[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 21279] Support ime-mode (CSS property)

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21279





--- Comment #27 from Takayoshi Kochi <kochi at chromium.org>  2013-05-21 18:36:23 PST ---
(In reply to comment #26)
> > For example, a form has your email address and your name fields,
> > IME should be turned off for email and turned on for name.
> 
> This is incorrect. For example, there is absolutely no reason to disable handwriting input methods for e-mail field. In fact, even Asian input methods are appropriate for non-ASCII addresses, which are perfectly valid.

In terms of 'validity' you are correct, but if you consider actual usage
(if you count mobile users) People using handwriting or
Asian input methods for email address is pretty rare,
though I don't have concrete number handy.

ime-mode is not a property to both force a fixed mode
but it still allows user to change mode unless it is 'disabled'.

This is about setting default modality hint for convenience for most users.

To count handwriting input methods as an IME is a separate issue.
On some mobile OS it may consider English keyboard is an IME, therefore
'ime-mode:disabled' does not make sense.

The original intention for this was for traditional CJK input methods
on desktop OSs.  So there are many counter examples for modern mobile OSs or
even desktop OSs.

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