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authorGlenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>2020-11-16 08:59:47 -0800
committerGlenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>2020-11-16 08:59:47 -0800
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19da602991 Fix input method translation near read-only text 5aabf2cc7f Fix display of truncated R2L lines on TTY frames daff3bda10 Avoid crashes when a reversed glyph row starts with a comp... b697bb91a1 ; * .gitignore: src/fingerprint.c not generated since 2019...
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@@ -563,6 +563,12 @@ method's keys by defining key bindings in the keymap returned by the
function @code{quail-translation-keymap}, using @code{define-key}.
@xref{Init Rebinding}.
+ Input methods are inhibited when the text in the buffer is read-only
+for some reason. This is so single-character key bindings work in
+modes that make buffer text or parts of it read-only, such as
+@code{read-only-mode} and @code{image-mode}, even when an input method
+is active.
+
Another facility for typing characters not on your keyboard is by
using @kbd{C-x 8 @key{RET}} (@code{insert-char}) to insert a single
character based on its Unicode name or code-point; see @ref{Inserting