diff --git a/WINGs/winputmethod.c b/WINGs/winputmethod.c
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+
+
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+
+#include "WINGsP.h"
+
+
+
+typedef struct W_IMContext {
+    XIM xim;
+    
+    struct W_ICContext *icList;
+} WMIMContext;
+
+
+typedef struct W_ICContext {
+    struct W_ICContext *next;
+    struct W_ICContext *prev;
+
+    XIC xic;    
+} WMICContext;
+
+
+
+Bool W_InitIMStuff(WMScreen *scr)
+{
+    WMIMContext *ctx;
+    
+    ctx = scr->imctx = wmalloc(sizeof(WMIMContext));
+    
+    ctx->xim = XOpenIM(scr->display, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    if (ctx->xim == NULL) {
+	wwarning("could not open IM");
+	return False;
+    }
+    
+//    XGetIMValues(scr->display,
+}
+
+
+void W_CloseIMStuff(WMScreen *scr)
+{
+    if (!scr->imctx) 
+	return;
+
+    if (scr->imctx->xim)
+	XCloseIM(scr->imctx->xim);
+    wfree(scr->imctx);
+    scr->imctx = NULL;
+}
+
+
+
+WMICContext *W_CreateIC(WMView *view)
+{
+    WMScreen *scr = W_VIEW_SCREEN(view);
+    WMICContext *ctx;
+    
+    ctx->prev = NULL;
+    ctx->next = scr->imctx->icList;
+    if (scr->imctx->icList)
+	scr->imctx->icList->prev = ctx;
+    scr->imctx = ctx;
+}
+
+
+void W_DestroyIC(WMICContext *ctx)
+{
+    XDestroyIC(ctx->xic);
+    
+    
+}
+
+
+int W_LookupString(WMView *view, XKeyEvent *event,
+		   char buffer, int bufsize, KeySym ksym)
+{
+    
+}
+
+
+