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Subject: Re: --without-xim is ignored.
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 19:47:09 -0400
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    In any case, IMHO, fiddling with X resources isn't for the average user.

    A compile time option is much easier to describe and understand IMO...

On the contrary, a compile time option is useless for the ordinary
user, but setting a flag in various ways is easy.  We document
many Lisp variables and env vars in the Emacs manual.