From: charles@aurox.ch (Charles A. Roelli)
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: automatically change input method based on context
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 12:02:57 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2vatbmj66.fsf@aurox.ch> (raw)
Hi,
I'd like Emacs to switch input method automatically based on the
font-lock face property of point. As an example, if point is in a
comment, Emacs should run `(set-input-method "french-prefix")', and then
when point leaves the comment, `(set-input-method nil)' should run
again. I managed to do it with a timer (not really elegant), but it
seems like this is something that would be possible with
`cursor-sensor-mode'.
My idea is to:
1. Add a `cursor-sensor-functions' property to all the text that is
fontified as a comment (and somehow keep this dynamically updated).
2. Use this function in `cursor-sensor-functions' to handle changing the
input method:
(defun motion-set-input-method (window oldpos dir)
(pcase dir
('entered (set-input-method "french-prefix"))
('left (set-input-method nil))))
But I don't know how to go about (1). Any advice?
Cheers,
Charles
next reply other threads:[~2017-01-19 11:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-01-19 11:02 Charles A. Roelli [this message]
2017-01-20 16:42 ` automatically change input method based on context Stefan Monnier
2017-01-21 19:19 ` Charles A. Roelli
2017-01-21 23:34 ` Phillip Lord
2017-01-23 10:51 ` Charles A. Roelli
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