(input-method-exit-on-first-char):

New variable.
(input-method-use-echo-area): New variable.

diff --git a/lisp/international/mule-cmds.el b/lisp/international/mule-cmds.el
index bfa6f3b0fe73574c2ca2ac5bc1f784efea0abccd..cfaea5bcb59ee7a6e11f9dec0f9c47ca94cf450b 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/international/mule-cmds.el
+++ b/lisp/international/mule-cmds.el
@@ -928,6 +928,20 @@ just inactivated.")
 (defvar input-method-after-insert-chunk-hook nil
   "Normal hook run just after an input method insert some chunk of text.")
 
+(defvar input-method-exit-on-first-char nil
+  "This flag controls a timing when an input method returns.
+Usually, the input method does not return while there's a possibility
+that it may find a different translation if a user types another key.
+But, it this flag is non-nil, the input method returns
+as soon as the current key sequence reach any of valid translation.")
+
+(defvar input-method-use-echo-area nil
+  "This flag controls how an input method shows an intermediate key sequence.
+Usually, the input method insert the intermediate key sequence
+or a candidate of translations corresponding to the sequence
+at the point of the current buffer.
+But, if this flag is non-nil, they are shown in echo area.")
+
 (defvar input-method-exit-on-invalid-key nil
   "This flag controls the behaviour of an input method on invalid key input.
 Usually, when a user types a key which doesn't start any character