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<h2>In This Document</h2>

<ol>

    <li>

        <a href="#InputMethodLifecycle">The IME Lifecycle</a>

    </li>

    <li>

        <a href="#DefiningIME">Declaring IME Components in the Manifest</a>

    </li>

    <li>

        <a href="#IMEAPI">The Input Method API</a>

    </li>

    <li>

        <a href="#IMEUI">Designing the Input Method UI</a>

    </li>

    <li>

        <a href="#SendText">Sending Text to the Application</a>

    </li>

    <li>

        <a href="#IMESubTypes">Creating an IME Subtype</a>

    </li>

    <li>

        <a href="#GeneralDesign">General IME Considerations</a>

    </li>

</ol>

<h2>See also</h2>

<ol>

    <li>
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    addition, you usually create a "settings" activity that passes options to the IME

    service. You can also define a settings UI that's displayed as part of the system settings.

</p>

<p>This article covers the following:</p>

<ul>

    <li>The IME lifecycle.</li>

    <li>Declaring IME components in the application manifest.</li>

    <li>The IME API.</li>

    <li>Designing an IME UI.</li>

    <li>Sending text from an IME to an application.</li>

    <li>Working with IME subtypes.</li>

</ul>

<p>

    If you haven't worked with IMEs before, you should read the introductory article

    <a href="http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2009/04/updating-applications-for-on-screen.html">Onscreen Input Methods</a> first.
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    <strong>Figure 6.</strong> Choosing a language for the IME.

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<h2 id="GeneralDesign">General IME Considerations</h2>

<p>

    Here are some other things to consider as you're implementing your IME: