Re: XForms: File Browser Problems

Peter Hanley (peter@hanley.demon.co.uk)
Wed, 10 Feb 1999 07:57:01 +0000

# To subscribers of the xforms list from Peter Hanley <peter@hanley.demon.co.uk> :

In message <36C056B6.F5C1A439@quadstone.com>, Richard Kent
<rk@quadstone.com> writes
># To subscribers of the xforms list from Richard Kent <rk@quadstone.com> :
>
>Howdy all....
>
>Not mailed this list for a while (not had any XForms problems for a while !!)
>but
>I've just installed XForms (0.88) on a new machine running RedHat Linux (i386) -
>latest version - with Xi Graphics Accelerated Xserver. 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 ?
>
>Cheers,
>
>TicH

Yes,

I have seen this using xforms0.81, but not with xforms 0.88

I don't know what to do about it either, other than attempt to recompile
the application using 0.88. This worked for Lyx, but not xdvi. In my
own programs I just use xforms0.88 and don't have the problem.

-- 
Peter Hanley
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