[openi18n-im:01213] Re: Feature discussion heat starting from..

> From: Leon Ho <[email protected]>
> - common GUI framework
>   (Any specific feature you have in mind?)

This is to be a fallback default AUX, which is for the LEs do not wish
to write their own AUX but wish to do something more than ordinary
preedit/status/lookup operation.  The specific feature we have in mind
is reasonable flexibility and being platform agnostic.

> - keyboard mapper
>   (Is it more on GUI based keyboard layout mapper, or it is more about
> keyboard layout?)

Since IIIMF inherited Java model of keyboard handling, which is
inherited from Windows NT ;-O), the phisical layout of keyboard
affects to the interpretation of keycode and modifiers when 
keychar is missing.

There won't be any problem on the toolkits etc which convert 
from XKeysym to IIIMF keycode + modifer, as they are already
definitive, but on other platforms, mapping is not definitive.
This is basically, a multi-platform feature.

> - m17nlib support

It's the joint openi18n.org project, and Ken'ichi has added specific
features needed for IIIMF, and it's a great library, it's a shame
we don't adapt yet. :-P

Seriously, there are two aspects; 
1) One use it as LE.
2) replace IIIMText handling code with MText of them.

Hideki