Add support for wl-ime-type

[nicksellen]

Added support for wl-ime-type for typing. As far as I can see it doesn't support sending modifiers.

The protocol does: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/emersion/wl-ime-type/-/blob/master/protocol/input-method-unstable-v2.xml?ref_type=heads#L430 .. but the source code doesn't mention modifiers anywhere https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/emersion/wl-ime-type/-/blob/master/main.c?ref_type=heads

It seems it would be useful to be able to use wl-ime-type for typing and use other tools for other methods, but that's a bit bigger scope.

[fdw]

Thank you, looks good so far.

As far as I can see it doesn't support sending modifiers.

Pity. I think I'd still add this PR, but do you think wl-ime-type might add support for modifiers?

Also, you've changed the man page, so could you please update the Readme, too?

[nicksellen]

Pity. I think I'd still add this PR, but do you think wl-ime-type might add support for modifiers?

No idea, I'll email them!

Also, you've changed the man page, so could you please update the Readme, too?

Not sure I understand. I can see that I changed the readme, but not sure where the man page comes into it.

[fdw]

Sorry, GitHub's interface got the better of me. Looking good, thanks.

Could you please squash the two commits, then I'll merge it 🙂

[nicksellen]

Done!

[fdw]

Thank you very much!

[nicksellen]

The developer of wl-ime-type replied about whether the modifiers can be added fyi:

The input-method protocol isn't a keyboard protocol. It only supports
sending text, not simulate physical keyboard key presses.

Support for some "actions" (which inclue copy/paste) are in discussion:

• https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/merge_requests/282
• https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/merge_requests/73

[fdw]

Copy and paste would be what we need, but only if applications don't respect the protocol anyway.

Thanks for the PR and reaching out to them!