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.TH "minput_open_im" 3m17n "15 Oct 2009" "" "Version 1.5.5" "" "The m17n Library" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
minput_open_im \- Open an input method. 


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBMInputMethod\fP*
\fBminput_open_im\fP (\fBMSymbol\fP
\fIlanguage\fP, \fBMSymbol\fP
\fIname\fP, void *
\fIarg\fP)


.SH DESCRIPTION
Open an input method. 
.PP
The
.ft B
minput_open_im()
.ft R
function opens an input method whose language and name match
.ft B
language
.ft R
and
.ft B
name\fP,
.ft R
and returns a pointer to the input method object newly allocated.
.PP
This function at first decides a driver for the input method as described below.
.PP
If
.ft B
language
.ft R
is not
.ft B
Mnil\fP,
.ft R
the driver pointed by the variable
.ft B
minput_driver
.ft R
is used.
.PP
If
.ft B
language
.ft R
is
.ft B
Mnil
.ft R
and
.ft B
name
.ft R
has the property
.ft B
Minput_driver\fP,
.ft R
the driver pointed to by the property value is used to open the input method. If
.ft B
name
.ft R
has no such a property,
.ft C
NULL
.ft R
is returned.
.PP
Then, the member
.ft B
MInputDriver::open_im()
.ft R
of the driver is called.
.PP
\fBarg
.ft R
is set in the member
.ft C
arg
.ft R
of the structure
.ft B
MInputMethod
.ft R
so that the driver can refer to it. 
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2001 Information\-technology Promotion Agency (IPA)
.br
Copyright (C) 2001\-2009 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
.br
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License 
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html>.
