Difference(s) between Canvas and TextInputCanvas ?

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Hi there,
what are the differences between them ? ( apart that they don’t have the same events, one is a plugin)

what kind of things are impossible to make with a Canvas, but that you can do with a TIC ?
what is impossible with a TIC but possible with a Canvas ?

any hints appreciated.
thanks.

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TextInputCanvas is subclass of Canvas to add extra event for text input.

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TextInputCanvas has full IME support
Canvas does not have full IME support

IME support can be added to a Xojo Canvas, however it can prove difficult to users without API experience.

Hope this helps.

edit: see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc194855.aspx

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TextInputCanvas handles input methods across all platforms - something you can’t add correctly to Canvas on macOS.