02:50:51 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:51206) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZhuAp-0008A1-L0 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 02 Oct 2015 02:50:32 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZhuAo-0006si-63 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 02 Oct 2015 02:50:31 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-wi0-x229.google.com ([2a00:1450:400c:c05::229]:37829) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZhuAm-0006pC-0W; Fri, 02 Oct 2015 02:50:28 -0400 Original-Received: by wicfx3 with SMTP id fx3so18080673wic.0; Thu, 01 Oct 2015 23:50:27 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type; bh=34KMgWlyFtvCJXp/jXQrTAcj6YhNfgOjPcLgFMj26dY=; b=X/Po9V4BbQlPf6khh/O1z4lhcvgvYbP5AdIsXl9u/Hm+rf4CgLl3l2GqjGAYviV6HL +IvHLOh0BjiSfTJcQrVPHf0XvLu2A3+ktOJloy7M5btu9MYlrJU0andViia3gWJqdW0B wFqUvO5DWEczYDxblAFrNmjDjHxMumbirAsJhOyft4KZs81nzznXXlr51Vi2hSdpjZNb bHyHpA2rwXBl0SfMpREOHXiSztXsCEpkx4zixw6dpELUSyKKIEjVSg21tMpaO3zOgltM JiyNLTgNcCx63c46JlokdR7w4L33kLIjZ/KQi7N7wyXgszTsymWrD7Bzr6CbiERnaq1J CXZA== X-Received: by 10.180.37.199 with SMTP id a7mr2676559wik.2.1443768627380; Thu, 01 Oct 2015 23:50:27 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.27.37.209 with HTTP; Thu, 1 Oct 2015 23:50:07 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2a00:1450:400c:c05::229 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:190646 Archived-At: --e89a8f5034822c47310521199463 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Just resending since the mail to (earlier address of) Kenichi Handa bounced On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 11:01 AM, Rustom Mody wrote: > Thanks Chris > > On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 10:53 AM, Chris Feng > wrote: > >> Stefan Monnier wrote (on gnu.emacs.help list): > >>> Rusi Mody wrote: > >>> > I see (info "(elisp)input methods") > >>> > that in emacs including 25, docs are still at > >>> > > >>> > | How to define input methods is not yet documented in this manual, > >>> > | but here we describe how to use them. > >>> > > >>> > Is there something I can do (within my capacity!) to move this > forward? > >> > >>> Start to document what you know? Or try to document what you think > >>> should be there, and if you don't know what to write because you don't > >>> know how it works, then ask on emacs-devel. > > > > AFAIK to define a new input method it only requires one to register it > > to `input-method-alist' and feed `input-method-function' a customized > > function. But it seems most input methods in Emacs are defined as > > Quail packages, so an intro to `quail-define-package' (and perhaps > > other parts of Quail) may also be helpful. > > What's quail? > Why is it there? [or] What's its relation to (define)-input-method? > Sorry if I seem obtuse but I gather there is a close relation but I > cant make out what... > Also the relation of mule and quail?? --e89a8f5034822c47310521199463 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Just resending since the mail t= o (earlier address of) Kenichi Handa bounced



On Fri, Oct= 2, 2015 at 11:01 AM, Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks Chris<= br>
On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 10:53 AM, Chris Feng <chris.w.feng@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Stefan Monnier wrote=C2=A0 (on gnu.emacs.help list):
>>> Rusi Mody wrote:
>>> > I see (info "(elisp)input methods")
>>> > that in emacs including 25, docs are still at
>>> >
>>> > | How to define input methods is not yet documented in th= is manual,
>>> > | but here we describe how to use them.
>>> >
>>> > Is there something I can do (within my capacity!) to move= this forward?
>>
>>> Start to document what you know?=C2=A0 Or try to document what= you think
>>> should be there, and if you don't know what to write becau= se you don't
>>> know how it works, then ask on emacs-devel.
>
> AFAIK to define a new input method it only requires one to register it=
> to `input-method-alist' and feed `input-method-function' a cus= tomized
> function.=C2=A0 But it seems most input methods in Emacs are defined a= s
> Quail packages, so an intro to `quail-define-package' (and perhaps=
> other parts of Quail) may also be helpful.

What's quail?
Why is it there? [or] What's its relation to (define)-input-method?
Sorry if I seem obtuse but I gather there is a close relation but I
cant make out what...

Also the relation of mule and quail??
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