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+;;; mule-cmds.el --- Commands for multilingual environment
+
+;; Copyright (C) 1995 Electrotechnical Laboratory, JAPAN.
+;; Licensed to the Free Software Foundation.
+;; Copyright (C) 1997 MORIOKA Tomohiko
+
+;; Keywords: mule, multilingual
+
+;; This file is part of XEmacs.
+
+;; XEmacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+;; any later version.
+
+;; XEmacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+;; General Public License for more details.
+
+;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;; along with XEmacs; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+;; Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
+;; 02111-1307, USA.
+
+;;; Code:
+
+;;; MULE related key bindings and menus.
+
+(defvar mule-keymap (make-sparse-keymap "MULE")
+  "Keymap for MULE (Multilingual environment) specific commands.")
+
+;; Keep "C-x C-m ..." for mule specific commands.
+(define-key ctl-x-map "\C-m" mule-keymap)
+
+(define-key mule-keymap "f" 'set-buffer-file-coding-system)
+(define-key mule-keymap "F" 'set-default-buffer-file-coding-system) ; XEmacs
+(define-key mule-keymap "t" 'set-terminal-coding-system)
+(define-key mule-keymap "k" 'set-keyboard-coding-system)
+(define-key mule-keymap "p" 'set-buffer-process-coding-system)
+(define-key mule-keymap "\C-\\" 'select-input-method)
+(define-key mule-keymap "c" 'universal-coding-system-argument)
+;;(define-key mule-keymap "c" 'list-coding-system-briefly) ; XEmacs
+(define-key mule-keymap "C" 'list-coding-system)	 ; XEmacs
+(define-key mule-keymap "r" 'toggle-display-direction)	 ; XEmacs
+(define-key mule-keymap "l" 'set-language-environment)
+
+(define-key help-map "\C-L" 'describe-language-support)
+(define-key help-map "L" 'describe-language-environment)
+(define-key help-map "\C-\\" 'describe-input-method)
+(define-key help-map "I" 'describe-input-method)
+(define-key help-map "C" 'describe-coding-system)
+(define-key help-map "h" 'view-hello-file)
+
+;; Menu for XEmacs were moved to menubar-items.el.
+
+
+;; This should be a single character key binding because users use it
+;; very frequently while editing multilingual text.  Now we can use
+;; only two such keys: "\C-\\" and "\C-^", but the latter is not
+;; convenient because it requires shifting on most keyboards.  An
+;; alternative is "\C-\]" which is now bound to `abort-recursive-edit'
+;; but it won't be used that frequently.
+(define-key global-map "\C-\\" 'toggle-input-method)
+
+(defun view-hello-file ()
+  "Display the HELLO file which list up many languages and characters."
+  (interactive)
+  ;; We have to decode the file in any environment.
+  (let ((coding-system-for-read 'iso-2022-7))
+    (find-file-read-only (expand-file-name "HELLO" data-directory))))
+
+(defun universal-coding-system-argument ()
+  "Execute an I/O command using the specified coding system."
+  (interactive)
+  (let* ((coding-system
+	  (read-coding-system "Coding system for following command: "))
+	 (keyseq (read-key-sequence
+		  (format "Command to execute with %s:" coding-system)))
+	 (cmd (key-binding keyseq)))
+    (let ((coding-system-for-read coding-system)
+	  (coding-system-for-write coding-system))
+      (message "")
+      (call-interactively cmd))))
+
+(defun set-default-coding-systems (coding-system)
+  "Set default value of various coding systems to CODING-SYSTEM.
+The follwing coding systems are set:
+  o coding system of a newly created buffer
+  o default coding system for terminal output
+  o default coding system for keyboard input
+  o default coding system for subprocess I/O"
+  (check-coding-system coding-system)
+  ;;(setq-default buffer-file-coding-system coding-system)
+  (set-default-buffer-file-coding-system coding-system)
+  ;;(setq default-terminal-coding-system coding-system)
+  (setq terminal-coding-system coding-system)
+  ;;(setq default-keyboard-coding-system coding-system)
+  (setq keyboard-coding-system coding-system)
+  ;;(setq default-process-coding-system (cons coding-system coding-system))
+  (add-hook 'comint-exec-hook
+	    `(lambda ()
+	       (let ((proc (get-buffer-process (current-buffer))))
+		 (set-process-input-coding-system  proc ',coding-system)
+		 (set-process-output-coding-system proc ',coding-system)))
+	    'append)
+  (setq file-name-coding-system coding-system))
+
+(defun prefer-coding-system (coding-system)
+  "Add CODING-SYSTEM at the front of the priority list for automatic detection.
+This also sets the following coding systems to CODING-SYSTEM:
+  o coding system of a newly created buffer
+  o default coding system for terminal output
+  o default coding system for keyboard input
+  o default coding system for subprocess I/O"
+  (interactive "zPrefer coding system: ")
+  (if (not (and coding-system (coding-system-p coding-system)))
+      (error "Invalid coding system `%s'" coding-system))
+  (let ((coding-category (coding-system-category coding-system))
+	(parent (coding-system-parent coding-system)))
+    (if (not coding-category)
+	;; CODING-SYSTEM is no-conversion or undecided.
+	(error "Can't prefer the coding system `%s'" coding-system))
+    (set coding-category (or parent coding-system))
+    (if (not (eq coding-category (car coding-category-list)))
+	;; We must change the order.
+	(setq coding-category-list
+	      (cons coding-category
+		    (delq coding-category coding-category-list))))
+    (if (and parent (interactive-p))
+	(message "Highest priority is set to %s (parent of %s)"
+		 parent coding-system))
+    (set-default-coding-systems (or parent coding-system))))
+
+
+;;; Language support staffs.
+
+(defvar language-info-alist nil
+  "Alist of language names vs the corresponding information of various kind.
+Each element looks like:
+	(LANGUAGE-NAME . ((KEY . INFO) ...))
+where LANGUAGE-NAME is a string,
+KEY is a symbol denoting the kind of information,
+INFO is any Lisp object which contains the actual information related
+to KEY.")
+
+(defun get-language-info (language-name key)
+  "Return the information for LANGUAGE-NAME of the kind KEY.
+KEY is a symbol denoting the kind of required information."
+  (if (symbolp language-name)
+      (setq language-name (symbol-name language-name)))
+  (let ((lang-slot (assoc-ignore-case language-name language-info-alist)))
+    (if lang-slot
+	(cdr (assq key (cdr lang-slot))))))
+
+(defun set-language-info (language-name key info)
+  "Set for LANGUAGE-NAME the information INFO under KEY.
+KEY is a symbol denoting the kind of information.
+INFO is any Lisp object which contains the actual information.
+
+Currently, the following KEYs are used by Emacs:
+
+charset: list of symbols whose values are charsets specific to the language.
+
+coding-system: list of coding systems specific to the language.
+
+tutorial: a tutorial file name written in the language.
+
+sample-text: one line short text containing characters of the language.
+
+documentation: t or a string describing how Emacs supports the language.
+      If a string is specified, it is shown before any other information
+      of the language by the command `describe-language-environment'.
+
+setup-function: a function to call for setting up environment
+       convenient for a user of the language.
+
+If KEY is documentation or setup-function, you can also specify
+a cons cell as INFO, in which case, the car part should be
+a normal value as INFO for KEY (as described above),
+and the cdr part should be a symbol whose value is a menu keymap
+in which an entry for the language is defined.  But, only the car part
+is actually set as the information.
+
+We will define more KEYs in the future.  To avoid conflict,
+if you want to use your own KEY values, make them start with `user-'."
+  (if (symbolp language-name)
+      (setq language-name (symbol-name language-name)))
+  (let (lang-slot key-slot)
+    (setq lang-slot (assoc language-name language-info-alist))
+    (if (null lang-slot)		; If no slot for the language, add it.
+	(setq lang-slot (list language-name)
+	      language-info-alist (cons lang-slot language-info-alist)))
+    (setq key-slot (assq key lang-slot))
+    (if (null key-slot)			; If no slot for the key, add it.
+	(progn
+	  (setq key-slot (list key))
+	  (setcdr lang-slot (cons key-slot (cdr lang-slot)))))
+    ;; Setup menu.
+    (cond ((eq key 'documentation)
+           ;; (define-key-after
+           ;;   (if (consp info)
+           ;;       (prog1 (symbol-value (cdr info))
+           ;;         (setq info (car info)))
+           ;;     describe-language-environment-map)
+           ;;   (vector (intern language-name))
+           ;;   (cons language-name 'describe-specified-language-support)
+           ;;   t)
+	   (if (consp info)
+	       (setq info (car info)))
+	   (when (featurep 'menubar)
+	     (eval-after-load
+	      "menubar-items.elc"
+	      `(add-menu-button
+		'("Mule" "Describe Language Support")
+		(vector ,language-name
+			'(describe-language-environment ,language-name)
+			t))))
+	   )
+	  ((eq key 'setup-function)
+           ;; (define-key-after
+           ;;   (if (consp info)
+           ;;       (prog1 (symbol-value (cdr info))
+           ;;         (setq info (car info)))
+           ;;     setup-language-environment-map)
+           ;;   (vector (intern language-name))
+           ;;   (cons language-name 'setup-specified-language-environment)
+           ;;   t)
+	   (if (consp info)
+	       (setq info (car info)))
+	   (when (featurep 'menubar)
+	     (eval-after-load
+	      "menubar-items.elc"
+	      `(add-menu-button
+		'("Mule" "Set Language Environment")
+		(vector ,language-name
+			'(set-language-environment ,language-name)
+			t))))
+           ))
+
+    (setcdr key-slot info)
+    ))
+
+(defun set-language-info-alist (language-name alist)
+  "Set for LANGUAGE-NAME the information in ALIST.
+ALIST is an alist of KEY and INFO.  See the documentation of
+`set-language-info' for the meanings of KEY and INFO."
+  (if (symbolp language-name)
+      (setq language-name (symbol-name language-name)))
+  (while alist
+    (set-language-info language-name (car (car alist)) (cdr (car alist)))
+    (setq alist (cdr alist))))
+
+(defun read-language-name (key prompt &optional default)
+  "Read language name which has information for KEY, prompting with PROMPT.
+DEFAULT is the default choice of language.
+This returns a language name as a string."
+  (let* ((completion-ignore-case t)
+	 (name (completing-read prompt
+				language-info-alist
+				(function (lambda (elm) (assq key elm)))
+				t nil default)))
+    (if (and (> (length name) 0)
+	     (get-language-info name key))
+	name)))
+
+;;; Multilingual input methods.
+
+(defconst leim-list-file-name "leim-list.el"
+  "Name of LEIM list file.
+This file contains a list of libraries of Emacs input methods (LEIM)
+in the format of Lisp expression for registering each input method.
+Emacs loads this file at startup time.")
+
+(defvar leim-list-header (format 
+";;; %s -- list of LEIM (Library of Emacs Input Method)
+;;
+;; This file contains a list of LEIM (Library of Emacs Input Method)
+;; in the same directory as this file.  Loading this file registeres
+;; the whole input methods in Emacs.
+;;
+;; Each entry has the form:
+;;   (register-input-method
+;;    INPUT-METHOD LANGUAGE-NAME ACTIVATE-FUNC
+;;    TITLE DESCRIPTION
+;;    ARG ...)
+;; See the function `register-input-method' for the meanings of arguments.
+;;
+;; If this directory is included in load-path, Emacs automatically
+;; loads this file at startup time.
+
+"
+				 leim-list-file-name)
+  "Header to be inserted in LEIM list file.")
+
+(defvar leim-list-entry-regexp "^(register-input-method"
+  "Regexp matching head of each entry in LEIM list file.
+See also the variable `leim-list-header'")
+
+(defvar update-leim-list-functions
+  '(quail-update-leim-list-file)
+  "List of functions to call to update LEIM list file.
+Each function is called with one arg, LEIM directory name.")
+
+(defun update-leim-list-file (&rest dirs)
+  "Update LEIM list file in directories DIRS."
+  (let ((functions update-leim-list-functions))
+    (while functions
+      (apply (car functions) dirs)
+      (setq functions (cdr functions)))))
+
+(defvar current-input-method nil
+  "The current input method for multilingual text.
+If nil, that means no input method is activated now.")
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'current-input-method)
+(put 'current-input-method 'permanent-local t)
+
+(defvar current-input-method-title nil
+  "Title string of the current input method shown in mode line.")
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'current-input-method-title)
+(put 'current-input-method-title 'permanent-local t)
+
+(defcustom default-input-method nil
+  "*Default input method for multilingual text.
+This is the input method activated automatically by the command
+`toggle-input-method' (\\[toggle-input-method])."
+  :group 'mule)
+
+(defvar input-method-history nil
+  "History list for some commands that read input methods.")
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'input-method-history)
+(put 'input-method-history 'permanent-local t)
+
+(defvar inactivate-current-input-method-function nil
+  "Function to call for inactivating the current input method.
+Every input method should set this to an appropriate value when activated.
+This function is called with no argument.
+
+This function should never change the value of `current-input-method'.
+It is set to nil by the function `inactivate-input-method'.")
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'inactivate-current-input-method-function)
+(put 'inactivate-current-input-method-function 'permanent-local t)
+
+(defvar describe-current-input-method-function nil
+  "Function to call for describing the current input method.
+This function is called with no argument.")
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'describe-current-input-method-function)
+(put 'describe-current-input-method-function 'permanent-local t)
+
+(defvar input-method-alist nil
+  "Alist of input method names vs the corresponding information to use it.
+Each element has the form:
+	(INPUT-METHOD LANGUAGE-NAME ACTIVATE-FUNC TITLE DESCRIPTION ...)
+See the function `register-input-method' for the meanings of each elements.")
+
+(defun register-input-method (input-method language-name &rest args)
+  "Register INPUT-METHOD as an input method for LANGUAGE-NAME.
+INPUT-METHOD and LANGUAGE-NAME are symbols or strings.
+The remaining arguments are:
+	ACTIVATE-FUNC, TITLE, DESCRIPTION, and ARG ...
+ where,
+ACTIVATE-FUNC is a function to call for activating this method.
+TITLE is a string shown in mode-line while this method is active,
+DESCRIPTION is a string describing about this method,
+Arguments to ACTIVATE-FUNC are INPUT-METHOD and ARGs."
+  (if (symbolp language-name)
+      (setq language-name (symbol-name language-name)))
+  (if (symbolp input-method)
+      (setq input-method (symbol-name input-method)))
+  (let ((info (cons language-name args))
+	(slot (assoc input-method input-method-alist)))
+    (if slot
+	(setcdr slot info)
+      (setq slot (cons input-method info))
+      (setq input-method-alist (cons slot input-method-alist)))))
+
+(defun read-input-method-name (prompt &optional default inhibit-null)
+  "Read a name of input method from a minibuffer prompting with PROMPT.
+If DEFAULT is non-nil, use that as the default,
+  and substitute it into PROMPT at the first `%s'.
+If INHIBIT-NULL is non-nil, null input signals an error.
+
+The return value is a string."
+  (if default
+      (setq prompt (format prompt default)))
+  (let* ((completion-ignore-case t)
+	 ;; This binding is necessary because input-method-history is
+	 ;; buffer local.
+	 (input-method (completing-read prompt input-method-alist
+					nil t nil 'input-method-history)
+		       ;;default)
+		       ))
+    (if (> (length input-method) 0)
+	input-method
+      (if inhibit-null
+	  (error "No valid input method is specified")))))
+
+(defun activate-input-method (input-method)
+  "Turn INPUT-METHOD on.
+If some input method is already on, turn it off at first."
+  (if (symbolp input-method)
+      (setq input-method (symbol-name input-method)))
+  (if (and current-input-method
+	   (not (string= current-input-method input-method)))
+    (inactivate-input-method))
+  (unless current-input-method
+    (let ((slot (assoc input-method input-method-alist)))
+      (if (null slot)
+	  (error "Can't activate input method `%s'" input-method))
+      (apply (nth 2 slot) input-method (nthcdr 5 slot))
+      (setq current-input-method input-method)
+      (setq current-input-method-title (nth 3 slot))
+      (run-hooks 'input-method-activate-hook))))
+
+(defun inactivate-input-method ()
+  "Turn off the current input method."
+  (when current-input-method
+    (if input-method-history
+	(unless (string= current-input-method (car input-method-history))
+	  (setq input-method-history
+		(cons current-input-method
+		      (delete current-input-method input-method-history))))
+      (setq input-method-history (list current-input-method)))
+    (unwind-protect
+	(funcall inactivate-current-input-method-function)
+      (unwind-protect
+	  (run-hooks 'input-method-inactivate-hook)
+	(setq current-input-method nil
+	      current-input-method-title nil)))))
+
+(defun select-input-method (input-method)
+  "Select and turn on INPUT-METHOD.
+This sets the default input method to what you specify,
+and turn it on for the current buffer."
+  (interactive
+   (let* ((default (or (car input-method-history) default-input-method)))
+     (list (read-input-method-name
+	    (if default "Select input method (default %s): " "Select input method: ")
+	    default t))))
+  (activate-input-method input-method)
+  (setq default-input-method input-method))
+
+(defun toggle-input-method (&optional arg)
+  "Turn on or off a multilingual text input method for the current buffer.
+
+With arg, read an input method from minibuffer and turn it on.
+
+Without arg, if some input method is currently activated, turn it off,
+else turn on an input method selected last time
+or the default input method (see `default-input-method').
+
+When there's no input method to turn on, turn on what read from minibuffer."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (let* ((default (or (car input-method-history) default-input-method)))
+    (if (and current-input-method (not arg))
+	(inactivate-input-method)
+      (activate-input-method
+       (if (or arg (not default))
+	   (read-input-method-name
+	    (if default "Input method (default %s): " "Input method: " )
+	    default t)  
+	 default))
+      (or default-input-method
+	  (setq default-input-method current-input-method)))))
+
+(defun describe-input-method (input-method)
+  "Describe  input method INPUT-METHOD."
+  (interactive
+   (list (read-input-method-name
+	  "Describe input method (default, current choice): ")))
+  (if (and input-method (symbolp input-method))
+      (setq input-method (symbol-name input-method)))
+  (if (null input-method)
+      (describe-current-input-method)
+    (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
+      (let ((elt (assoc input-method input-method-alist)))
+	(princ (format "Input method: %s (`%s' in mode line) for %s\n  %s\n"
+		       input-method (nth 3 elt) (nth 1 elt) (nth 4 elt)))))))
+
+(defun describe-current-input-method ()
+  "Describe the input method currently in use."
+  (if current-input-method
+      (if (and (symbolp describe-current-input-method-function)
+	       (fboundp describe-current-input-method-function))
+	  (funcall describe-current-input-method-function)
+	(message "No way to describe the current input method `%s'"
+		 (cdr current-input-method))
+	(ding))
+    (error "No input method is activated now")))
+
+(defun read-multilingual-string (prompt &optional initial-input
+					input-method)
+  "Read a multilingual string from minibuffer, prompting with string PROMPT.
+The input method selected last time is activated in minibuffer.
+If optional second arg INITIAL-INPUT is non-nil, insert it in the minibuffer
+initially.
+Optional 3rd argument INPUT-METHOD specifies the input method
+to be activated instead of the one selected last time.  It is a symbol
+or a string."
+  (setq input-method
+	(or input-method
+	    default-input-method
+	    (read-input-method-name "Input method: " nil t)))
+  (if (and input-method (symbolp input-method))
+      (setq input-method (symbol-name input-method)))
+  (let ((current-input-method input-method))
+    ;; FSFmacs
+    ;; (read-string prompt initial-input nil nil t)))
+    (read-string prompt initial-input nil)))
+
+;; Variables to control behavior of input methods.  All input methods
+;; should react to these variables.
+
+(defcustom input-method-verbose-flag t
+  "*If this flag is non-nil, input methods give extra guidance.
+
+The extra guidance is done by showing list of available keys in echo
+area.
+
+For complex input methods such as `chinese-py' and `japanese',
+when you use the input method in the minibuffer, the guidance is
+shown at the bottom short window (split from the existing window).
+For simple input methods, guidance is not shown
+when you are in the minibuffer."
+  :type 'boolean
+  :group 'mule)
+
+(defcustom input-method-highlight-flag t
+  "*If this flag is non-nil, input methods highlight partially-entered text.
+For instance, while you are in the middle of a Quail input method sequence,
+the text inserted so far is temporarily underlined.
+The underlining goes away when you finish or abort the input method sequence."
+  :type 'boolean
+  :group 'mule)
+
+(defvar input-method-activate-hook nil
+  "Normal hook run just after an input method is activated.
+
+The variable `current-input-method' keeps the input method name
+just activated.")
+
+(defvar input-method-inactivate-hook nil
+  "Normal hook run just after an input method is inactivated.
+
+The variable `current-input-method' still keeps the input method name
+just inacitvated.")
+
+(defvar input-method-after-insert-chunk-hook nil
+  "Normal hook run just after an input method insert some chunk of text.")
+
+(defvar input-method-exit-on-invalid-key nil
+  "This flag controls the behaviour of an input method on invalid key input.
+Usually, when a user types a key which doesn't start any character
+handled by the input method, the key is handled by turning off the
+input method temporalily.  After the key is handled, the input method is 
+back on.
+But, if this flag is non-nil, the input method is never back on.")
+
+
+(defun setup-specified-language-environment ()
+  "Set up multi-lingual environment convenient for the specified language."
+  (interactive)
+  (let (language-name)
+    (if (and (symbolp last-command-event)
+	     (or (not (eq last-command-event 'Default))
+		 (setq last-command-event 'English))
+	     (setq language-name (symbol-name last-command-event)))
+	(set-language-environment language-name)
+      (error "Bogus calling sequence"))))
+
+(defvar current-language-environment "English"
+  "The last language environment specified with `set-language-environment'.")
+
+(defun set-language-environment (language-name)
+  "Set up multi-lingual environment for using LANGUAGE-NAME.
+This sets the coding system priority and the default input method
+and sometimes other things."
+  (interactive (list (read-language-name 'setup-function
+					 "Set language environment: ")))
+  (if language-name
+      (if (symbolp language-name)
+	  (setq language-name (symbol-name language-name)))
+    (setq language-name "English"))
+  (if (null (get-language-info language-name 'setup-function))
+      (error "Language environment not defined: %S" language-name))
+  (funcall (get-language-info language-name 'setup-function))
+  (setq current-language-environment language-name)
+  (force-mode-line-update t))
+
+;; Print all arguments with `princ', then print "\n".
+(defsubst princ-list (&rest args)
+  (while args (princ (car args)) (setq args (cdr args)))
+  (princ "\n"))
+
+;; Print a language specific information such as input methods,
+;; charsets, and coding systems.  This function is intended to be
+;; called from the menu:
+;;   [menu-bar mule describe-language-environment LANGUAGE]
+;; and should not run it by `M-x describe-current-input-method-function'.
+(defun describe-specified-language-support ()
+  "Describe how Emacs supports the specified language environment."
+  (interactive)
+  (let (language-name)
+    (if (not (and (symbolp last-command-event)
+		  (setq language-name (symbol-name last-command-event))))
+	(error "Bogus calling sequence"))
+    (describe-language-environment language-name)))
+
+(defun describe-language-environment (language-name)
+  "Describe how Emacs supports language environment LANGUAGE-NAME."
+  (interactive
+   (list (read-language-name
+	  'documentation
+	  "Describe language environment (default, current choise): ")))
+  (if (null language-name)
+      (setq language-name current-language-environment))
+  (if (or (null language-name)
+	  (null (get-language-info language-name 'documentation)))
+      (error "No documentation for the specified language"))
+  (if (symbolp language-name)
+      (setq language-name (symbol-name language-name)))
+  (let ((doc (get-language-info language-name 'documentation)))
+    (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
+      (if (stringp doc)
+  	  (progn
+	    (princ-list doc)
+	    (terpri)))
+      (let ((str (get-language-info language-name 'sample-text)))
+	(if (stringp str)
+	    (progn
+	      (princ "Sample text:\n")
+	      (princ-list "  " str)
+	      (terpri))))
+      (princ "Input methods:\n")
+      (let ((l input-method-alist))
+  	(while l
+	  (if (string= language-name (nth 1 (car l)))
+	      (princ-list "  " (car (car l))
+			  (format " (`%s' in mode line)" (nth 3 (car l)))))
+	  (setq l (cdr l))))
+      (terpri)
+      (princ "Character sets:\n")
+      (let ((l (get-language-info language-name 'charset)))
+	(if (null l)
+	    (princ-list "  nothing specific to " language-name)
+	  (while l
+	    (princ-list "  " (car l) ": "
+			(charset-description (car l)))
+	    (setq l (cdr l)))))
+      (terpri)
+      (princ "Coding systems:\n")
+      (let ((l (get-language-info language-name 'coding-system)))
+	(if (null l)
+	    (princ-list "  nothing specific to " language-name)
+	  (while l
+	    (princ ; (format "  %s (`%c' in mode line):\n\t%s\n"
+	     ;; In XEmacs, `coding-system-mnemonic' returns string.
+	     (format "  %s (`%s' in mode line):\n\t%s\n"
+		     (car l)
+		     (coding-system-mnemonic (car l))
+		     (coding-system-doc-string (car l))))
+	    (setq l (cdr l))))))))
+
+;;; Charset property
+
+;; (defsubst get-charset-property (charset propname)
+;;   "Return the value of CHARSET's PROPNAME property.
+;; This is the last value stored with
+;; `(put-charset-property CHARSET PROPNAME VALUE)'."
+;;   (plist-get (charset-plist charset) propname))
+
+;; (defsubst put-charset-property (charset propname value)
+;;   "Store CHARSETS's PROPNAME property with value VALUE.
+;; It can be retrieved with `(get-charset-property CHARSET PROPNAME)'."
+;;   (set-charset-plist charset
+;;                      (plist-put (charset-plist charset) propname value)))
+
+(defvar char-code-property-table
+  (make-char-table 'generic)
+  "Char-table containing a property list of each character code.
+;; 
+See also the documentation of `get-char-code-property' and
+`put-char-code-property'")
+;;   (let ((plist (aref char-code-property-table char)))
+(defun get-char-code-property (char propname)
+  "Return the value of CHAR's PROPNAME property in `char-code-property-table'."
+  (let ((plist (get-char-table char char-code-property-table)))
+    (if (listp plist)
+	(car (cdr (memq propname plist))))))
+
+(defun put-char-code-property (char propname value)
+  "Store CHAR's PROPNAME property with VALUE in `char-code-property-table'.
+It can be retrieved with `(get-char-code-property CHAR PROPNAME)'."
+  (let ((plist (get-char-table char char-code-property-table)))
+    (if plist
+	(let ((slot (memq propname plist)))
+	  (if slot
+	      (setcar (cdr slot) value)
+	    (nconc plist (list propname value))))
+      (put-char-table char (list propname value) char-code-property-table)
+      )))
+;;               (setcar (cdr slot) value)
+;;             (nconc plist (list propname value))))
+;;       (aset char-code-property-table char (list propname value)))))
+
+;;; mule-cmds.el ends here