XOpenIM(3X) XLIB FUNCTIONS XOpenIM(3X)NAMEXOpenIM - open input method information
SYNTAX
XIM XOpenIM(display, db, res_name, res_class)
Display *display;
XrmDatabase db;
char *res_name;
char *res_class;
ARGUMENTS
display Specifies the connection to the X server.
db Specifies a pointer to the resource database.
res_name Specifies the full resource name of the application.
res_class Specifies the full class name of the application.
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 identi‐
fied 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 modi‐
fier.
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.
SEE ALSOXCloseIM(3X), XSetIMValues(3X), XGetIMValues(3X), XDisplayOfIm(3X),
XLocaleOfIM(3X), XRegisterIMInstantiateCallback(3X), XUnregisterIMIn‐
stantiateCallback(3X)X Version 11 Release 6 XOpenIM(3X)
