[Regression] X resources take no effect

[IRIE Shinsuke]

Ubuntu 12.04
Emacs 23.3+1-1ubuntu8

I'm setting "Emacs*useXIM: false" in ~/.Xresources file to use Emacs' internal input method, but Emacs on Precise ignores this setting, so I cannot use the internal input method. It's very annoying that XIM unwantedly handles the key events!

Also, all of the other X resources are ignored and the settings are not working at all.

== Regression details ==
Discovered in version: emacs23 23.3+1-1ubuntu8
Last known good version: emacs23 23.3+1-1ubuntu7

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Hajime Mizuno (mizuno-as)]

see: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs23/+bug/725988

Emacs Class has been changed to Emacs23.
Please try Emacs23*useXIM.

[Hajime Mizuno (mizuno-as)]

Re-open this bug.

LP #725988 response is not reasonable.
Better do not change the Window Class. Because, there may be side effects.

[IRIE Shinsuke (irie)]

I think this is exactly a bug.

EMACS_CLASS should not be changed for such a minor issue.

[IRIE Shinsuke (irie)]

Attached a patch. This is for debian directory (not a quilt patch).

This patch removes the patch introduced in LP #725988, and gives another solution which creates a symlink emacs.desktop as follows:

1. Install upstream emacs.desktop file into /usr/share/emacs/@FULL_VERSION@/etc/

2. Use the Debian alternatives system for /usr/share/applications/emacs.desktop by adding the following to emacsVER.postinst:

  --slave /usr/share/applications/emacs.desktop emacs.desktop \
          /usr/share/emacs/@FULL_VERSION@/etc/emacs.desktop \

3. Remove @MENU_VERSION@ from StartupWMClass in emacsVER.desktop

Note that emacsVER.desktop is still necessary when the multiple flavors (emacs23, emacs24, emacs-snapshot, etc.) are installed. emacsVER.desktop will be used to launch the desired flavor's Emacs.

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[IRIE Shinsuke (irie)]

Updated the patch for emacs23 23.3+1-1ubuntu9. No functional change.

[Richard Hansen (rhansen)]

also affects emacs24