[openi18n-im:01565] Re: testing IIIMF r12.3.91

Federic Zhang <[email protected]> Tue, 18 Oct 2005 22:40:18 +0800
Newsgroups gmane.comp.internationalization.input-methods
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi Lawrance,

Thanks for your reply. Please see my comment below.

> Hello Federic,
> No problem at all, always glad to help.
> 
> On Mon, 2005-10-17 at 10:44 +0800, Federic Zhang wrote:
> > >Bug 137 unable to customise hot key configuration for individual locale
> > >  
> > >
> > Can't global hotkey configuration satisfy the end-user requirement, why
> > it should be made per locale?
> > 
> I create the bug as an enhancement because different locale have
> different way of activating IM. For example, ja and ko prefer Shift
> +SPACE while zh prefer Ctrl+SPACE. Hence, I was wondering if it is
> possible to provide the additional flexibility. Please dont be mistaken,
> there is nothing wrong with the current design, I think it is great that
> users can change it in the GIMLET now.
> 

I see. Thanks for this clarification. Please feel free to give your
opinion on the gimlet from the usability point of view, we can work
together to make it better :)


> > >Bug 138 allow LE switches to be configurable
> > >  
> > >
> > Do you think the ctrl+shift+space should be configurable? In my personal 
> > opinion,
> > i don't think it's so useful, end-user can use gimlet language list to 
> > switch language
> > or language engine.
> > 
> There are two issues I observed. 
> Firstly, I was referring more toward Cycle LE Switch/Cycle LE Switch
> (reserved) Ctrl+Shift greater/lesser. I thought it would be useful for
> me if I could change it to arrow keys as I am using a laptop. :-)

I understand it is useful to you, me and anybody in the mail list. But
it wouldn't be so useful to end-user.

> Secondly, IMHO if the options such as Cycle LE Switch/Cycle is not
> editable, I think we should omit it in the display. If it is to be serve
> as a guidance, they should go into help or README.
> 

Good suggestion! Let's remove them from the window and mention them in
document in case some end user do like to use.

-federic

> 
> Thanks,
> Lawrence
>