gtk+ input method support (wrt Japanese)

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the MS-IME for Japanese seems to support unconversion. (when some text 
is highlighted and the conversion key is hit, the text is returned to 
candidate selection mode.)

Ive looked into the Canna conversion server, it doesnt seem to support 
any unconversion of kanji characters. I dont know if any other popular 
conversion servers support this either, or if its only implemented 
inside MS's IME. Does anyone know offhand of a conversion server which 
can give alternate candidates for arbitrary text (not just kana syllables)?

Assuming that unconversion support was available, I have a feeling that 
common gtk+ applications wouldnt necessarily be able to support it. When 
a text selection is made, the highlighted text would have to be turned 
into a conversion candidate and passed to the im...

Does anyone think that "unconversion" support is worthwhile/implementable?

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