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(Input Methods): Leim is now built-in. (Select Input Method): Document quail-show-key. (Specify Coding): Document revert-buffer-with-coding-system.

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most input methods---some disable this feature).  If
@code{input-method-verbose-flag} is non-@code{nil}, the list of
possible characters to type next is displayed in the echo area (but
not when you are in the minibuffer).

@cindex Leim package
  Input methods are implemented in the separate Leim package: they are
available only if the system administrator used Leim when building
Emacs.  If Emacs was built without Leim, you will find that no input
methods are defined.

@node Select Input Method
@section Selecting an Input Method

@table @kbd
@item C-\

  Some input methods for alphabetic scripts work by (in effect)
remapping the keyboard to emulate various keyboard layouts commonly used
for those scripts.  How to do this remapping properly depends on your
actual keyboard layout.  To specify which layout your keyboard has, use
the command @kbd{M-x quail-set-keyboard-layout}.

@findex list-input-methods
  To display a list of all the supported input methods, type @kbd{M-x
list-input-methods}.  The list gives information about each input
method, including the string that stands for it in the mode line.

@item C-x @key{RET} c @var{coding} @key{RET}
Specify coding system @var{coding} for the immediately following
command.

@item C-x @key{RET} k @var{coding} @key{RET}
Use coding system @var{coding} for keyboard input.

@item C-x @key{RET} t @var{coding} @key{RET}
Use coding system @var{coding} for terminal output.

choice of coding system to use when you create a new file.  It applies
when you find a new file, and when you create a buffer and then save it
in a file.  Selecting a language environment typically sets this
variable to a good choice of default coding system for that language
environment.

@kindex C-x RET t
@findex set-terminal-coding-system
  The command @kbd{C-x @key{RET} t} (@code{set-terminal-coding-system})
specifies the coding system for terminal output.  If you specify a

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most input methods---some disable this feature).  If
@code{input-method-verbose-flag} is non-@code{nil}, the list of
possible characters to type next is displayed in the echo area (but
not when you are in the minibuffer).

@node Select Input Method
@section Selecting an Input Method

@table @kbd
@item C-\

  Some input methods for alphabetic scripts work by (in effect)
remapping the keyboard to emulate various keyboard layouts commonly used
for those scripts.  How to do this remapping properly depends on your
actual keyboard layout.  To specify which layout your keyboard has, use
the command @kbd{M-x quail-set-keyboard-layout}.

@findex quail-show-key
  You can use the command @kbd{M-x quail-show-key} to show what key
(or key sequence) to type in order to input the character following
point, using the selected keyboard layout.

@findex list-input-methods
  To display a list of all the supported input methods, type @kbd{M-x
list-input-methods}.  The list gives information about each input
method, including the string that stands for it in the mode line.

@item C-x @key{RET} c @var{coding} @key{RET}
Specify coding system @var{coding} for the immediately following
command.

@item C-x @key{RET} r @var{coding} @key{RET}
Revisit the current file using the coding system @var{coding}.

@item C-x @key{RET} k @var{coding} @key{RET}
Use coding system @var{coding} for keyboard input.

@item C-x @key{RET} t @var{coding} @key{RET}
Use coding system @var{coding} for terminal output.

choice of coding system to use when you create a new file.  It applies
when you find a new file, and when you create a buffer and then save it
in a file.  Selecting a language environment typically sets this
variable to a good choice of default coding system for that language
environment.

@kindex C-x RET r
@findex revert-buffer-with-coding-system
  If you visit a file with a wrong coding system, you can correct this
with @kbd{C-x @key{RET} r} (@code{revert-buffer-with-coding-system}).
This visits the current file again, using a coding system you specify.

@kindex C-x RET t
@findex set-terminal-coding-system
  The command @kbd{C-x @key{RET} t} (@code{set-terminal-coding-system})
specifies the coding system for terminal output.  If you specify a