Off-the-Spot Style

An off-the-spot style preedit area is located inside an application window, but it is not at the insertion point. This style preedit area is a permanent part of the application's visual interface. For ease of viewing and consistency, the proposed standard location for off-the-spot preedit areas is in the bottom margin of the application window to the right of the status area.

After you finish typing and processing preedit area input (text converted, committed, or otherwise disposed), the text is sent to the insertion point. Text to the right of the insertion point is moved farther to the right, accommodating the preedit text as it is inserted.