Variable: input-method-use-echo-area

input-method-use-echo-area is a customizable variable defined in mule-cmds.el.gz.

Value

nil

Documentation

This flag controls how an input method shows an intermediate key sequence.

Usually, the input method inserts the intermediate key sequence, or candidate translations corresponding to the sequence, at point in the current buffer. But, if this flag is non-nil, it displays them in echo area instead.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/international/mule-cmds.el.gz
(defcustom input-method-use-echo-area nil
  "This flag controls how an input method shows an intermediate key sequence.
Usually, the input method inserts the intermediate key sequence,
or candidate translations corresponding to the sequence,
at point in the current buffer.
But, if this flag is non-nil, it displays them in echo area instead."
  :type 'boolean
  :group 'mule)