Value

Meaning

NI_OPENCANDIDATE

An application requested the IME to open the candidate list. If the IME opens the candidate list, it sends the IMN_OPENCANDIDATE message. The dwIndex parameter is an index of a candidate list to open; dwValue is not used.

NI_CLOSECANDIDATE

An application requested the IME to close the candidate list. If IME closes the candidate list, it sends the IMN_CLOSECANDIDATE message. The dwIndex parameter is the index of the candidate list to close; dwValue is not used.

NI_SELECTCANDIDATESTR

An application selected one of candidate lists. The dwIndex parameter is the index of the candidate list to be selected. The dwValue is the index of the candidate string in the selected candidate list.

NI_CHANGECANDIDATELIST

An application selected a different candidate list. The dwIndex parameter is the index of the candidate list to select; dwValue is not used.

NI_SETCANDIDATE_PAGESTART

An application changed the page starting index of a candidate list. The dwIndex parameter is the index of the candidate list to changed. The dwValue parameter is the new page starting index.

NI_SETCANDIDATE_PAGESIZE

An application changed the page size of a candidate list. The dwIndex parameter is the index of the candidate list to changed. The dwValue parameter is the new page size.

NI_CONTEXTUPDATED

An application or system updated the input context. If the dwValue parameter is IMC_SETCONVERSIONMODE, dwIndex is previous conversion mode. If dwValue is IMC_SETSENTENCEMODE, dwIndex is the previous sentence mode. If dwValue contains any other value; dwIndex is not used. The dwValue parameter can be one of following values (used with WM_IME_CONTROL):

IMC_SETCANDIDATEPOS

IMC_SETCOMPOSITIONFONT

IMC_SETCOMPOSITIONWINDOW

IMC_SETCONVERSIONMODE

IMC_SETSENTENCEMODE

IMC_SETOPENSTATUS

NI_COMPOSITIONSTR

An application processes the composition string for the IME. This action is taken when the composition string is in the input context. The dwValue parameter is not used. The dwIndex parameter can be one of these values:

CPS_COMPLETE

Sets the composition string as the result string.

CPS_CONVERT

Converts the composition string.

CPS_REVERT

Cancels the current composition string and the unconverted string is set as the composition string.

CPS_CANCEL

Clears the composition string and sets the status as no composition string.