# HG changeset patch # User Richard M. Stallman # Date 1031675975 0 # Node ID 128dc960e0148a21f0a3c3d2cbe691370a8c07d9 # Parent a17e6380c6240233a169790cacdacb1d319a5976 Add item about OpenMotif file dialogs. diff -r a17e6380c624 -r 128dc960e014 etc/PROBLEMS --- a/etc/PROBLEMS Tue Sep 10 08:08:18 2002 +0000 +++ b/etc/PROBLEMS Tue Sep 10 16:39:35 2002 +0000 @@ -2,6 +2,20 @@ in compiling, installing and running GNU Emacs. +* Problems with file dialogs in Emacs built with Open Motif. + +When Emacs 21 is built with Open Motif 2.1, it can happen that the +graphical file dialog boxes do not work properly. The "OK", "Filter" +and "Cancel" buttons do not respond to mouse clicks. Dragging the +file dialog window usually causes the buttons to work again. + +The solution is to use LessTi instead. LessTif is a free replacement +for Motif. See the file INSTALL for information on how to do this. + +Another workaround is not to use the mouse to trigger file prompts, +but to use the keyboard. This way, you will be prompted for a file in +the minibuffer instead of a graphical file dialog. + * Emacs reports a BadAtom error (from X) running on Solaris 7 or 8. This happens when Emacs was built on some other version of Solaris.