Asks the widget that the input context is attached to delete
characters around the cursor position by emitting the
::delete_surrounding signal.
Note that offset and n_chars are in characters not in bytes
which differs from the usage other places in gtk.imcontext.IMContext.
In order to use this function, you should first call
gtk.imcontext.IMContext.getSurrounding to get the current context,
and call this function immediately afterwards to make sure that you
know what you are deleting. You should also account for the fact
that even if the signal was handled, the input context might not
have deleted all the characters that were requested to be deleted.
This function is used by an input method that wants to make
substitutions in the existing text in response to new input.
It is not useful for applications.
Asks the widget that the input context is attached to delete characters around the cursor position by emitting the ::delete_surrounding signal.
Note that offset and n_chars are in characters not in bytes which differs from the usage other places in gtk.imcontext.IMContext.
In order to use this function, you should first call gtk.imcontext.IMContext.getSurrounding to get the current context, and call this function immediately afterwards to make sure that you know what you are deleting. You should also account for the fact that even if the signal was handled, the input context might not have deleted all the characters that were requested to be deleted.
This function is used by an input method that wants to make substitutions in the existing text in response to new input. It is not useful for applications.