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> From: "deckerben" <deckerben AT freenet DOT de>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 12:04:09 +0100
> 
>     I must have been confused. I am currently using the 20.5 DOS port
> (latest binary available, from what I understand). What additional features
> would Xlib support then really make available?

It would support display of all the characters and scripts for which
you can find X fonts; the GUI interface, including scroll bars and
other widgets (depending on what X libraries are ported); multiple
Emacs frames visible at the same time.

> I was under the impression that Xlibrary emulation would provide important
> infrastructure, like foreign fonts.

Yes, that too.

> Is Leim a foreign keyboard generator?

Leim is not a keyboard generator, it's a set of input methods.  An
input method is a way of producing characters that your keyboard
cannot generate directly.  For example, one of the input methods
provided by Leim allows one to type Cyrillic characters on a keyboard
that can only produce US ASCII.

Leim is fully supported by the DJGPP port of Emacs.

> I did read the bit in the Mule manual about MsDOG ... several times, but of
> course it didn't say anything about what happens when you have a DJGPP -
> ported X and Xaw library...

It doesn't say that because there are no such ports known to me.

> I imagine such an Xport would support all X - GUI functions, except
> multi.tasking windows ... It, of course, would have to operate in DOS (full
> screen) mode. But things like foreign fonts and Jpeg image support etc
> should all be possible, or ... ??

They are possible with X support, but not on the DOS text-mode
display.