Re: [emacs-bidi] Control-key binding while typing (for example) Hebrew

[Kenichi Handa]

In article <address@hidden>, Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:

> > This is a feature, not a bug. The point is that, AFAIK, Emacs input
> > method is simply a translation from one character to another. So, for
> > example, when Emacs receives a 'x' character it is translated to
> > Hebrew Samekh. However, the location of the button that sends 'x'
> > depends on the keyboard layout, so the location of the key that will
> > send Hebrew Samekh also depend on the layout.

> I don't think so.  I think the Emacs translates a character regardless
> of which key produced it.  Take a look at leim/quail/hebrew.el: all it
> tells Emacs is the characters to translate.  There's no information
> there regarding the layout of the keyboard.

Sure.  All input methods should be written assuming
`quail-keyboard-layout-standard'.   Have you seen the help
of `hebrew' input method?  It says:

------------------------------------------------------------
...
This input method works by translating individual input characters.
Assuming that your actual keyboard has the `standard' layout,
translation results in the following "virtual" keyboard layout:

    - THE FIGURE OF KEYBOARD LAYOUT IS SHOWN HERE -

If your keyboard has a different layout, rearranged from
`standard', the "virtual" keyboard you get with this input method
will be rearranged in the same way.

You can set the variable `quail-keyboard-layout-type' to specify
the physical layout of your keyboard ...
------------------------------------------------------------

So, to use hebrew input method with dvorak keyboard layout,
we must at first register "dvorak" in
quail-keyboard-layout-alist, then each user using dvorak
must customize `quail-keyboard-layout' to `dvorak'.

Please try this with the attached code:

% emacs -l dvorak-test.el
C-h C-\ hebrew RET

and try typing Hebrew letters after turning on hebrew input
method.

Please use the latest trunk code.  I've just installed a
minor fix for the output of C-h C-\ (describe-input-method).

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Kenichi Handa
address@hidden

dvorak-test.el
Description: application/emacs-lisp