ibus-x11 gets the preedit position from XNSpotLocation: https://github.com/ibus/ibus/blob/master/client/x11/main.c#L295
Probably I think it would be better to refer xterm source codes. Fujiwara On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 10:40 AM, Sam Varshavchik <sam.varshavc...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm trying to code my own XIM client, as a hobby. Based on XIM protocol > specification, and XLIB documentation here's what I'm doing: > > 1. I am selecting the XIMPreeditPosition|XIMStatusNothing input style, the > first style listed in queryInputStyle. > > 2. I am setting and updating spotLocation and area. > > However, ibus 1.5.14 always shows its preedit window below my main window, > instead of near the "spotLocation" attribute. I am not getting any XIM_ERROR > messages. XIM_SET_IC_VALUES, with each "spotLocation" and "area" attribute > update, gets acknowledged without any complaints. > > Am I missing some detail, some required step that I need to make? Everything > appears to be working fine; the input method is working, just that the > preedit area is ignoring what I'm setting for the "spotLocation" attribute. > > One thing that wasn't quite clear to me is why the "area" attribute needs to > be set. It seems that setting spotLocation alone would be sufficient > information to inform the XIM server where in the focus window input is > being entered; area seems to be redundant. I'm setting "area" to indicate > where in the focuswindow the cursor is blinking, with "spotLocation" being > its south-west corner. Also, my focuswindow and clientwindow is the same, > it's just one large window. > > Thanks for any pointers. > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "ibus-devel" group. > iBus project web page: http://code.google.com/p/ibus/ > iBus dev group: http://groups.google.com/group/ibus-devel?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ibus-devel" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to ibus-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ibus-devel" group. iBus project web page: http://code.google.com/p/ibus/ iBus dev group: http://groups.google.com/group/ibus-devel?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ibus-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ibus-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
