Subject: bug#58459: Getting a fresh emacs session with no customisation

From: Po Lu <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 22:15:34 +0800

uzibalqa <[email-masked]> writes:

> The sensible way is to have the user exactly specify the file he wants for setting
> the resource parameters.  This would avoid picking up settings that only the gods 
> know where they are, and what had set them up in the first place. 

Emacs does not control where Xt gets its resources.

> What could happen if the actual x-resource settings are removed from the system?
> Would it be detrimental to users in unknown ways?

It would become impossible to set the input method style reliably, for
one.