diff --git a/Source/Modules/InputHandler_Core.swift b/Source/Modules/InputHandler_Core.swift
index 9c0ce0b1..1d425f7b 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/InputHandler_Core.swift
+++ b/Source/Modules/InputHandler_Core.swift
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public protocol InputHandlerProtocol {
   func clearComposerAndCalligrapher()
   func ensureKeyboardParser()
   func handleEvent(_ event: NSEvent) -> Bool
+  func generateStateOfCandidates() -> IMEStateProtocol
   func generateStateOfInputting(sansReading: Bool) -> IMEStateProtocol
   func generateStateOfAssociates(withPair pair: Megrez.Compositor.KeyValuePaired) -> IMEStateProtocol
   func consolidateNode(candidate: (String, String), respectCursorPushing: Bool, preConsolidate: Bool)
diff --git a/Source/Modules/InputHandler_HandleStates.swift b/Source/Modules/InputHandler_HandleStates.swift
index 6c2c73de..e36d874f 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/InputHandler_HandleStates.swift
+++ b/Source/Modules/InputHandler_HandleStates.swift
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ extension InputHandler {
 
   /// 拿著給定的候選字詞陣列資料內容，切換至選字狀態。
   /// - Returns: 回呼一個新的選詞狀態，來就給定的候選字詞陣列資料內容顯示選字窗。
-  func generateStateOfCandidates() -> IMEStateProtocol {
+  public func generateStateOfCandidates() -> IMEStateProtocol {
     IMEState.ofCandidates(
       candidates: generateArrayOfCandidates(fixOrder: prefs.useFixecCandidateOrderOnSelection),
       displayTextSegments: compositor.walkedNodes.values,