Re: XForms: File Browser Problems

Alberto BARSELLA (ishark@lsh01.univ-lille1.fr)
Tue, 9 Feb 1999 19:53:55 +0000 (/etc/localtime)

# To subscribers of the xforms list from Alberto BARSELLA <ishark@lsh01.univ-lille1.fr> :

Hi,

> # To subscribers of the xforms list from Richard Kent <rk@quadstone.com> :
>
> [......] The file browser in XForms
> doesn't work correctly on this platform - when you browse (eg using the fbrowse
> demo program) you just get a whole heap of "D" entries (no text after the "D") and
> can't actually see any directory or filenames. Double clicking has no effect (so
> it isn't just the font that is messing up). If you manually type in a filename and
> press return it will work (file will load/save/etc) but mouse browsing is not
> possible. Has anyone else come across this ?

Yes, it's a glibc vs libc problem. Look around
(http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/ for example) and search for xforms packages
with a version number of 0.88.1. They should fix the problem.

Hope this helps,
Alberto

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