A question about /etc/profile (was: Scim does not work with openoffice)

[Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com>]

Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> writes:

> I added the following lines to /etc/profile:
>
> export XMODIFIERS=@im=SCIM
> export GTK_IM_MODULE=scim
> export QT_IM_MODULE=scim


How can I get the same result *without* putting that stuff in /etc/profile?  I
mean, if I put that in /etc/profile, those commands are run at every boot,
wheraes I want to run them at my pleasure.  If I simply give them from command
line:

 # export XMODIFIERS=@im=SCIM
 # export GTK_IM_MODULE=scim
 # export QT_IM_MODULE=scim

they don't seem to take any effect.

Thanks for any help
Rodolfo