Secure input method editor for virtual applications

A computing device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-volatile memory storing computer program code that when executed on the processor causes the processor to execute a process including:
• detecting a text input to a user interface (UI) element of an application executing on the computing device;
• responsive to the detection of the text input, sending a request for text candidates associated with the text input to a remote computing device;
• responsive to sending the request, receiving from the remote computing device, a list of one or more text candidates associated with the text input;
• and
• presenting the list of one or more text candidates in a composition window, the composition window being part of an input method editor (IME) executing on the computing device, the composition window displayed on a screen of the computing device.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium encoding instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause a process to be carried out, the process including:

• detecting a text input to a user interface (UI) element of an application executing on a computing device;
• responsive to the detection of the text input, sending a request for text candidates associated with the text input to a remote computing device;
• responsive to sending the request, receiving from the remote computing device, a list of one or more text candidates associated with the text input;
• and
• presenting the list of one or more text candidates in a composition window, the composition window being part of an input method editor (IME) executing on the computing device, the composition window displayed on a screen of the computing device.