IME stands for "Input Method Editor", and refers to systems that allow users to input characters and symbols not found on their keyboard. They are commonly used to input Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (CJK) characters.
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Android how to combine textMultiLine and actionNext on EditText
I just want to do something VERY simple:
if i have an edit text, i want the max to be 5 lines of text in height of the text box, and i was it such that when the user is typying something, and then they hit "Enter" or "Next", i create a new line for…

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Android - Close IME settings activity after user has enabled input method
How can I close the IME settings activity (ACTION_INPUT_METHOD_SETTINGS) after the user has enabled a specific IME (or maybe just any ime if that's the only possibility) just like the Google Keyboard does.
I've tried both:
Intent enableIntent = new…

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Error loading dictionary when modifying android LatinIME in Eclipse
I'm trying to add a English dictionary to the keyboard. So far I have:
Checked-out the source from google
Imported the java folder into eclipse as an existing code
Added support libraries
I'm able to run and build the code, but when I select the…

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ICS keyboard back,home buttons not taking touch when opened on overlay
I am creating an Overlay Screen. Everything works perfect on it except the android 4.0+ default keyboard`s back(keyboard down),home & recent apps button when the keyboard is open. These keys do not take the touch and instead the keys above it are…

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Android: custom keyboard row is not centered
I am experimenting with creating a custom keyboard for Android. I am using the soft keyboard sample app as a starting point. My problem is that I am unable to center a row in the keyboard while other samples that I found on the net clearly work.
My…

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Change Layout of Keyboard Dynamically
I am working on create custom keyboard. I got such a good and useful demo for that from Here. I want to create multiple theme of keyboard, so i create another layout for keyboard, but now problem is i don't know how to set the layout of current…

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Adding AutoCorrect to Custom IME
I've developed a custom IME for Android from the ground up. The problem is I don't know where to start implementing AutoCorrection. Are there pre-built dictionaries within Android? Is there an API specific for autocorrection, or is it just a matter…

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Is it possible to have multiple active input methods in Android?
The situation is: I have a bluetooth device that reads microchips codes. I created an IME application that receives that code and writes it to the currently active TextView.
But in order to work, I have to select the IME I've developed as the…

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How to avoid the "Open IME" popup in a StringGrid?
In a StringGrid, sometimes I get the unwanted menu below when I right-click. Is this a Windows popup?
How to I prevent this popup from appearing rather than my own?
I have goAlwaysShowEditor in my Options.
I have set StringGrid.PopupMenu to my…

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Kindle Fire Keyboard Buttons
I have an EditText field in my app:

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Can I override the way the Android Input Method handles autocomplete and autocorrect?
I'm making my own text editor, and I want paragraphs to always have extra space between them, so I've overridden EditText's OnKeyListener so that when Enter is pressed two newlines are inserted into the text and when Backspace is pressed when the…

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How do I enable the Japanese keyboard on the iPhone simulator?
I have a UITableview with a UISearchBar, which contain Japanese words, and I want to test if it works to search Japanese words with Japanese keyboard. I can't find how to change the default keyboard on iPhone simulator.

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Android Compose: Is there any way to dismiss dialog on click of “Done” key from keyboard
I'm new to Android compose. Is there any way to dismiss dialog on click of Done key from keyboard using ImeAction?
Currently below code is clearfocus on click of Done along with how to dismiss the dialog:
TextField(
value = text,
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How do I stop an extra context menu from showing up when I select an option from a context menu in VB6?
I am maintaining an application with a VB6 form that contains a ComponentOne VSFlexGrid 7.0. We have a custom context menu that allows users to perform some specialized copy-and-paste operations. Recently, we have encountered the following…

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Windows API: Programmatically moving the Windows IME Input box possible?
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On Windows, if a program does not use one of the native APIs to produce a GUI, then Windows IME shows a tiny Textbox in the upper left corner to input IME strings, as is the case with Japanese.
Can this textbox be moved programmatically …

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