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storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) writes:

> In any case, IMHO, fiddling with X resources isn't for the average
> user.

Well, that's the way you configure X applications.  The average user
probably doesn't actually have a call for that resource,

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

Recompilation is definitely not a valid way to configure Emacs.