AutoImeOpen

Arguments

• on—enable the language-specific Input Method Editor (IME) for string fields for which the input mode has not been explicitly defined (by the field syntax YIME (IME on) or NIME (IME off)).
• off—enable the user to directly enter data in the field without going through an IME.

Description

An IME is used to enter complex characters and symbols such as those used for Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew, and Arabic using a standard Western keyboard. By setting AutoImeOpen=on you can enable it by default.

The field syntax settings YIME or NIME override the AutoImeOpen setting.

Even when the IME is enabled, it will be disabled in the following circumstances:

• The field has a data type other than String.
• The field syntax includes one of these codes: ASC, DIG, DIM, HID, MUL, NED, or NUM
• For an editable widget on Windows, when the field syntax includes NDI. In this case, the field is represented as a Windows password control and Windows disables the IME. For Unifields that have the IME enabled, it remains enabled even when the syntax is NDI.