Re: --without-xim is ignored.

[Kim F. Storm]

Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:

>     What other "flags" do we currently have in Emacs which
> 
>     a) could be controlled via a lisp variable or function, but
>     b) can only be controlled via X resources, and
>     c) cannot be turned on again, once it has been turned off.
> 
> We should have a frame parameter to control this.  Then it will
> be like other frame parameters, or mostly so.  It won't be exactly
> like them, since the first frame on a display will control what
> happens on that display.  We will have to document that as a wrinkle.

I agree, and hope that someone will do this.

Just for the record: If useXIM had already been a user option (that
could be toggled at run-time from inside emacs), I would not have
proposed (and implemented) the new meaning of --without-xim.

I'll remove --without-xim entirely once that is done.

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Kim F. Storm <address@hidden> http://www.cua.dk