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XOpenIM(3X11)		       XLIB FUNCTIONS			XOpenIM(3X11)



NAME
  XOpenIM, XCloseIM, XSetIMValues, XGetIMValues, XDisplayOfIM, XLocaleOfIM,
  XRegisterIMInstantiateCallback, XUnregisterIMInstantiateCallback - open,
  close, and otain input method information

SYNTAX
  XIM XOpenIM(display, db, res_name, res_class)
	Display *display;
	XrmDatabase db;
	char *res_name;
	char *res_class;

  Status XCloseIM(im)
	XIM im;

  char * XSetIMValues(im, ...)
	XIM im;

  char * XGetIMValues(im, ...)
	XIM im;

  Display * XDisplayOfIM(im)
	  XIM im;

  char * XLocaleOfIM(im)
	XIM im;

  Bool XRegisterIMInstantiateCallback(display, db, res_name, res_class, call-
  back, client_data)
	Display *display;
	XrmDatabase db;
	char *res_name;
	char *res_class;
	XIMProc	 callback;
	XPointer *client_data;

  Bool XUnregisterIMInstantiateCallback(display, db, res_name, res_class,
  callback, client_data)
	Display *display;
	XrmDatabase db;
	char *res_name;
	char *res_class;
	XIMProc	 callback;
	XPointer *client_data;

ARGUMENTS

  callback  Specifies a pointer to the input method instantiate callback.

  client_data
	    Specifies the additional client data.

  db	    Specifies a pointer to the resource database.

  display   Specifies the connection to the X server.

  im	    Specifies the input method.

  res_class Specifies the full class name of the application.

  res_name  Specifies the full resource name of the application.

  ...	    Specifies the variable length argument list to set or get XIM
	    values.

DESCRIPTION
  The XOpenIM function opens an input method, matching the current locale and
  modifiers specification.  Current locale and modifiers are bound to the
  input method at opening time.	 The locale associated with an input method
  cannot be changed dynamically.  This implies the strings returned by
  XmbLookupString or XwcLookupString, for any input context affiliated with a
  given input method, will be encoded in the locale current at the time the
  input method is opened.

  The specific input method to which this call will be routed is identified
  on the basis of the current locale. XOpenIM will identify a default input
  method corresponding to the current locale.  That default can be modified
  using XSetLocaleModifiers for the input method modifier.

  The db argument is the resource database to be used by the input method for
  looking up resources that are private to the input method.  It is not
  intended that this database be used to look up values that can be set as IC
  values in an input context.  If db is NULL, no database is passed to the
  input method.

  The res_name and res_class arguments specify the resource name and class of
  the application. They are intended to be used as prefixes by the input
  method when looking up resources that are common to all input contexts that
  may be created for this input method.	 The characters used for resource
  names and classes must be in the X Portable Character Set.  The resources
  looked up are not fully specified if res_name or res_class is NULL.

  The res_name and res_class arguments are not assumed to exist beyond the
  call to XOpenIM.  The specified resource database is assumed to exist for
  the lifetime of the input method.

  XOpenIM returns NULL if no input method could be opened.

  The XCloseIM function closes the specified input method.

  The XSetIMValues function presents a variable argument list programming
  interface for setting attributes of the specified input method.  It returns
  NULL if it succeeds; otherwise, it returns the name of the first argument
  that could not be obtained.

  The XGetIMValues function presents a variable argument list programming
  interface for querying properties or features of the specified input
  method.  This function returns NULL if it succeeds; otherwise, it returns
  the name of the first argument that could not be obtained.

  The XDisplayOfIM function returns the display associated with the specified
  input method.

  The XLocaleOfIM function returns the locale associated with the specified
  input method.

  The XRegisterIMInstantiateCallback function registers a callback to be
  invoked whenever a new input method becomes available for the specified
  display that matches the current locale and modifiers.

  The XUnregisterIMInstantiateCallback function removes an input method
  instantiation callback previously registered.



SEE ALSO
  XCreateIC(3X11), XSetICFocus(3X11), XSetICValues(3X11), XmbResetIC(3X11)
  Xlib - C Language X Interface































































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