Re: XForms: Forms to Xforms

Thomas Kroc (kroc@fnal.gov)
Fri, 14 Aug 1998 09:32:01 -0500 (CDT)

# To subscribers of the xforms list from Thomas Kroc <kroc@fnal.gov> :

I think you may need this also:
I had the same question a few months ago.

You may need to add the "Unit of measure" line to your .fd file

>There's a bug in the file reader. Edit the header of the .fd file to
>read
>
> Magic: 12321
>
> Internal Form Definition File
> (do not change)
>
> Number of forms: 12
> Unit of measure: FL_COORD_PIXEL
>
> =============== FORM ===============
>
>and it should read okay.

If you need to see more of the discussion look in the archives on and about
Jan 19. "Subject: XForms: converting GLforms to xforms?"

>> Also about the *.fd generated by 'forms', if there has a easy way to
>> convert it to a *.fd which can be loaded by the 'fdesign' of xforms?

>You should be able to use the old Forms .fd files with the new
>`fdesign'. At least in the limited number of tests I've seen, they
>load up just fine.

Tom Kroc
Fermilab
Neutron Therapy Facility

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