<s>
The	O
Text	O
Services	O
Framework	B-Architecture
(	O
TSF	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
COM	B-Application
framework	B-Architecture
and	O
API	B-General_Concept
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
later	O
Windows	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
that	O
supports	O
advanced	O
text	O
input	O
and	O
text	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Language	O
Bar	O
is	O
the	O
core	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
for	O
Text	O
Services	O
Framework	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Text	O
Services	O
Framework	B-Architecture
is	O
designed	O
to	O
offer	O
advanced	O
language	O
and	O
word	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
features	O
to	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
multilingual	O
support	O
,	O
keyboard	B-Device
drivers	O
,	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
,	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
spell	B-Application
checking	I-Application
and	O
other	O
text	O
and	O
natural	B-Language
language	I-Language
processing	I-Language
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
downloadable	O
for	O
older	O
Windows	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
Language	O
Bar	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
select	O
the	O
input	O
language	O
,	O
and	O
control	O
keyboard	B-Device
input	O
,	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
and	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Tablet	O
PC	O
Edition	O
2005	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
the	O
RichEdit	B-Library
control	O
supports	O
the	O
Text	O
Services	O
Framework	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-General_Concept
Speech	I-General_Concept
Recognition	I-General_Concept
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
is	O
also	O
implemented	O
using	O
the	O
Text	O
Services	O
Framework	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Independent	B-Application
software	I-Application
vendors	I-Application
can	O
write	O
their	O
own	O
text	O
processing	O
feature	O
for	O
TSF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
input	O
architecture	O
enables	O
the	O
buffered	O
and	O
accumulating	O
text	O
stream	O
to	O
change	O
dynamically	O
,	O
thereby	O
enabling	O
more	O
efficient	O
keyboard	B-Device
input	O
and	O
text	O
editing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TSF	O
is	O
device-independent	B-Operating_System
and	O
enables	O
text	O
services	O
for	O
multiple	O
input	O
devices	O
including	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
electronic	B-General_Concept
pen	I-General_Concept
or	O
stylus	O
,	O
and	O
microphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ctfmon	B-Operating_System
(	O
ctfmon.exe	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
process	O
used	O
to	O
activate	O
the	O
Alternative	O
User	O
Input	O
Text	O
Input	O
Processor	O
(	O
TIP	O
)	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Language	O
Bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ctfmon	B-Operating_System
is	O
also	O
a	O
component	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Tablet	O
PC	O
Edition	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
which	O
enables	O
advanced	O
user	O
input	O
services	O
in	O
applications	O
(	O
pen	O
and	O
ink	O
,	O
speech	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CTF	O
means	O
Common	O
Text	O
Framework	B-Architecture
according	O
to	O
the	O
leaked	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
source	O
code	O
and	O
patent	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CTF	O
is	O
an	O
undocumented	O
,	O
insecure	O
protocol	O
involved	O
in	O
TSF	O
which	O
security	O
researchers	O
have	O
observed	O
to	O
be	O
present	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
versions	O
back	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
