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diff --git a/doc/emacs/msdos.texi b/doc/emacs/msdos.texi index 3275fded565..48492ab2f22 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/msdos.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/msdos.texi @@ -712,6 +712,21 @@ is @code{t}, which means these keys produce @code{AltGr}; setting it to @code{nil} causes @key{AltGr} or the equivalent key combination to be interpreted as the combination of @key{Ctrl} and @key{Meta} modifiers. + +@cindex IME, MS-Windows +@findex w32-set-ime-open-status + Some versions of MS-Windows, typically East Asian localized Windows, +enable the Input Method Manager (@acronym{IMM}) that allows +applications to communicate with the Input Method Editor +(@acronym{IME}), the native Windows input method service. Emacs uses +the @acronym{IME} when available to allow users to input East Asian +non-@acronym{ASCII} characters, similarly to Emacs's built-in input +methods (@pxref{Input Methods}). However, in some situations the +@acronym{IME} can get in the way if it interprets simple +@acronym{ASCII} keys you input as part of a key sequence that +designates a non-@acronym{ASCII} character. The @acronym{IME} can be +temporarily turned off and then on again by using the +@code{w32-set-ime-open-status} function. @end ifnottex @node Windows Mouse |