[immodule-qt] a environment variable to control the module

[LiuCougar]

Hi all,

I commited the QT_IM_MODULE environment variable support into svn r52
(both trunk and bc). Please test.

Regards,
Cougar

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 11:59:09 +0900, Daisuke Kameda
<kaminmat at cc.rim.or.jp> wrote:
> On Tuesday 20 July 2004 04:38, YamaKen wrote:
> > Ah, now I've understood your opinion. Your 'setting tool which
> > performs both the writing to qtrc and a setup of GTK_IM_MODULE'
> > is standing for 'global IM manager that configurates all input
> > method frameworks and immodules' rather than 'local
> > configuration tool for Qt', isn't it?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > In your opinion, we should also develop a command-line qtrc
> > configurator to automate immodule specification, such as
> > following. This is required for integrated IM configuration
> > system such as in some Linux distributions.
> >
> >   # qt-set-immodule $USER uim-anthy
> 
> I also think so. But, in fact, the tool will be used by a distributors'
> IM configuration tool.
> 
> 
> > But it costs learning and boring work for all qt-set-immodule
> > users. Considerable time and money will be lost in our input
> > method world, system integrators, and of course endusers. So I
> > prefer QT_IM_MODULE, although it is not the best solution.
> 
> Surely, the tool which I think will require cost like your indication.
> And it will also increase the burden which creates distributors'
> IM configuration tool.
> 
> Therefor, I agree with your proposal of introducing QT_IM_MODULE.
> 
> However, when "immodule" increases from now on, I think that
> there is a danger that the similar environment variable will flood.
> But, probably, it isn't good to introduce an environment variable
> named IMMODULE which regard as more general, either.
> 
> I expect that global IM configuration tool is realized before then.
> 
> 
> --
> Daisuke Kameda <kaminmat at cc.rim.or.jp>
> 
> 
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