--- d_text.c
+++ d_text.c	2007-05-07 00:00:00.000000000 +0200
@@ -1973,7 +1973,10 @@ xim_initialize(w)
       if (xim_style == 0) xim_style = style_root;
     }
   }
-  if (xim_style != preferred_style) {
+  if (xim_style != preferred_style
+      && *modifier_list != '\0'
+      && ! strstr(modifier_list,"@im=local")
+      && ! strstr(modifier_list,"@im=none")) {
     fprintf(stderr, "xfig: this input-method doesn't support %s input style\n",
 	    appres.xim_input_style);
     if (xim_style == 0) {