[PATCH] imm32: Automatically initialize COM on window activation.

[Dmitry Timoshkov]

Nikolay Sivov <nsivov at codeweavers.com> wrote:

> >> --- a/dlls/imm32/Makefile.in
> >> +++ b/dlls/imm32/Makefile.in
> >> @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
> >>   MODULE    = imm32.dll
> >>   IMPORTLIB = imm32
> >> -IMPORTS   = user32 gdi32 advapi32
> >> +IMPORTS   = user32 gdi32 advapi32 ole32
> > According to dumpbin output imm32 in Windows doesn't import ole32 directly,
> > most likely it loads it manually only when really needed. So, it would
> > probably be better to either use delay loading, or also load it manually,
> > and make sure that ole32 is never loaded for languages that don't need IME.
> 
> I doesn't depend on the language, it will work as long as IME is not 
> disabled for thread/process.

As far as I can see from the tests IME messages are optional, and that
means that IME is completely disabled in some Windows configurations.
For instance I don't get IME messages in 2 of 3 my Windows machines.

> Why would it better to delay-load?

Because loading ole32 is very expensive.

> It will be called practically always 
> for GUI applications.

Adding a convincing test case would be also helpful.

-- 
Dmitry.