Direct input using codepoint like MS-IME (codepoint + F5)

[tats-u]

MS-IME supports easier-to-input direct input via codepoint.

For example, MS-IME can input "𠮟" (U+20B9F) by:

1. Turn IME on if off
2. Input ２→０→ｂ→９→ｆ
3. Press F5

MS-IME also can convert "`００あ５" into "¥"(U+00A5) by F5.

This method takes less number of key types to input characters difficult to type in other ways.

[yukawa]

Thank you for letting us know about this compatibility gap.

I believe the feature itself is implementable in Mozc just by following how other existing commands such as ConvertToHalfAlphanumeric and ConvertToHiragana have been implemented.

mozc/src/data/keymap/ms-ime.tsv

Lines 36 to 41 in c2fcbf6

	Composition F10 ConvertToHalfAlphanumeric
	Composition F2 ConvertWithoutHistory
	Composition F6 ConvertToHiragana
	Composition F7 ConvertToFullKatakana
	Composition F8 ConvertToHalfWidth
	Composition F9 ConvertToFullAlphanumeric

https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Agoogle%2Fmozc%20ConvertToHalfAlphanumeric%20&type=code

Those who design and implement such a new command (ConvertFromCodePoint?) probably end up having to touch multiple files, but overall the task should be straightforward and can be done in a test-driven manner.

While we cannot promise whether this feature will be implemented or not in the future, given that this is a legitimate compatibility gap between MS-IME and Mozc, I guess we would be happy to have this feature if someone implemented it with sufficient tests.

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In the mean time you can achieve a similar result as follows.

1. Activate Mozc
2. Type U, +, 2, 0, b, 9, f
3. Press Space or Tab

This feature is implemented in src/rewriter/unicode_rewriter.cc.

[tats-u]

@yukawa

It look like it has not a high priority. It would not so bad to implement it by myself when I can preserve a time.

In the mean time you can achieve a similar result as follows.

I know it but it requires more number of types and the hold of Shift.