[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] [vkb] gtk_context_im_show|hide

[From: Tomas Junnonen]

ext Antonio Gomes wrote:
> all,
> 
> is there any drawback of calling gtk_context_im_show|hide methods by
> my own? I mean gtk and the hildon input method is suppose to care
> about this, but sometimes I am forcing it to show up or hide (for
> specific cases).

It's perfectly fine to do this. GTK and hildon input methods do take
care of the common cases, but if you want to connect the VKB behavior to
use-cases that are specific to your application or if you're
implementing widgets of your own, that's what the functions are there for.

Regards,
Tomas