For example, some methods convert the sequence a' into a single accented letter. The input methods for syllabic scripts typically use mapping followed by composition. The input methods for Thai and Korean work this way. Chinese and Japanese require more complex methods. Since one phonetic spelling typically corresponds to many different Chinese characters, you must select one of the alternatives using special Emacs commands.
TAB displays a buffer showing all the possibilities.
Sometimes it is useful to cut off input method processing so that the characters you have just entered will not combine with subsequent characters. Go to the first , previous , next , last section, table of contents .