Re: Meaning of arg in preedit-text events on pgtk

[Robert Pluim]

>>>>> On Fri, 07 Jan 2022 17:28:19 +0800, Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com> said:

    Po> Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com> writes:
    >>>>>>> On Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:46:09 +0800, Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com> said:
    >> 
    Po> Also, does this event need a NEWS entry?  It was originally specific to
    Po> the PGTK port, but after implementing the preedit text feature on X, it
    Po> might need a NEWS entry now.
    >> 
    >> I would be good if its effect were documented in NEWS, since it causes
    >> new things to be displayed to the user.
    >> 
    >> Robert

    Po> Thanks.  Since it's now off by default, I think the entry for the
    Po> `inputStyle' resource will suffice.

Yes, although itʼs not clear from the text in xresources.texi what
'offthespot' and 'root' actually do. I suspect the first means "use
the echo area", but what about the other one? Or is it "we donʼt know,
the input method has free rein"?

Robert
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