Retired Document

Important: This text input management system described in this document is deprecated as of Mac OS X v10.6. Please see Input Method Kit Framework Reference, which describes the replacement technology for creating input methods, NSTextInputClient Protocol Reference, which describes the replacement technology for NSTextInput protocol, and NSTextInputContext Class Reference, which describes the replacement technology for NSInputManager class.

Index

A number represents a single reference to a topic.

A number with a "+" sign represents a longer discussion of a topic.

C D E H I K L M N P R S T U V W

C
`characters` method 1
command selector 1
conversation identifiers 1
custom views
	for keyboard input 1

D
delegates
	of NSInputServer 1
`deleteForward:` method 1 2
`doCommandBySelector:` method 1
`doCommandBySelector:client:` method 1

E
event handling
	keyboard events 1 2
	mouse events 1 2
	text input 1

H
`handleMouseEvent:` method 1 2
`hasMarkedText` method 1

I
input clients 1
input managers
	defined 1
	deploying input servers and 1
	introduced 1
	key bindings and 1
input servers
	creating 1+
	defined 1
	initialization 1
	installing 1
	introduced 1
	platform 1
	text views and 1
insertion point
	in marked text 1
`insertText:client:` method 1
`interpretKeyEvents:` method 1 2
interprocess communication (IPC)
	input servers and 1 2
IPC. See interprocess communication

K
key-binding support in custom views 1
key-bindings dictionaries 1 2 3
keyboard events 1 2
`keyDown:` method 1 2

L
localization
	input servers and 1

M
marked text 1 2 3
`markedRange` method 1
`markedTextAbandoned:` method 1
`markedTextSelectionChanged:client:` method 1
mouse events 1 2
`mouseDownOnCharacterIndex:atCoordinate: withModifier:client:` method 1
`mouseDraggedOnCharacterIndex:atCoordinate: withModifier:client:` method 1
`mouseUpOnCharacterIndex:atCoordinate:withModifier: client:` method 1
`moveForward:` method 1
multithreaded applications
	text input management and 1

N
NSAttributedString class
	marked text and 1
NSInputManager class 1 2
NSInputServer class 1 2 3
NSInputServerMouseTracker protocol 1
NSInputServiceProvider protocol 1 2
NSMenu class
	keyboard events and 1
NSNumber class
	input management and 1
NSResponder class
	keyboard events and 1
NSTextInput protocol 1 2 3 4
NSTextView class
	text input management and 1 2
NSView class
	text input protocol and 1

P
platform input servers 1
property lists
	for input servers 1

R
responder chain
	keyboard events and 1

S
selection
	marked text and 1
`setMarkedText:selectedRange:` method 1

T
Text Services Manager, in Carbon
	creating input methods 1
text views
	conversation identifiers and 1
	input management and 1
	NSTextInput protocol and 1 2

U
`unmarkText` method 1

V
`validAttributesForMarkedText` method 1
views, custom
	for keyboard input 1

W
`wantsToHandleMouseEvents` method 1 2
`wantsToInterpretAllKeystrokes` method 1