On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 01:17:23AM +0100, Gunnar Hjalmarsson wrote: > Thanks for the explanations, Osamu. > > On 2012-12-17 13:30, Osamu Aoki wrote: > > Choosing xim means to force using standard xim which is default. So fancy > > characters can be supported with dead keys etc for many european languages. > > > > So people who wish to diable im should chose this. > > <snip> > > > 78_none.rc > > 79_xim.rc > > --- Since XIM is default, these are practically the same .... > > <snip> > > > In retrospective none and xim are somewhat redundant. > > So, which of the two options is redundant? I ask because I'm trying to > show a minimum of IM options in the language-selector UI. Currently only > "default" and "none" are shown besides the actually installed input > methods. > > I noticed one difference between "none" and "xim": When xim is selected, > a few IM related environment variables are populated, which is not the > case with none. > > Since you recommend xim for people who wish to disable IM, what would > you say if the language-selector UI was changed so that "none" is the > shown label, but it actually sets xim? Would that make sense to you?
I do not know the answer ... that was part of the reason somewhat redundant choice are offered. Please experiment ... I wish I knew ... Osamu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
