+static int finish_text_buffer_line_input(winid_t win, gboolean emit_signal);
+static int finish_text_grid_line_input(winid_t win, gboolean emit_signal);
+
+/* Internal function: code common to both flavors of char event request */
+void
+request_char_event_common(winid_t win, gboolean unicode)
+{
+ VALID_WINDOW(win, return);
+ g_return_if_fail(win->input_request_type == INPUT_REQUEST_NONE);
+ g_return_if_fail(win->type != wintype_TextBuffer || win->type != wintype_TextGrid);
+
+ win->input_request_type = unicode? INPUT_REQUEST_CHARACTER_UNICODE : INPUT_REQUEST_CHARACTER;
+ g_signal_handler_unblock( G_OBJECT(win->widget), win->keypress_handler );
+
+ gdk_threads_enter();
+
+ /* If the request is in a text buffer window, scroll to the end of the
+ text buffer. TODO: This may scroll text off the top of the window that the
+ user hasn't read yet. We need to implement a paging mechanism. */
+ if(win->type == wintype_TextBuffer)
+ {
+ GtkTextBuffer *buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer( GTK_TEXT_VIEW(win->widget) );
+ GtkTextIter iter;
+ gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter(buffer, &iter);
+ gtk_text_buffer_place_cursor(buffer, &iter);
+ gtk_text_view_scroll_mark_onscreen(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(win->widget), gtk_text_buffer_get_insert(buffer));
+ /* Why doesn't this always work?? */
+ }
+
+ gtk_widget_grab_focus( GTK_WIDGET(win->widget) );
+ gdk_threads_leave();
+}