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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>compositionstart pause search</title>
</head>
<body>
  <input id="q" placeholder="Search (try IME)" />
  <pre id="out">Search for: </pre>
  <script>
    var field = document.getElementById("q");
    var out = document.getElementById("out");
    var composing = false;
    field.addEventListener("compositionstart", function () {
      composing = true;
      out.textContent = "(composing… search paused)";
    });
    field.addEventListener("compositionend", function () {
      composing = false;
      out.textContent = "Search for: " + field.value;
    });
    field.addEventListener("input", function () {
      if (composing) return;
      out.textContent = "Search for: " + field.value;
    });
  </script>
</body>
</html>

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