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29.0.50; Input method doesn't work in Term char mode

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From: Akib Azmain Turja <akib <at> disroot.org>
To: Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz>
Cc: 57201 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#57201: 29.0.50; Input method doesn't work in Term char mode
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2022 21:01:30 +0600

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Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz> writes:

> On 2022-08-14 20:33, Akib Azmain Turja wrote:
>> In Term, input method doesn't work in char mode.
>
> I don't think it's expected to work?
>
> The purpose of char mode is to immediately send each keystroke
> to the inferior process, and then let the process provide updates
> to the buffer.
>
> Input methods rely on keystrokes being intercepted and combined,
> so I suspect the two things are incompatible.
>
>

I don't think so.  How can you input characters not on the keyboard in
Term char mode then?  And if it's really expected, please add an user
option to configure it.

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