Re: Input Method of Gnome

[NIIBE Yutaka <gniibe chroot org>]

Hello Hilary, thanks for your attention.

Hilary Cheng writes:
 > IMO, I think FrontEnd model is much better. Since All those existing
 > applications ONLY need a small change.

Yes.  That's exactly the benefit of frontend model.  However, speaking
about GNOME, I think that it's not big change, we need to implement
the backend model in some widgets, that's all.  All applications which
use widgets need no change.  At least, I hope so. :-)

With the backend model, we can do context dependent input method
support (and display for input method window) in much consistentent
way.

Another example.  Suppose that there is form like:

	NAME:  ________________ <--- this entry is in blue

	SALARY: _______________ <--- this entry is in red

We may want to input Japanese for NAME, but as SALARY is integer, it
would be better for application to turn off international language
input for SALARY.  And it would be good if the character has same
color with the entry field in the input method window.  (Actually, M$
Windows works like that, you may know)

My point is that the backend model has more possibility to offer
better user interface.  (Frontend model which accepts control from
application is almost same as backend model.)

Thanks, 
-- 
Niibe Yutaka