The framework will not provide prediction, that is up to the IME. How you do prediction/correction is very much dependent on the IME (language, keyboard or handwriting, T9, whatever it is doing).
On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 6:52 AM, Yong <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for quick reply. So you mean there will be no built-in > dictionary support in formal release of IMF&IME, and third-parties or > manufactories should implement their own dictionary based prediction > function using candidate view, right? > > On Dec 22, 4:57 pm, "Dianne Hackborn" <[email protected]> wrote: > > You can certainly write an IME that does it. The SoftKeyboard sample > code > > shows you where you would typically implement the UI part of it. > > > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 12:28 AM, Yong <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Dianne Hackborn, > > > > > Is IME & IMF going to support word prediction based on some language > > > dictionary? I find that features including dictionary of suggestions > > > and a suggestion algorithm are included in the IME roadmap for 2009 Q1 > > > release, and in the SoftKeyboard.java there is an commented line // > > > startPrediction(). > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > On Dec 20, 7:11 am, "Dianne Hackborn" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > It is something after 1.0, but there is no release number assigned to > it > > > > yet. That is why we use names instead of, when starting work, trying > to > > > > predict the future and assign a release number. That rarely works > out. > > > :) > > > > However, it certainly will not be a 1.0_rXXX version, since cupcake > is > > > > changes to the platform which will result in something that is not > 1.0. > > > > > > If an app tries to use one of the new APIs on a phone that is running > an > > > > older version, best case it won't do anything, worst case the app > will > > > not > > > > work at all. It depends on what you are doing. For example, using > new > > > XML > > > > attributes will just be ignored on previous versions. Directly using > > > Java > > > > APIs will cause your app to break on previous versions because they > don't > > > > exist there. You can use reflection to look to see if the API exists > and > > > > call it indirectly if running on a version that has it. > > > > > > Right now cupcake is mostly in a state for platform engineers to work > > > with > > > > it. As we get closer to finishing on it, will we be putting together > new > > > > SDKs that people can use to write apps against the new APIs. I think > you > > > > might be able to build your own private SDK using the cupcake branch, > but > > > we > > > > are not yet at the point where the APIs are stabilized so using them > will > > > be > > > > a moving target (much like all of the pre-cupcake APIs were until we > got > > > to > > > > 1.0). > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 2:49 PM, Ed Burnette <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Pardon me if this has been answered before, but is the "cupcake" > work > > > > > ultimately going into Android SDK version 2.0 or 1.1 or > > > > > 1.0_r<something>, and what happens when you run an app that uses a > new > > > > > API like Window.setSoftInputMode() on a phone with the current > Android > > > > > 1.0? > > > > > > > I'm wondering about the compatibility story in general so any light > > > > > you can shed on that would be appreciated. > > > > > > -- > > > > Dianne Hackborn > > > > Android framework engineer > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time > to > > > > provide private support. All such questions should be posted on > public > > > > forums, where I and others can see and answer them. > > > > -- > > Dianne Hackborn > > Android framework engineer > > [email protected] > > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > > provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public > > forums, where I and others can see and answer them. > > > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "android-framework" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-framework?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
