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[PATCH 0/1] Add tamil99 input method

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>
Cc: 58070 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, visuweshm <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#58070: [PATCH] Add tamil99 input method
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2022 17:00:28 +0300

> From: Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>
> Cc: 58070 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:10:04 +0530
> 
> 
> > But the price is that, after typing "h", your implementation doesn't
> > show in the echo-area that one of the possible next candidates is "d",
> > whereas Arun's implementation does, is that right?
> 
> tamil99 users don't think of the characters on the qwerty keyboard when
> they're typing. They operate on a mental map of the keyboard---something
> like
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tamil99_Key_Bord_foto_of_Thamizhpparithi_Maari.jpg
> So, to be honest, the suggestion of possible next candidates is not very
> informative for the tamil99 input method.

Please don't forget that input methods are not only for native
speakers of the respective languages, they are also for others.  And
those others do benefit from the display of the next candidates.

> In fact, it's quite a distraction. So, I wouldn't mind disabling the
> suggestions if possible. Is it possible?

Try setting input-method-verbose-flag to the nil value.

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