Appendix O Windows 95 Input Method Manager API Messages and Parameters

This appendix consists of seven tables. The first six tables list related Windows messages, submessages, and constants. Applications can call these functions to customize the appearance and behavior of Input Method Editors (IMEs). (For more details on IMEs, see Chapter 7.)

The final table lists hot keys, which are used for switching among IMEs or for changing an individual IME's input mode. Hot keys for switching the IME range from IME_HOTKEY_DSWITCH_FIRST to IME_HOTKEY_DSWITCH_LAST. When an IME is installed, it registers its "direct switch" hot key with the system. Using this hot key, the user can activate any IME at any time. The predefined hot keys for changing the IME's input mode are country-specific. The IMM in Microsoft Windows 95 contains functions that respond to these hot keys; because these functions are part of the system, applications cannot add any hot keys to this group.