Skim doesn't work after installation, XIM_PROGRAM variable unset

[Zorael]

Binary package hint: skim

After an installation of the skim package, the xinput.d alternative /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/skim is created, but it is malconfigured. The XIM_PROGRAM variable is unset, which makes programs that rely on SCIM's XIM wrapper functionality not work with the input method. Examples include OpenOffice.org and xterm. This is not a new issue, as I've been using the workaround since at least Gutsy (into Karmic).

The top of /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/skim needs to be modified from:

     XIM=SCIM
     XIM_PROGRAM=

to

     XIM=SCIM
     XIM_PROGRAM=/usr/bin/scim
     XIM_ARGS="-d"
     XIM_PROGRAM_SETS_ITSELF_AS_DAEMON=yes

I've even seen reports that the default xinput.d/scim-bridge looks like the following after an 8.10 installation.

     XIM=SCIM
     if [ -e /usr/bin/skim ]; then
     XIM_PROGRAM=" "
     else
     XIM_PROGRAM=/usr/bin/scim-bridge
     fi
     XIM_ARGS="-d"

Which curiously *explicitly* cripples Skim/SCIM if you happen to use xinput.d/scim-bridge alternative and you have Skim installed. I'm not sure what the rationale is here.