Subject: bug#79070: [PATCH] Fix macOS dictation post NSTextInputClient migration in v30

From: Eli Zaretskii <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2025 16:01:34 +0300

> Cc: [email-masked], [email-masked], [email-masked],
>  [email-masked]
> From: Alvaro Ramirez <[email-masked]>
> Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:26:13 +0100
> 
> We lost macOS dictation in Emacs v30 (see 
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-emacs/2025-03/msg00585.html) 
> with the NSTextInputClient migration.

Thanks, but I'm not sure I understand why a new bug was in order.
Shouldn't this be discussed as part of bug#76765?

> Looks like we can get it back using the new subsystem by 
> implementing the missing bits for 'selectedRange' in 'nsterm.m'.
> 
> Not a NSTextInputClient expert here. Would love for other macOS 
> users to give the patch a try and confirm they get dictation 
> back. Similarly, edit as normal so we can rule out there are no 
> additional side effects.

>From the discussion of bug#76765, my impression was that the problem
was not caused by any change in the Emacs code.  You seem to imply
differently?

And what is 'macOS dictation", anyway? what does it do for Emacs
users?