guk.im
Class GateIMDescriptor

java.lang.Object
  guk.im.GateIMDescriptor

All Implemented Interfaces:

InputMethodDescriptor

public class GateIMDescriptor
extends Object
implements InputMethodDescriptor

Provides a way for the Gate input method to be discovered by the system.

See Also:

java.awt.im, java.awt.im.spi

Constructor Summary

GateIMDescriptor()
Default constructor.

Method Summary

InputMethod	createInputMethod() Creates a new GateIM object and returns a handle.
Locale[]	getAvailableLocales() Gets an Array with the locales supported by the Gate input method.
String	getInputMethodDisplayName(Locale inputLocale, Locale displayLanguage) Returns the display name for the input method for a given locale.
Image	getInputMethodIcon(Locale inputLocale) Provides an icon for the gate input method.
boolean	hasDynamicLocaleList() Is the available locales list dynamic.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

GateIMDescriptor

public GateIMDescriptor()

Default constructor.

Method Detail

getAvailableLocales

public Locale[] getAvailableLocales()
                             throws AWTException

Gets an Array with the locales supported by the Gate input method.

Specified by:

getAvailableLocales in interface InputMethodDescriptor

Throws:

AWTException

hasDynamicLocaleList

public boolean hasDynamicLocaleList()

Is the available locales list dynamic. Always returns false;

Specified by:

hasDynamicLocaleList in interface InputMethodDescriptor

getInputMethodDisplayName

public String getInputMethodDisplayName(Locale inputLocale,
                                        Locale displayLanguage)

Returns the display name for the input method for a given locale.

Specified by:

getInputMethodDisplayName in interface InputMethodDescriptor

Parameters:

inputLocale - the locale for which the display name is sought

displayLanguage - the current locale to be used for displaying the name

getInputMethodIcon

public Image getInputMethodIcon(Locale inputLocale)

Provides an icon for the gate input method.

Specified by:

getInputMethodIcon in interface InputMethodDescriptor

Parameters:

inputLocale -

createInputMethod

public InputMethod createInputMethod()
                              throws Exception

Creates a new GateIM object and returns a handle.

Specified by:

createInputMethod in interface InputMethodDescriptor

Throws:

Exception