On 6/10/06, Aleksej Struk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hey raster,
>
> Hmmmm, actually, I already implemented all the things in
> e_modules/language module. Now it is standalone. It is able to manage
> actual input language for each window, and flip between keybord
> layouts on the fly. Moreover it hooks into E and defines 2 new actions
> and keybindings for them as it starts, and removes those actions and
> keybindings on unload.
>
> I want to make one more hook into E. For now there exists a config
> dialog for the module. I'd like to hook it into the E main config
> panel. As far as I remmember there is a FIXME for
> this :)
>
> Unfortunatelly, somehow I missed ur mail. But now, I'll review the
> module once again wrt to your comments.
>
> Of course, I'd like to move some of the module's functionality
> directly to E. For
> example language settings per window. Consequently, this  will remove
> some expensive searches and management of the running windows, since
> the module will know everything as soon as it gets a pointer to a
> border in callback :).
>
> But, if I move some of its functionality to E, then it will be
> dependent on E. And actually, the module will only flip the input
> keyboard layout and visualize the current language icon.
> So, then it cannot be standalone as now.
>
> Ofcourse, since the module works now, at least for me :), because I
> did not hear any comments about it yet, there is no need to reinvent
> it, to reprogram it and to place some of its functionality into E.
>

mhm I tried to use it (on my x86 laptop with Debian sid), but the list
of available keyboard layouts in the configuration window was empty.
Am I supposed to do something to make the module aware of the
available layouts? Where does the module look for them?

> Also, from my point of view, it would be nice to have it in the main E
> src tree, because, when non-english people starts a WM they'd like to
> have language tools immideately and without looking  for the 3rd party
> module. What do u think about this ?

As a non-english user I think I have been waiting for something like
this module for a looooooooong time and it really deserves being
included in the main tree!

>
> sndev

Bye,

Emme
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