Thank you Alexander!

I’d like to mention also that this issue seems unrelated to XQuartz, since I 
can log into a linux machine and use XFig therein, displaying the graphics in 
my Mac, using XQuartz’ X11.

Cheers,
Temok

> On Jan 12, 2017, at 1:09 PM, Alexander Hansen <alexanderk.han...@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> 
>> On Jan 12, 2017, at 08:40, Cuauhtémoc Salazar <sala...@physics.utoronto.ca> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear All, 
>> 
>> I recently did a clean installation of the operative system, Fink, X11 and 
>> Xfig, and turns out I cannot type text in the XFig’s dialog windows, like 
>> File > Save As.., nor can I edit OLD text labels with the dialog window that 
>> pops up when clicking the “Edit” button. However I can insert new text. 
>> Hence, the problem seems to be only in “dialog windows”. I’ve been using 
>> Xfig on Mac computers for about 10 years, and this is the first time I face 
>> this issue. The installed versions are:
>> — macOS 10.12.2 (Sierra),
>> — Fink         0.41.1,
>> — XQuartz   2.7.1  (x-org server 1.18.4),
>> — XFig         3.2.6
>> 
>> I would appreciate any suggestions to fix this issue!
>> Kindly,
>> Temok
>> 
> 
> We’ve had prior reports of this issue for this version of Xfig.  I believe a 
> report was filed with the Xfig developers, but I haven’t heard anything more 
> about that.  
> 
> The workaround that we’ve been able to come up with so far is to copy text 
> from elsewhere, and paste it into the dialog window text field using a mouse 
> middle-click.  Unfortunately, that won’t help with editing the text.
> 
> -- 
> Alexander Hansen, Ph.D.
> Fink User Liaison
> 


------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Developer Access Program for Intel Xeon Phi Processors
Access to Intel Xeon Phi processor-based developer platforms.
With one year of Intel Parallel Studio XE.
Training and support from Colfax.
Order your platform today. http://sdm.link/xeonphi
_______________________________________________
Fink-beginners mailing list
Fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net
List archive:
https://sourceforge.net/p/fink/mailman/fink-users/
Subscription management:
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners

Reply via email to