From: Dave Love <d.love@dl.ac.uk>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, rms@gnu.org, handa@m17n.org
Subject: Re: --without-xim is ignored.
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 23:36:34 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <rzq65m3qux9.fsf@albion.dl.ac.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 5xel0wo9xk.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk
storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) writes:
> What other "flags" do we currently have in Emacs which
>
> a) could be controlled via a lisp variable or function, but
It can't be controlled via Lisp if you want it to apply initially,
like for toolbar and menu.
> b) can only be controlled via X resources, and
> c) cannot be turned on again, once it has been turned off.
If you know exactly what makes sense as far as turning it on and off,
you've found better XIM documentation than I have, and I'd be
interested in a pointer.
> In my experience, very few users are familiar with X resources.
> So at least we should include an example how to do this at the
> proper place in PROBLEMS, e.g.
>
> For example, you can use the option ``-xrm "useXIM: false"'' when
> you start emacs.
If the doc on X resources in the manual isn't sufficiently easy to
find or understand, I think that's what needs fixing.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-07-15 22:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-07-02 5:05 --without-xim is ignored Kenichi Handa
2003-07-03 21:54 ` Dave Love
2003-07-03 23:40 ` Kenichi Handa
2003-07-08 22:47 ` Dave Love
2003-07-05 22:25 ` Richard Stallman
2003-07-06 0:56 ` Kim F. Storm
2003-07-07 3:16 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2003-07-07 3:39 ` Richard Stallman
2003-07-08 22:48 ` Dave Love
2003-07-09 1:31 ` Kim F. Storm
2003-07-09 13:46 ` Stefan Monnier
2003-07-09 23:47 ` Richard Stallman
2003-07-12 0:39 ` Kim F. Storm
2003-07-13 0:10 ` Richard Stallman
2003-07-15 0:07 ` Kim F. Storm
2003-07-15 22:36 ` Dave Love [this message]
2003-07-15 22:33 ` Dave Love
2003-07-16 17:28 ` Kevin Rodgers
2003-07-08 22:48 ` Dave Love
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