[zzo38computer]

I had thought to design the window system and operating system, that the keyboard manager will handle the keyboard translation and can be set to several modes by application programs. Only the server knows the keyboard layout, although clients can tell the keyboard translation modes:

- Text input with large character sets (Extended TRON Code)

- Text input with small character sets (the application program can select which one (although it is not guaranteed to be available, unless the user installs an appropriate keyboard layout); e.g. APL character set)

- Command mode

- Game mode

- Hybrid mode

This way it can handle IME as well, and also specialized layouts for purposes (such as APL programming), and can handle nearly raw keyboard events when desired (although, for purposes of security and others, some combinations might still be handled by the operating system or by the window manager).

[codedokode]

I don't think you need translation modes; you could simply send both raw events and translated events simultaneously and let client choose what it needs.

[zzo38computer]

I do not agree. Translation modes will be necessary in order to handle IME properly, as well as for handling specialized character sets. (It may also mitigate some types of spying, possibly.)