Text input keyboard mode control - Revision history

Hixie at 21:11, 20 July 2012

2012-07-20T21:11:58Z

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	*** Latin text with prediction and capitalisation (for communication with other humans: chat, e-mail subject or body, etc)		*** Latin text with prediction and capitalisation (for communication with other humans: chat, e-mail subject or body, etc)
	**** Latin text with prediction but no capitalisation (for communication with computers: search, programming, etc)		**** Latin text with prediction but no capitalisation (for communication with computers: search, programming, etc)
	*** Full-width latin text with prediction and capitalisation (for communication with other humans in an otherwise CJK context)		***** Full-width latin text with prediction and capitalisation (for communication with other humans in an otherwise CJK context)
	** Hiragana text, with support for upconversion to Kanji (Japanese input)		** Hiragana text, with support for upconversion to Kanji (Japanese input)
	*** Katakana text, with support for upconversion to Kanji (Japanese input)		*** Katakana text, with support for upconversion to Kanji (Japanese input)

Hixie: /* Ian Hickson */

2012-07-20T21:10:47Z

Ian Hickson

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	** Latin text verbatim (usernames, passwords)		** Latin text verbatim (usernames, passwords)
	*** Latin text with prediction and capitalisation (for communication with other humans: chat, e-mail subject or body, etc)		*** Latin text with prediction and capitalisation (for communication with other humans: chat, e-mail subject or body, etc)
	*** Latin text with prediction but no capitalisation (for communication with computers: search, programming, etc)		**** Latin text with prediction but no capitalisation (for communication with computers: search, programming, etc)
	*** Full-width latin text with prediction and capitalisation (for communication with other humans in an otherwise CJK context)		*** Full-width latin text with prediction and capitalisation (for communication with other humans in an otherwise CJK context)
	** Hiragana text, with support for upconversion to Kanji (Japanese input)		** Hiragana text, with support for upconversion to Kanji (Japanese input)

Hixie: /* Ian Hickson */

2012-07-20T19:40:46Z

Ian Hickson

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	*** Katakana text, with support for upconversion to Kanji (Japanese input)		*** Katakana text, with support for upconversion to Kanji (Japanese input)
	**** Half-width katakana text (Japenese input)		**** Half-width katakana text (Japenese input)
	** Numeric input (e.g. times)		** Numeric input (e.g. times; includes key for thousands separator and - key)
	*** Telephone number input (*, #)		*** Telephone number input (includes * and # keys)
	** E-mail address input (includes @ key)		** E-mail address input (includes @ key)
	** Web address input (includes / key)		** Web address input (includes / key)

Hixie: /* Ian Hickson */

2012-07-20T19:40:05Z

Ian Hickson

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	*** Latin text with prediction but no capitalisation (for communication with computers: search, programming, etc)		*** Latin text with prediction but no capitalisation (for communication with computers: search, programming, etc)
	*** Full-width latin text with prediction and capitalisation (for communication with other humans in an otherwise CJK context)		*** Full-width latin text with prediction and capitalisation (for communication with other humans in an otherwise CJK context)
	** Hiragana text		** Hiragana text, with support for upconversion to Kanji (Japanese input)
	*** Katakana text		*** Katakana text, with support for upconversion to Kanji (Japanese input)
	**** Half-width katakana text		**** Half-width katakana text (Japenese input)
	** Numeric input (e.g. times)		** Numeric input (e.g. times)
	*** Telephone number input (*, #)		*** Telephone number input (*, #)
	** E-mail address input (includes @ key)		** E-mail address input (includes @ key)
	** Web address input (includes / key)		** Web address input (includes / key)

Hixie: /* Ian Hickson */

2012-07-20T19:38:40Z

Ian Hickson

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	*** Latin text with prediction but no capitalisation (for communication with computers: search, programming, etc)		*** Latin text with prediction but no capitalisation (for communication with computers: search, programming, etc)
	*** Full-width latin text with prediction and capitalisation (for communication with other humans in an otherwise CJK context)		*** Full-width latin text with prediction and capitalisation (for communication with other humans in an otherwise CJK context)
	* Hiragana text		** Hiragana text
	** Katakana text		*** Katakana text
	*** Half-width katakana text		**** Half-width katakana text
	* Numeric input (e.g. times)		** Numeric input (e.g. times)
	** Telephone number input (*, #)		*** Telephone number input (*, #)
	* E-mail address input (includes @ key)		** E-mail address input (includes @ key)
	* Web address input (includes / key)		** Web address input (includes / key)

Hixie: /* Ian Hickson */

2012-07-20T19:37:27Z

Ian Hickson

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	=== Ian Hickson ===		=== Ian Hickson ===

			These are arranged in a tree shape. A user agent only has to support one input method, the default input method, which is the root of the tree. It may support any of the others listed; if one is requested by an author, then the user agent should use it, or the nearest ancestor in the tree that it supports (i.e. fallback up the tree).

			* User Default Input Method
			** Latin text verbatim (usernames, passwords)
			*** Latin text with prediction and capitalisation (for communication with other humans: chat, e-mail subject or body, etc)
			*** Latin text with prediction but no capitalisation (for communication with computers: search, programming, etc)
			*** Full-width latin text with prediction and capitalisation (for communication with other humans in an otherwise CJK context)
			* Hiragana text
			** Katakana text
			*** Half-width katakana text
			* Numeric input (e.g. times)
			** Telephone number input (*, #)
			* E-mail address input (includes @ key)
			* Web address input (includes / key)

Hixie at 19:25, 20 July 2012

2012-07-20T19:25:14Z

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	[[Category:Proposals]]		[[Category:Proposals]]

	== Proposed ~~API~~ ==		== Proposed APIs ==

	=== Gecko ===		=== Gecko ===
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	Except 'number' it's not obvious that we should have input modes similar to input types (like email, tel, url). Actually, we could even discuss the use case of 'number'.<br>		Except 'number' it's not obvious that we should have input modes similar to input types (like email, tel, url). Actually, we could even discuss the use case of 'number'.<br>
	This is intended to be a small set of quite obvious input modes. Some other might be useful.		This is intended to be a small set of quite obvious input modes. Some other might be useful.

			=== Ian Hickson ===

MikeSmith at 08:28, 20 July 2012

2012-07-20T08:28:26Z

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	The following screen capture shows the case for keyboard options on a Mac OS X system with two different Japanese IMEs installed. One (called Kotoeri) is the standard built-in Japanese IME that ships with OS X (the options with gray/back icons shown in the menu). The other is Google Japanese IME (the options with blue icons shown in the menu).		The following screen capture shows the case for keyboard options on a Mac OS X system with two different Japanese IMEs installed. One (called Kotoeri) is the standard built-in Japanese IME that ships with OS X (the options with gray/back icons shown in the menu). The other is Google Japanese IME (the options with blue icons shown in the menu).

	<img src="http://people.w3.org/mike/mobile-ime/desktop-osx.png">		<img src="http://people.w3.org/mike/mobile-ime/desktop-osx.png" alt="Mac OS X keyboard switcher">

	== Existing APIs ==		== Existing APIs ==

MikeSmith: /* Existing kinds of keyboards */ added screen capture of Mac OS X keyboard switcher

2012-07-20T08:27:16Z

Existing kinds of keyboards: added screen capture of Mac OS X keyboard switcher

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 == Existing APIs ==

MikeSmith: /* English */ moving Japanese stuff

2012-07-20T08:16:04Z

English: moving Japanese stuff

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 == Existing APIs ==