bug#52264: closed (28.0.90; M-x describe-input-method for chinese-cns-quick is missing K key)

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chinese-cns-quick is missing K key
has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #52264,
regarding 28.0.90; M-x describe-input-method for chinese-cns-quick is missing K 
key
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> 28.0.90; M-x describe-input-method for chinese-cns-quick is missing K key
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> Fri, 3 Dec 2021 18:26:33 +0000 (UTC)
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> The input method description is missing the K key in following input 
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>   M-x set-input-method
> * chinese-cns-quick
> * chinese-cns-tsangchi
> * chinese-b5-quick
> * chinese-b5-tsangchi
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> The K key is expected in the key sequence H J K L for QWERTY keyboard 
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>   M-x describe-input-method
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> This is what it looks like, the K key is missing:
>     [A 日] [S 尸] [D 木] [F 火] [G 土] [H 竹] [J 十] [L 中]
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> This is what a K key looks like inserted in the above key row:
>     [A 日] [S 尸] [D 木] [F 火] [G 土] [H 竹] [J 十] [K 大] [L 中]
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> Re: bug#52264: [PATCH] M-x describe-input-method for chinese-cns-quick is missing K key
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> > From: Cameron Desautels <camdez@gmail.com>
> > Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2021 00:29:55 -0800
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> > I can confirm that what Van is saying is correct.
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> > The input methods do /work/ correctly, so just the docs are wrong.  And
> > that particular chart is hardcoded (i.e. not generated).  I did a bit of
> > git spelunking and it seems to have been wrong from the start; probably
> > just an accidental omission.
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> > Without diving into a full explanation of how these input methods work,
> > if you select any one of these input methods and type any of the QWERTY
> > keys in the chart (and press SPACE to finalize the selection), you'll
> > see the corresponding Chinese character appear in the buffer.  K does,
> > in fact, produce 大, as a person familiar with Cangjie would expect.
> > Wikipedia has a decent page[1] if you want to learn more.
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> > I hope that's helpful.  Patch attached.
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> Thanks, I installed this on the emacs-28 branch, and I'm closing the
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