From: Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <lasgouttes@lyx.org>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 10:19:58 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: new alert code
X-Git-Tag: 1.6.10~20297
X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=85e30074c271cb2d13b984e9dcb223d7bdde19f4;p=lyx.git

new alert code


git-svn-id: svn://svn.lyx.org/lyx/lyx-devel/trunk@3074 a592a061-630c-0410-9148-cb99ea01b6c8
---

diff --git a/lib/CREDITS b/lib/CREDITS
index 3eef3e7f7d..ad67d75c58 100644
--- a/lib/CREDITS
+++ b/lib/CREDITS
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@
 @iE-mail: cfog@mech.ubc.ca
    Support for two-column figure (figure*) and table (table*)
    environments.  Fixed minibuffer entry of floats.  
+@bPanayotis "PAP" Papasotiriou
+@iE-mail: papasot@physics.upatras.gr
+   support for kluwer document class.
 @bJoacim Persson
 @iE-mail: sp2joap1@ida.his.se
    po-file for Swedish, a tool for picking shortcuts,
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index 525ba0e7c2..60d41c1241 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ src/frontends/qt2/QToc.C
 src/frontends/qt2/QURL.C
 src/frontends/qt2/QVCLog.C
 src/frontends/qt2/lengthcombo.C
+src/frontends/xforms/Alert_pimpl.C
 src/frontends/xforms/FileDialog.C
 src/frontends/xforms/FormAboutlyx.C
 src/frontends/xforms/FormBibitem.C
@@ -180,7 +181,6 @@ src/kbsequence.C
 src/language.C
 src/layout.C
 src/lyx_cb.C
-src/lyx_gui_misc.C
 src/lyx_main.C
 src/lyxfind.C
 src/lyxfont.C
diff --git a/src/BufferView2.C b/src/BufferView2.C
index e927499555..9641a26017 100644
--- a/src/BufferView2.C
+++ b/src/BufferView2.C
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "support/FileInfo.h"
 #include "lyxscreen.h"
 #include "support/filetools.h"
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "LaTeX.h"
 #include "BufferView_pimpl.h"
 #include "insets/insetcommand.h" //ChangeRefs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ bool BufferView::insertLyXFile(string const & filen)
 	FileInfo const fi(fname);
 
 	if (!fi.readable()) {
-		WriteAlert(_("Error!"),
+		Alert::alert(_("Error!"),
 			   _("Specified file is unreadable: "),
 			   MakeDisplayPath(fname, 50));
 		return false;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ bool BufferView::insertLyXFile(string const & filen)
 
 	ifstream ifs(fname.c_str());
 	if (!ifs) {
-		WriteAlert(_("Error!"),
+		Alert::alert(_("Error!"),
 			   _("Cannot open specified file: "),
 			   MakeDisplayPath(fname, 50));
 		return false;
diff --git a/src/BufferView_pimpl.C b/src/BufferView_pimpl.C
index 3d4851e509..fdbd79098c 100644
--- a/src/BufferView_pimpl.C
+++ b/src/BufferView_pimpl.C
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "support/LAssert.h"
 #include "support/lstrings.h"
 #include "frontends/Dialogs.h"
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "insets/insetbib.h"
 #include "insets/insettext.h"
 /// added for Dispatch functions
@@ -1814,7 +1815,7 @@ bool BufferView::Pimpl::Dispatch(kb_action action, string const & argument)
 		if (!label.empty()) {
 			//bv_->savePosition(0);
 			if (!bv_->gotoLabel(label))
-				WriteAlert(_("Error"), 
+				Alert::alert(_("Error"), 
 					   _("Couldn't find this label"), 
 					   _("in current document."));
 		}
diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 85507493f6..c921167f6f 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-11-23  John Levon  <moz@compsoc.man.ac.uk>
+
+	* <various>: change to use Alert.h 
+	 
 2001-11-25  Dekel Tsur  <dekelts@tau.ac.il>
 
 	* buffer.C (parseSingleLyXformat2Token): Insert an error inset
diff --git a/src/buffer.C b/src/buffer.C
index 437ae91b6d..c9777568b1 100644
--- a/src/buffer.C
+++ b/src/buffer.C
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@
 #include "lyxtext.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "language.h"
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"	// WarnReadonly()
 #include "frontends/Dialogs.h"
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "encoding.h"
 #include "exporter.h"
 #include "Lsstream.h"
@@ -234,9 +234,6 @@ void Buffer::setReadonly(bool flag)
 		updateTitles();
 		users->owner()->getDialogs()->updateBufferDependent(false);
 	}
-	if (read_only) {
-		WarnReadonly(filename);
-	}
 }
 
 
@@ -365,7 +362,7 @@ bool Buffer::readLyXformat2(LyXLex & lex, Paragraph * par)
 			s += tostr(unknown_layouts);
 			s += _(" paragraphs");
 		}
-		WriteAlert(_("Textclass Loading Error!"), s,
+		Alert::alert(_("Textclass Loading Error!"), s,
 			   _("When reading " + fileName()));
 	}
 
@@ -377,7 +374,7 @@ bool Buffer::readLyXformat2(LyXLex & lex, Paragraph * par)
 			s += tostr(unknown_tokens);
 			s += _(" unknown tokens");
 		}
-		WriteAlert(_("Textclass Loading Error!"), s,
+		Alert::alert(_("Textclass Loading Error!"), s,
 			   _("When reading " + fileName()));
 	}
 
@@ -666,19 +663,19 @@ Buffer::parseSingleLyXformat2Token(LyXLex & lex, Paragraph *& par,
 		if (pp.first) {
 			params.textclass = pp.second;
 		} else {
-			WriteAlert(string(_("Textclass error")), 
+			Alert::alert(string(_("Textclass error")), 
 				string(_("The document uses an unknown textclass \"")) + 
 				lex.getString() + string("\"."),
 				string(_("LyX will not be able to produce output correctly.")));
 			params.textclass = 0;
 		}
 		if (!textclasslist.Load(params.textclass)) {
-				// if the textclass wasn't loaded properly
-				// we need to either substitute another
-				// or stop loading the file.
-				// I can substitute but I don't see how I can
-				// stop loading... ideas??  ARRae980418
-			WriteAlert(_("Textclass Loading Error!"),
+			// if the textclass wasn't loaded properly
+			// we need to either substitute another
+			// or stop loading the file.
+			// I can substitute but I don't see how I can
+			// stop loading... ideas??  ARRae980418
+			Alert::alert(_("Textclass Loading Error!"),
 				   string(_("Can't load textclass ")) +
 				   textclasslist.NameOfClass(params.textclass),
 				   _("-- substituting default"));
@@ -1537,14 +1534,14 @@ bool Buffer::readFile(LyXLex & lex, Paragraph * par)
 				// current format
 			} else if (file_format > LYX_FORMAT) {
 				// future format
-				WriteAlert(_("Warning!"),
+				Alert::alert(_("Warning!"),
 					   _("LyX file format is newer that what"),
 					   _("is supported in this LyX version. Expect some problems."));
 				
 			} else if (file_format < LYX_FORMAT) {
 				// old formats
 				if (file_format < 200) {
-					WriteAlert(_("ERROR!"),
+					Alert::alert(_("ERROR!"),
 						   _("Old LyX file format found. "
 						     "Use LyX 0.10.x to read this!"));
 					return false;
@@ -1556,16 +1553,17 @@ bool Buffer::readFile(LyXLex & lex, Paragraph * par)
 			if (file_format < 213)
 				the_end = true;
 
-			if (!the_end)
-				WriteAlert(_("Warning!"),
+			if (!the_end) {
+				Alert::alert(_("Warning!"),
 					   _("Reading of document is not complete"),
 					   _("Maybe the document is truncated"));
+			}
 			return true;
 		} else { // "\\lyxformat" not found
-			WriteAlert(_("ERROR!"), _("Not a LyX file!"));
+			Alert::alert(_("ERROR!"), _("Not a LyX file!"));
 		}
 	} else
-		WriteAlert(_("ERROR!"), _("Unable to read file!"));
+		Alert::alert(_("ERROR!"), _("Unable to read file!"));
 	return false;
 }
 	    	    
@@ -1661,7 +1659,7 @@ bool Buffer::writeFile(string const & fname, bool flag) const
 			lyxerr << _("Error! Document is read-only: ")
 			       << fname << endl;
 		else
-			WriteAlert(_("Error! Document is read-only: "),
+			Alert::alert(_("Error! Document is read-only: "),
 				   fname);
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -1674,7 +1672,7 @@ bool Buffer::writeFile(string const & fname, bool flag) const
 			lyxerr << _("Error! Cannot write file: ")
 			       << fname << endl;
 		else
-			WriteFSAlert(_("Error! Cannot write file: "),
+			Alert::err_alert(_("Error! Cannot write file: "),
 				     fname);
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -1685,7 +1683,7 @@ bool Buffer::writeFile(string const & fname, bool flag) const
 			lyxerr << _("Error! Cannot open file: ")
 			       << fname << endl;
 		else
-			WriteFSAlert(_("Error! Cannot open file: "),
+			Alert::err_alert(_("Error! Cannot open file: "),
 				     fname);
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -1922,7 +1920,7 @@ void Buffer::writeFileAscii(string const & fname, int linelen)
 {
 	ofstream ofs(fname.c_str());
 	if (!ofs) {
-		WriteFSAlert(_("Error: Cannot write file:"), fname);
+		Alert::err_alert(_("Error: Cannot write file:"), fname);
 		return;
 	}
 	writeFileAscii(ofs, linelen);
@@ -1956,7 +1954,7 @@ void Buffer::makeLaTeXFile(string const & fname,
 
 	ofstream ofs(fname.c_str());
 	if (!ofs) {
-		WriteFSAlert(_("Error: Cannot open file: "), fname);
+		Alert::err_alert(_("Error: Cannot open file: "), fname);
 		return;
 	}
 	
@@ -2537,7 +2535,7 @@ void Buffer::makeLinuxDocFile(string const & fname, bool nice, bool body_only)
 	ofstream ofs(fname.c_str());
 
 	if (!ofs) {
-		WriteAlert(_("LYX_ERROR:"), _("Cannot write file"), fname);
+		Alert::alert(_("LYX_ERROR:"), _("Cannot write file"), fname);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -2975,7 +2973,7 @@ void Buffer::makeDocBookFile(string const & fname, bool nice, bool only_body)
 {
 	ofstream ofs(fname.c_str());
 	if (!ofs) {
-		WriteAlert(_("LYX_ERROR:"), _("Cannot write file"), fname);
+		Alert::alert(_("LYX_ERROR:"), _("Cannot write file"), fname);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -3371,7 +3369,7 @@ int Buffer::runChktex()
 	int res = chktex.run(terr); // run chktex
 
 	if (res == -1) {
-		WriteAlert(_("chktex did not work!"),
+		Alert::alert(_("chktex did not work!"),
 			   _("Could not run with file:"), name);
 	} else if (res > 0) {
 		// Insert all errors as errors boxes
diff --git a/src/bufferlist.C b/src/bufferlist.C
index c5af831668..3d39fd6de8 100644
--- a/src/bufferlist.C
+++ b/src/bufferlist.C
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <functional>
 
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "bufferlist.h"
 #include "lyx_main.h"
 #include "support/FileInfo.h"
@@ -97,53 +98,58 @@ bool BufferList::empty() const
 }
 
 
+bool BufferList::qwriteOne(Buffer * buf, string const & fname, string & unsaved_list)
+{
+	bool reask = true;
+	while (reask) {
+		switch (Alert::askConfirmation(_("Changes in document:"),
+				       fname,
+				       _("Save document?"))) {
+		case 1: // Yes
+			// FIXME: WriteAs can be asynch !
+			if (buf->isUnnamed())
+				reask = !WriteAs(current_view, buf);
+			else {
+				reask = !MenuWrite(current_view, buf);
+			}
+			break;
+		case 2: // No
+			// if we crash after this we could
+			// have no autosave file but I guess
+			// this is really inprobable (Jug)
+			if (buf->isUnnamed()) {
+				removeAutosaveFile(buf->fileName());
+			}
+ 
+			unsaved_list += MakeDisplayPath(fname, 50) + "\n";
+			return true;
+		case 3: // Cancel
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+ 
 bool BufferList::qwriteAll()
 {
-        bool askMoreConfirmation = false;
+        bool are_unsaved = false;
         string unsaved;
 	for (BufferStorage::iterator it = bstore.begin();
-	    it != bstore.end(); ++it) {
+		it != bstore.end(); ++it) {
 		if (!(*it)->isLyxClean()) {
 			string fname;
 			if ((*it)->isUnnamed())
 				fname = OnlyFilename((*it)->fileName());
 			else
 				fname = MakeDisplayPath((*it)->fileName(), 50);
-			bool reask = true;
-			while (reask) {
-				switch (AskConfirmation(_("Changes in document:"),
-						       fname,
-						       _("Save document?"))) {
-				case 1: // Yes
-					if ((*it)->isUnnamed())
-						reask = !WriteAs(current_view, (*it));
-					else {
-						reask = !MenuWrite(current_view, (*it));
-					}
-					break;
-				case 2: // No
-					// if we crash after this we could
-					// have no autosave file but I guess
-					// this is really inprobable (Jug)
-					if ((*it)->isUnnamed()) {
-						removeAutosaveFile((*it)->fileName());
-					}
-					askMoreConfirmation = true;
-					unsaved += MakeDisplayPath(fname, 50);
-					unsaved += "\n";
-					reask = false;
-					break;
-				case 3: // Cancel
-					return false;
-				}
-			}
+			are_unsaved = qwriteOne(*it, fname, unsaved);
 		}
 	}
-        if (askMoreConfirmation &&
-            lyxrc.exit_confirmation &&
-            !AskQuestion(_("Some documents were not saved:"),
-                         unsaved, _("Exit anyway?"))) {
-                return false;
+ 
+        if (are_unsaved && lyxrc.exit_confirmation) {
+		return Alert::askQuestion(_("Some documents were not saved:"),
+			unsaved, _("Exit anyway?"));
         }
 
         return true;
@@ -183,7 +189,7 @@ bool BufferList::close(Buffer * buf)
 			fname = MakeDisplayPath(buf->fileName(), 50);
 		bool reask = true;
 		while (reask) {
-			switch (AskConfirmation(_("Changes in document:"),
+			switch (Alert::askConfirmation(_("Changes in document:"),
 					       fname,
 					       _("Save document?"))){
 			case 1: // Yes
@@ -351,7 +357,7 @@ Buffer * BufferList::readFile(string const & s, bool ronly)
 	FileInfo fileInfo2(s);
 
 	if (!fileInfo2.exist()) {
-		WriteAlert(_("Error!"), _("Cannot open file"), 
+		Alert::alert(_("Error!"), _("Cannot open file"), 
 			MakeDisplayPath(s));
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -365,7 +371,7 @@ Buffer * BufferList::readFile(string const & s, bool ronly)
 	if (fileInfoE.exist() && fileInfo2.exist()) {
 		if (fileInfoE.getModificationTime()
 		    > fileInfo2.getModificationTime()) {
-			if (AskQuestion(_("An emergency save of this document exists!"),
+			if (Alert::askQuestion(_("An emergency save of this document exists!"),
 					MakeDisplayPath(s, 50),
 					_("Try to load that instead?"))) {
 				ts = e;
@@ -389,7 +395,7 @@ Buffer * BufferList::readFile(string const & s, bool ronly)
 		if (fileInfoA.exist() && fileInfo2.exist()) {
 			if (fileInfoA.getModificationTime()
 			    > fileInfo2.getModificationTime()) {
-				if (AskQuestion(_("Autosave file is newer."),
+				if (Alert::askQuestion(_("Autosave file is newer."),
 						MakeDisplayPath(s, 50),
 						_("Load that one instead?"))) {
 					ts = a;
@@ -461,7 +467,7 @@ Buffer * BufferList::newFile(string const & name, string tname, bool isNamed)
 			}
 		}
 		if (!templateok) {
-			WriteAlert(_("Error!"), _("Unable to open template"), 
+			Alert::alert(_("Error!"), _("Unable to open template"), 
 				   MakeDisplayPath(tname));
 			// no template, start with empty buffer
 			b->paragraph = new Paragraph;
@@ -492,7 +498,7 @@ Buffer * BufferList::loadLyXFile(string const & filename, bool tolastfiles)
 
 	// file already open?
 	if (exists(s)) {
-		if (AskQuestion(_("Document is already open:"), 
+		if (Alert::askQuestion(_("Document is already open:"), 
 				MakeDisplayPath(s, 50),
 				_("Do you want to reload that document?"))) {
 			// Reload is accomplished by closing and then loading
@@ -523,7 +529,7 @@ Buffer * BufferList::loadLyXFile(string const & filename, bool tolastfiles)
 		if (LyXVC::file_not_found_hook(s)) {
 			// Ask if the file should be checked out for
 			// viewing/editing, if so: load it.
-		        if (AskQuestion(_("Do you want to retrieve file under version control?"))) {
+		        if (Alert::askQuestion(_("Do you want to retrieve file under version control?"))) {
 				// How can we know _how_ to do the checkout?
 				// With the current VC support it has to be,
 				// a RCS file since CVS do not have special ,v files.
@@ -531,7 +537,7 @@ Buffer * BufferList::loadLyXFile(string const & filename, bool tolastfiles)
 				return loadLyXFile(filename, tolastfiles);
 			}
 		}
-		if (AskQuestion(_("Cannot open specified file:"), 
+		if (Alert::askQuestion(_("Cannot open specified file:"), 
 				MakeDisplayPath(s, 50),
 				_("Create new document with this name?")))
 			{
diff --git a/src/bufferlist.h b/src/bufferlist.h
index 9520605070..adb65fde2c 100644
--- a/src/bufferlist.h
+++ b/src/bufferlist.h
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ public:
 	Buffer * getBuffer(unsigned int);
 
 private:
+	/// ask to save a buffer on quit
+	bool qwriteOne(Buffer * buf, string const & fname, string & unsaved_list); 
+
 	///
 	BufferStorage bstore;
 	
diff --git a/src/bufferview_funcs.C b/src/bufferview_funcs.C
index b8f1b5eff9..87d2a29486 100644
--- a/src/bufferview_funcs.C
+++ b/src/bufferview_funcs.C
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "BufferView.h"
 #include "paragraph.h"
 #include "lyxfont.h"
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "lyxtext.h"
 #include "buffer.h"
 #include "support/lstrings.h"
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void lang(BufferView * bv, string const & l)
 		font.setLanguage(lang);
 		toggleAndShow(bv, font);
 	} else
-		WriteAlert(_("Error! unknown language"),l);
+		Alert::alert(_("Error! unknown language"),l);
 }
 
 
@@ -226,8 +226,7 @@ void toggleAndShow(BufferView * bv, LyXFont const & font, bool toggleall)
 		bv->update(text, BufferView::SELECT|BufferView::FITCUR|BufferView::CHANGE);
 
 		if (font.language() != ignore_language ||
-		    font.number() != LyXFont::IGNORE)
-		{
+		    font.number() != LyXFont::IGNORE) {
 			LyXCursor & cursor = text->cursor;
 			text->computeBidiTables(bv->buffer(), cursor.row());
 			if (cursor.boundary() != 
diff --git a/src/converter.C b/src/converter.C
index 93e7957730..0250142766 100644
--- a/src/converter.C
+++ b/src/converter.C
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
 #include "lyx_cb.h" // ShowMessage()
 #include "support/lyxfunctional.h"
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "BufferView.h"
 #include "debug.h"
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ bool Formats::view(Buffer const * buffer, string const & filename,
 	    format->isChildFormat())
 		format = getFormat(format->parentFormat());
 	if (!format || format->viewer().empty()) {
-		WriteAlert(_("Cannot view file"),
+		Alert::alert(_("Cannot view file"),
 			   _("No information for viewing ")
 			   + prettyName(format_name));
 			   return false;
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ bool Formats::view(Buffer const * buffer, string const & filename,
 	int const res = one.startscript(Systemcalls::SystemDontWait, command);
 
 	if (res) {
-		WriteAlert(_("Cannot view file"),
+		Alert::alert(_("Cannot view file"),
 			   _("Error while executing"),
 			   command.substr(0, 50));
 		return false;
@@ -574,7 +575,7 @@ bool Converters::convert(Buffer const * buffer,
 
 	EdgePath edgepath = getPath(from_format, to_format);
 	if (edgepath.empty()) {
-		WriteAlert(_("Cannot convert file"),
+		Alert::alert(_("Cannot convert file"),
 			   _("No information for converting from ")
 			   + formats.prettyName(from_format) + _(" to ")
 			   + formats.prettyName(to_format));
@@ -665,10 +666,10 @@ bool Converters::convert(Buffer const * buffer,
 
 			if (res) {
 				if (conv.to == "program")
-					WriteAlert(_("There were errors during the Build process."),
+					Alert::alert(_("There were errors during the Build process."),
 						   _("You should try to fix them."));
 				else
-					WriteAlert(_("Cannot convert file"),
+					Alert::alert(_("Cannot convert file"),
 						   "Error while executing",
 						   command.substr(0, 50));
 				return false;
@@ -691,7 +692,7 @@ bool Converters::convert(Buffer const * buffer,
 			string to = subst(conv.result_dir,
 					  token_base, to_base);
 			if (!lyx::rename(from, to)) {
-				WriteAlert(_("Error while trying to move directory:"),
+				Alert::alert(_("Error while trying to move directory:"),
 					   from, ("to ") + to);
 				return false;
 			}
@@ -727,7 +728,7 @@ bool Converters::move(string const & from, string const & to, bool copy)
 				? lyx::copy(from2, to2)
 				: lyx::rename(from2, to2);
 			if (!moved && no_errors) {
-				WriteAlert(_("Error while trying to move file:"),
+				Alert::alert(_("Error while trying to move file:"),
 					   from2, _("to ") + to2);
 				no_errors = false;
 			}
@@ -818,13 +819,13 @@ bool Converters::scanLog(Buffer const * buffer, string const & command,
 		}
 		string head;
 		split(command, head, ' ');
-		WriteAlert(_("There were errors during running of ") + head,
+		Alert::alert(_("There were errors during running of ") + head,
 			   s, t);
 		return false;
 	} else if (result & LaTeX::NO_OUTPUT) {
 		string const s = _("The operation resulted in");
 		string const t = _("an empty file.");
-		WriteAlert(_("Resulting file is empty"), s, t);
+		Alert::alert(_("Resulting file is empty"), s, t);
 		return false;
 	}
 	return true;
@@ -872,7 +873,7 @@ bool Converters::runLaTeX(Buffer const * buffer, string const & command)
 
 	// check return value from latex.run().
 	if ((result & LaTeX::NO_LOGFILE)) {
-		WriteAlert(_("LaTeX did not work!"),
+		Alert::alert(_("LaTeX did not work!"),
 			   _("Missing log file:"), name);
 	} else if ((result & LaTeX::ERRORS)) {
 		int num_errors = latex.getNumErrors();
@@ -886,12 +887,12 @@ bool Converters::runLaTeX(Buffer const * buffer, string const & command)
 			s += _(" errors detected.");
 			t = _("You should try to fix them.");
 		}
-		WriteAlert(_("There were errors during the LaTeX run."),
+		Alert::alert(_("There were errors during the LaTeX run."),
 			   s, t);
 	}  else if (result & LaTeX::NO_OUTPUT) {
 		string const s = _("The operation resulted in");
 		string const t = _("an empty file.");
-		WriteAlert(_("Resulting file is empty"), s, t);
+		Alert::alert(_("Resulting file is empty"), s, t);
 	}
 
 	if (bv)
diff --git a/src/exporter.C b/src/exporter.C
index 8cea7fd389..68922a87fd 100644
--- a/src/exporter.C
+++ b/src/exporter.C
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "support/filetools.h"
 #include "lyxrc.h"
 #include "converter.h"
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h" //WriteAlert
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 using std::vector;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ bool Exporter::Export(Buffer * buffer, string const & format,
 			}
 		}
 		if (backend_format.empty()) {
-			WriteAlert(_("Cannot export file"),
+			Alert::alert(_("Cannot export file"),
 				   _("No information for exporting to ")
 				   + formats.prettyName(format));
 			return false;
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ bool Exporter::Export(Buffer * buffer, string const & format,
 	else if (backend_format == format)
 		buffer->makeLaTeXFile(filename, string(), true);
 	else if (contains(buffer->filepath, ' ')) {
-		WriteAlert(_("Cannot run latex."),
+		Alert::alert(_("Cannot run latex."),
 			   _("The path to the lyx file cannot contain spaces."));
 		return false;
 	} else
diff --git a/src/figure_form.C b/src/figure_form.C
index 2227be0549..5a257d6411 100644
--- a/src/figure_form.C
+++ b/src/figure_form.C
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
+#include "frontends/xforms/xforms_helpers.h" 
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/Alert.C b/src/frontends/Alert.C
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..474d536759
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontends/Alert.C
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/**
+ * \file Alert.C
+ * Copyright 2001 the LyX Team
+ * Read the file COPYING
+ *
+ * \author John Levon <moz@compsoc.man.ac.uk>
+ */
+
+#include <config.h>
+ 
+#include <cerrno>
+ 
+#include "debug.h"
+#include "lyxrc.h" 
+ 
+#include "Alert_pimpl.h"
+
+using std::endl;
+
+namespace Alert {
+ 
+	void alert(string const & s1, string const & s2, string const & s3) {
+		if (!lyxrc.use_gui) {
+			lyxerr << "----------------------------------------" << endl
+			       << s1 << endl << s2 << endl << s3 << endl
+			       << "----------------------------------------" << endl;
+		} else { 
+			alert_pimpl(s1, s2, s3);
+		}
+	}
+
+	void err_alert(string const & s1, string const & s2) {
+		alert(s1, s2, strerror(errno));
+	}
+
+	bool askQuestion(string const & s1, string const & s2, string const & s3, bool default_value) {
+		if (!lyxrc.use_gui) {
+				lyxerr << "----------------------------------------" << endl
+				       << s1 << endl;
+				if (!s2.empty())
+					lyxerr << s2 << endl;
+				if (!s3.empty())
+					lyxerr << s3 << endl;
+			lyxerr << "Assuming answer is "
+			       << (default_value ? "yes" : "no")
+			       << endl
+			       << "----------------------------------------" << endl;
+			return default_value;
+		} else {
+			return askQuestion_pimpl(s1, s2, s3);
+		}
+	}
+
+	int askConfirmation(string const & s1, string const & s2, string const & s3, int default_value) {
+		if (!lyxrc.use_gui) {
+			lyxerr << "----------------------------------------" << endl
+			       << s1 << endl;
+			if (!s2.empty())
+					lyxerr << s2 << endl;
+			if (!s3.empty())
+				lyxerr << s3 << endl;
+			lyxerr << "Assuming answer is ";
+			if (default_value == 1)
+				lyxerr << "yes";
+			else if (default_value == 2)
+				lyxerr << "no";
+			else
+				lyxerr << "cancel";
+			lyxerr << endl
+			       << "----------------------------------------" << endl;
+			return default_value;
+		} else {
+			return askConfirmation_pimpl(s1, s2, s3);
+		}
+	}
+ 
+	std::pair<bool, string> const askForText(string const & msg, string const & dflt) {
+		if (!lyxrc.use_gui) {
+			lyxerr << "----------------------------------------" << endl
+			       << msg << endl
+			       << "Assuming answer is " << dflt
+			       << "----------------------------------------" << endl;
+			return std::make_pair<bool, string>(true, dflt);
+		} else {
+			return askForText_pimpl(msg, dflt);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/frontends/Alert.h b/src/frontends/Alert.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ead6f8a606
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontends/Alert.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/**
+ * \file Alert.h
+ * Copyright 2001 the LyX Team
+ * Read the file COPYING
+ *
+ * \author John Levon <moz@compsoc.man.ac.uk>
+ */
+
+#include "support/lstrings.h"
+#include <algorithm>
+ 
+namespace Alert {
+	/// show an alert message
+	void alert(string const & s1, string const & s2 = string(), 
+		string const & s3 = string());
+
+	/// show an alert message and strerror(errno)
+	void err_alert(string const & s1, string const & s2 = string());
+
+	/// ask a question 
+	bool askQuestion(string const & s1, string const & s2 = string(),
+		 string const & s3 = string(), bool default_value = true);
+
+	/// Returns 1 for yes, 2 for no, 3 for cancel.
+	int askConfirmation(string const & s1, string const & s2 = string(), 
+		string const & s3 = string(), int default_value = 1);
+ 
+	/// Asks for a text
+	std::pair<bool, string> const askForText(string const & msg, 
+		string const & dflt = string());
+};
diff --git a/src/frontends/Alert_pimpl.h b/src/frontends/Alert_pimpl.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cedbde7909
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontends/Alert_pimpl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/**
+ * \file Alert_pimpl.h
+ * Copyright 2001 the LyX Team
+ * Read the file COPYING
+ *
+ * \author John Levon <moz@compsoc.man.ac.uk>
+ */
+
+#include "debug.h"
+ 
+// GUI-specific implementations
+void alert_pimpl(string const & s1, string const & s2, string const & s3);
+bool askQuestion_pimpl(string const & s1, string const & s2, string const & s3);
+int askConfirmation_pimpl(string const & s1, string const & s2, string const & s3);
+std::pair<bool, string> const askForText_pimpl(string const & msg, string const & dflt);
diff --git a/src/frontends/ChangeLog b/src/frontends/ChangeLog
index a6543aa6cd..62b95805ae 100644
--- a/src/frontends/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/frontends/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2001-11-22  John Levon  <moz@compsoc.man.ac.uk>
+
+	* Makefile.am: 
+	* Alert.h:
+	* Alert.C:
+	* Alert_pimpl.h: alerts etc.
+
 2001-10-09  Herbert Voss  <voss@perce.de>
 
 	* Dialogs.h: added showFile and showTexinfo signals.
diff --git a/src/frontends/GUIRunTime.h b/src/frontends/GUIRunTime.h
index 48694441b7..5bfc5c57cb 100644
--- a/src/frontends/GUIRunTime.h
+++ b/src/frontends/GUIRunTime.h
@@ -53,5 +53,8 @@ public:
 	/// The current visual depth
 	static
 	int x11VisualDepth();
+	/// the server's DPI estimate
+	static
+	float getScreenDPI(); 
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/src/frontends/Makefile.am b/src/frontends/Makefile.am
index 7a441b7774..5072965fba 100644
--- a/src/frontends/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/frontends/Makefile.am
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ libfrontends_la_DEPENDENCIES = @FRONTEND_GUILIB@ \
 	controllers/libcontrollers.la
 
 libfrontends_la_SOURCES=\
+	Alert.C \
+	Alert.h \
+	Alert_pimpl.h \
 	Dialogs.C \
 	Dialogs.h \
 	DialogBase.h \
diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlExternal.C b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlExternal.C
index 73e5433df1..f9e357f566 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlExternal.C
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlExternal.C
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "support/filetools.h"
 #include "support/lstrings.h"
 #include "frontends/FileDialog.h"
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h" // WriteAlert
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "BufferView.h"
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ string const ControlExternal::Browse(string const & input) const
 		    contains(p, "~") ||
 		    contains(p, "$") ||
 		    contains(p, "%")) {
-			WriteAlert(_("Filename can't contain any "
+			Alert::alert(_("Filename can't contain any "
 				     "of these characters:"),
 				   // xgettext:no-c-format
 				   _("'#', '~', '$' or '%'."));
diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlPrint.C b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlPrint.C
index a9fb35a0c3..cd9cb263c4 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlPrint.C
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlPrint.C
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "PrinterParams.h"
 #include "Liason.h"
 #include "helper_funcs.h" // browseFile
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h" // WriteAlert
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "BufferView.h"
 #include "support/LAssert.h"
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void ControlPrint::apply()
 	view().apply();
 
 	if (!printBuffer(lv_.buffer(), params())) {
-		WriteAlert(_("Error:"),
+		Alert::alert(_("Error:"),
 			   _("Unable to print"),
 			   _("Check that your parameters are correct"));
 	}
diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlTexinfo.C b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlTexinfo.C
index 5dccb1afbd..ce4ddbb91e 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlTexinfo.C
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlTexinfo.C
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void ControlTexinfo::runTexhash() const
 	//path to texhash through system
 	Systemcalls one(Systemcalls::System,"texhash"); 
 	p.pop();
-//	WriteAlert(_("texhash run!"), 
+//	Alert::alert(_("texhash run!"), 
 //		   _("rebuilding of the TeX-tree could only be successfull"),
 //		   _("if you have had user-write-permissions to the tex-dir."));
 }
diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/helper_funcs.C b/src/frontends/controllers/helper_funcs.C
index 91b07996c2..d3fdf4435e 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/helper_funcs.C
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/helper_funcs.C
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "support/filetools.h" // OnlyPath, OnlyFilename
 #include "support/lstrings.h"
 #include "gettext.h" // _()
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h" // WriteAlert
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 
 using std::pair;
 using std::vector;
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ string const browseFile(LyXView * lv, string const & filename,
 		if (result.second.find_first_of("#~$% ") == string::npos)
 			break; 
  
-		WriteAlert(_("Filename can't contain any "
+		Alert::alert(_("Filename can't contain any "
 			"of these characters:"),
 			_("space, '#', '~', '$' or '%'."));
 	}
diff --git a/src/frontends/gnome/FormPrint.C b/src/frontends/gnome/FormPrint.C
index 960fb06429..d2ee57de3b 100644
--- a/src/frontends/gnome/FormPrint.C
+++ b/src/frontends/gnome/FormPrint.C
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void FormPrint::apply()
 				 copies_unsorted_->get_active(),
 				 copies_count_->get_value_as_int())))
     {
-      WriteAlert(_("Error:"),
+      Alert::alert(_("Error:"),
 		 _("Unable to print"),
 		 _("Check that your parameters are correct"));
     }
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/GUIRunTime.C b/src/frontends/qt2/GUIRunTime.C
index 564afc2592..4692ba0729 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/GUIRunTime.C
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/GUIRunTime.C
@@ -118,6 +118,14 @@ int GUIRunTime::x11VisualDepth()
 }
 
  
+float GUIRunTime::getScreenDPI()
+{
+	Screen * scr = ScreenOfDisplay(fl_get_display(), fl_screen);
+	return ((HeightOfScreen(scr) * 25.4 / HeightMMOfScreen(scr)) +
+		(WidthOfScreen(scr) * 25.4 / WidthMMOfScreen(scr))) / 2;
+}
+
+ 
 void GUIRunTime::setDefaults() 
 {
 	FL_IOPT cntl;
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/QDocument.C b/src/frontends/qt2/QDocument.C
index 920a7f2cc1..88906d724f 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/QDocument.C
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/QDocument.C
@@ -362,14 +362,14 @@ bool QDocument::class_apply()
 					s += tostr(ret);
 					s += _(" paragraphs couldn't be converted");
 				}
-				WriteAlert(_("Conversion Errors!"),s,
+				Alert::alert(_("Conversion Errors!"),s,
 					   _("into chosen document class"));
 			}
 
 			params.textclass = new_class;
 		} else {
 			// problem changing class -- warn user and retain old style
-			WriteAlert(_("Conversion Errors!"),
+			Alert::alert(_("Conversion Errors!"),
 				   _("Errors loading new document class."),
 				   _("Reverting to original document class."));
 			dialog_->docClassCO->setCurrentItem( params.textclass );
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ void QDocument::CheckChoiceClass(FL_OBJECT * ob, long)
 		BufferParams params = lv_->buffer()->params;
 
 		if (params.textclass != tc
-			&& AskQuestion(_("Should I set some parameters to"),
+			&& Alert::askQuestion(_("Should I set some parameters to"),
 				   _("the defaults of this document class?"))) {
 			params.textclass = tc;
 			params.useClassDefaults();
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ void QDocument::CheckChoiceClass(FL_OBJECT * ob, long)
 		}
 	} else {
 		// unable to load new style
-		WriteAlert(_("Conversion Errors!"),
+		Alert::alert(_("Conversion Errors!"),
 			   _("Unable to switch to new document class."),
 			   _("Reverting to original document class."));
 		combo_doc_class->select(int(lv_->buffer()->params.textclass) + 1);
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/Alert_pimpl.C b/src/frontends/xforms/Alert_pimpl.C
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33436e3233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/Alert_pimpl.C
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/**
+ * \file Alert_pimpl.C
+ * Copyright 2001 the LyX Team
+ * Read the file COPYING
+ *
+ * \author John Levon <moz@compsoc.man.ac.uk>
+ */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include FORMS_H_LOCATION
+ 
+#include <algorithm>
+ 
+#include <gettext.h>
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
+ 
+#include "Alert.h"
+#include "Alert_pimpl.h" 
+ 
+using std::pair;
+using std::make_pair;
+
+void alert_pimpl(string const & s1, string const & s2, string const & s3)
+{
+	fl_set_resource("flAlert.dismiss.label", _("Dismiss"));
+	fl_show_alert(s1.c_str(), s2.c_str(), s3.c_str(), 0);
+}
+
+
+bool askQuestion_pimpl(string const & s1, string const & s2, string const & s3)
+{
+	fl_set_resource("flQuestion.yes.label", idex(_("Yes|Yy#y")));
+	fl_set_resource("flQuestion.no.label", idex(_("No|Nn#n")));
+	return fl_show_question((s1 + "\n" + s2 + "\n" + s3).c_str(), 0);
+}
+
+
+int askConfirmation_pimpl(string const & s1, string const & s2, string const & s3)
+{
+	fl_set_choices_shortcut(scex(_("Yes|Yy#y")),
+				scex(_("No|Nn#n")),
+				scex(_("Cancel|^[")));
+        return fl_show_choice(s1.c_str(), s2.c_str(), s3.c_str(), 
+			      3, idex(_("Yes|Yy#y")),
+			      idex(_("No|Nn#n")),
+                              idex(_("Cancel|^[")), 3);
+}
+
+
+pair<bool, string> const askForText_pimpl(string const & msg, string const & dflt)
+{
+	fl_set_resource("flInput.cancel.label", idex(_("Cancel|^[")));
+	fl_set_resource("flInput.ok.label", idex(_("OK|#O")));
+	fl_set_resource("flInput.clear.label", idex(_("Clear|#e")));
+	char const * tmp = fl_show_input(msg.c_str(), dflt.c_str());
+	if (tmp != 0)
+	  return make_pair<bool, string>(true, string(tmp));
+	else
+	  return make_pair<bool, string>(false, string());
+}
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/ChangeLog b/src/frontends/xforms/ChangeLog
index fd9e228572..efbb13730a 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2001-11-23  John Levon  <moz@compsoc.man.ac.uk>
+
+	* Makefile.am:
+	* Alert_pimpl.C: Alert etc.
+
+	* xforms_helpers.h:
+	* xforms_helpers.C:
+	* forms/fdfix.sh: move idex etc. to here
+
+	* GUIRunTime.C: move getScreenDPI() to here
+ 
 2001-11-20  Jürgen Spitzmüller  <j.spitzmueller@gmx.de>
 
        * forms/form_ref.fd, form_preferences.fd, form_citation.fd,
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/FormDocument.C b/src/frontends/xforms/FormDocument.C
index ef32b626ad..24246d1049 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/FormDocument.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/FormDocument.C
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 #pragma implementation
 #endif
 
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
-
+#include "Alert.h"
+ 
 #include "FormDocument.h"
 #include "form_document.h"
 #include "Dialogs.h"
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ namespace {
 */
 bool saveParamsAsDefault(BufferParams const &params)
 {
-	if (!AskQuestion(_("Do you want to save the current settings"),
+	if (!Alert::askQuestion(_("Do you want to save the current settings"),
 			 _("for the document layout as default?"),
 			 _("(they will be valid for any new document)")))
 		return false;
@@ -754,13 +754,13 @@ bool FormDocument::class_apply()
 					s += tostr(ret);
 					s += _(" paragraphs couldn't be converted");
 				}
-				WriteAlert(_("Conversion Errors!"),s,
+				Alert::alert(_("Conversion Errors!"),s,
 					   _("into chosen document class"));
 			}
 			
 		} else {
 			// problem changing class -- warn user and retain old style
-			WriteAlert(_("Conversion Errors!"),
+			Alert::alert(_("Conversion Errors!"),
 				   _("Errors loading new document class."),
 				   _("Reverting to original document class."));
 			combo_doc_class->select(int(old_class) + 1);
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ void FormDocument::CheckChoiceClass(FL_OBJECT * ob, long)
 		}
 	} else {
 		// unable to load new style
-		WriteAlert(_("Conversion Errors!"),
+		Alert::alert(_("Conversion Errors!"),
 			   _("Unable to switch to new document class."),
 			   _("Reverting to original document class."));
 		combo_doc_class->select(int(lv_->buffer()->params.textclass) + 1);
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/FormFiledialog.C b/src/frontends/xforms/FormFiledialog.C
index 3dc6233008..70a3094fcf 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/FormFiledialog.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/FormFiledialog.C
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ using std::map;
 using std::max;
 using std::sort;
 
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h" // for WriteFSAlert
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "support/FileInfo.h"
 #include "support/lyxlib.h"
 #include "support/lstrings.h"
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ void FileDialog::Private::Reread()
 	// Opens directory
 	DIR * pDirectory = ::opendir(pszDirectory.c_str());
 	if (!pDirectory) {
-		WriteFSAlert(_("Warning! Couldn't open directory."),
+		Alert::err_alert(_("Warning! Couldn't open directory."),
 			     pszDirectory);
 		pszDirectory = lyx::getcwd();
 		pDirectory = ::opendir(pszDirectory.c_str());
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ void FileDialog::Private::SetDirectory(string const & Path)
 	// must check the directory exists
 	DIR * pDirectory = ::opendir(tmp.c_str());
 	if (!pDirectory) {
-		WriteFSAlert(_("Warning! Couldn't open directory."), tmp);
+		Alert::err_alert(_("Warning! Couldn't open directory."), tmp);
 	} else {
 		::closedir(pDirectory);
 		pszDirectory = tmp;
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/FormMathsBitmap.C b/src/frontends/xforms/FormMathsBitmap.C
index 0239867db3..51a960223d 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/FormMathsBitmap.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/FormMathsBitmap.C
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "LyXView.h"
 #include "bmtable.h"
 #include "debug.h"
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h" // scex, idex
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "support/LAssert.h"
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/FormPreferences.C b/src/frontends/xforms/FormPreferences.C
index 9027b8e74c..083a47c27b 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/FormPreferences.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/FormPreferences.C
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "support/filetools.h"
 #include "support/LAssert.h"
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h" // idex, scex
 #include "lyxlex.h"
 #include "input_validators.h"
 #include "xforms_helpers.h"
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/GUIRunTime.C b/src/frontends/xforms/GUIRunTime.C
index ae3c7fabfc..9d4305856a 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/GUIRunTime.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/GUIRunTime.C
@@ -144,3 +144,10 @@ int GUIRunTime::x11VisualDepth()
 {
 	return fl_get_visual_depth();
 }
+
+float GUIRunTime::getScreenDPI()
+{
+	Screen * scr = ScreenOfDisplay(fl_get_display(), fl_screen);
+	return ((HeightOfScreen(scr) * 25.4 / HeightMMOfScreen(scr)) +
+		(WidthOfScreen(scr) * 25.4 / WidthMMOfScreen(scr))) / 2;
+}
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/Makefile.am b/src/frontends/xforms/Makefile.am
index b5d112021e..e9fcdf2bd1 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/Makefile.am
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ LYXDATADIRS = forms
 ETAGS_ARGS = --lang=c++
 # Alphabetical order please.  It makes it easier to figure out what's missing. 
 libxforms_la_SOURCES = \
+	Alert_pimpl.C \
 	bmtable.c \
 	bmtable.h \
 	Color.C \
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_aboutlyx.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_aboutlyx.C
index 90631bdbf0..3af800144f 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_aboutlyx.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_aboutlyx.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_bibitem.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_bibitem.C
index a2ffad5524..d4cb2a397e 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_bibitem.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_bibitem.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_bibtex.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_bibtex.C
index 8113b90097..2cb9d195b4 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_bibtex.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_bibtex.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_browser.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_browser.C
index 326e955295..1461173f75 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_browser.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_browser.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_character.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_character.C
index 99c089f438..73158cb025 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_character.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_character.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_citation.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_citation.C
index 63fc203535..e1283163ef 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_citation.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_citation.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_document.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_document.C
index 8ddd56e37c..2d9d63bbfa 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_document.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_document.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "bmtable.h"
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_error.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_error.C
index 591fa980fd..04d7c200d2 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_error.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_error.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_ert.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_ert.C
index e310e2301e..aa5274bb03 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_ert.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_ert.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_external.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_external.C
index 42a2aeb88b..3c50ba861d 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_external.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_external.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_filedialog.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_filedialog.C
index 3753d0046c..5ddce85089 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_filedialog.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_filedialog.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_float.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_float.C
index 342dbca0d5..f4c073b5d7 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_float.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_float.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_graphics.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_graphics.C
index e8933410e6..17c0778b3c 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_graphics.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_graphics.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_include.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_include.C
index 1ebc27fdd0..113e53d246 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_include.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_include.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_index.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_index.C
index a1ff9c7b37..1ee1a363df 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_index.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_index.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_maths_deco.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_maths_deco.C
index 27dab33de1..f42c57fa2a 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_maths_deco.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_maths_deco.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "bmtable.h"
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_maths_delim.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_maths_delim.C
index 19abad27d5..6bbcb5115e 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_maths_delim.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_maths_delim.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "bmtable.h"
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_maths_matrix.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_maths_matrix.C
index 2347431cfb..53c52ad519 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_maths_matrix.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_maths_matrix.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_maths_panel.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_maths_panel.C
index 29cfe4e123..10effbce91 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_maths_panel.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_maths_panel.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_maths_space.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_maths_space.C
index 931a336108..e3b9e2788c 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_maths_space.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_maths_space.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_minipage.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_minipage.C
index d706c63a30..1d9e30ded4 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_minipage.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_minipage.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_paragraph.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_paragraph.C
index 9635d4d09f..2fc61655ab 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_paragraph.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_paragraph.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_preamble.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_preamble.C
index 85e301e14b..39502e2df8 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_preamble.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_preamble.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_preferences.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_preferences.C
index 4762431ff5..19ccb6eacb 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_preferences.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_preferences.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_print.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_print.C
index 13b01f751d..1fcf4a7e78 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_print.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_print.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_ref.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_ref.C
index bc03e354d4..0986d4d944 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_ref.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_ref.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_search.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_search.C
index 00bd8ba0ab..5b496f7038 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_search.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_search.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_spellchecker.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_spellchecker.C
index 6afe9d1ea5..6892eed544 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_spellchecker.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_spellchecker.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_tabular.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_tabular.C
index 76eb5af3a3..f65d0d2d3c 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_tabular.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_tabular.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_tabular_create.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_tabular_create.C
index 80d46292c0..e30cb99202 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_tabular_create.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_tabular_create.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_texinfo.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_texinfo.C
index 4b94255af5..397680ae98 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_texinfo.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_texinfo.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_thesaurus.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_thesaurus.C
index 3713917400..bc1d5e56a4 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_thesaurus.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_thesaurus.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_toc.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_toc.C
index 46538a0e38..bb90e84b58 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_toc.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_toc.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/form_url.C b/src/frontends/xforms/form_url.C
index 4d5e4b002e..63a443622b 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/form_url.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/form_url.C
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext
 #include <config.h>
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "xforms_helpers.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/forms/fdfix.sh b/src/frontends/xforms/forms/fdfix.sh
index 8579e3e1c8..217b88f9c8 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/forms/fdfix.sh
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/forms/fdfix.sh
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ sed -e "s/CLASSNAME/$CLASSNAME/" < $FDFIXC > $FDFIXC_MOD
 # Modify .c file for use by LyX
 echo "// File modified by fdfix.sh for use by lyx (with xforms >= 0.88) and gettext" > $COUT
 echo "#include <config.h>" >> $COUT
-echo "#include \"lyx_gui_misc.h\"" >> $COUT
+echo "#include \"xforms_helpers.h\"" >> $COUT
 echo "#include \"gettext.h\"" >> $COUT
 
 grep bmtable $CIN > /dev/null
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/input_validators.C b/src/frontends/xforms/input_validators.C
index f22740e67e..cc237bf3de 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/input_validators.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/input_validators.C
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void fl_print_range_filter(FL_OBJECT * ob,
 		piece = strip(piece) ;
 		piece = frontStrip(piece) ;
 		if (!stringOnlyContains (piece, "0123456789-")) {
-			WriteAlert(_("ERROR!  Unable to print!"),
+			Alert::alert(_("ERROR!  Unable to print!"),
 				   _("Check 'range of pages'!"));
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/xforms_helpers.C b/src/frontends/xforms/xforms_helpers.C
index 5a0271c9b4..03f34eeae5 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/xforms_helpers.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/xforms_helpers.C
@@ -24,6 +24,42 @@ using std::ofstream;
 using std::pair;
 using std::vector;
 
+// Extract shortcut from <ident>|<shortcut> string
+char const * flyx_shortcut_extract(char const * sc)
+{
+	// Find '|' in the sc and return the string after that.
+	register char const * sd = sc;
+	while(sd[0]!= 0 && sd[0] != '|') ++sd;
+
+	if (sd[0] == '|') {
+		++sd;
+		//lyxerr << sd << endl;
+		return sd;
+	}
+	return "";
+}
+
+
+// Extract identifier from <ident>|<shortcut> string
+char const * flyx_ident_extract(char const * sc)
+{
+	register char const * se = sc;
+	while(se[0]!= 0 && se[0] != '|') ++se;
+
+	if (se[0] == 0) return sc;
+	
+	char * sb = new char[se - sc + 1];
+	int index = 0;
+	register char const * sd = sc;
+	while (sd != se) {
+		sb[index] = sd[0];
+		++index; ++sd;
+	}
+	sb[index] = 0;
+	return sb;
+}
+
+
 // Set an FL_OBJECT to activated or deactivated
 void setEnabled(FL_OBJECT * ob, bool enable)
 {
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/xforms_helpers.h b/src/frontends/xforms/xforms_helpers.h
index 8604faa9c7..f17fdd0758 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/xforms_helpers.h
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/xforms_helpers.h
@@ -7,7 +7,24 @@
 #pragma interface
 #endif
 
+#include <config.h>
+ 
+#include FORMS_H_LOCATION
+ 
 #include "Color.h"
+#include "support/lstrings.h"
+ 
+#include <vector>
+
+/// Extract shortcut from <ident>|<shortcut> string
+char const * flyx_shortcut_extract(char const * sc);
+/// Shortcut for flyx_shortcut_extract
+#define scex flyx_shortcut_extract
+
+/// Extract shortcut from <ident>|<shortcut> string
+char const * flyx_ident_extract(char const * sc);
+/// Shortcut for flyx_ident_extract
+#define idex flyx_ident_extract
 
 /// Set an FL_OBJECT to activated or deactivated
 void setEnabled(FL_OBJECT *, bool enable);
diff --git a/src/importer.C b/src/importer.C
index 961cb23b8b..65c3ce185c 100644
--- a/src/importer.C
+++ b/src/importer.C
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "bufferlist.h"
 #include "support/filetools.h"
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h" //WriteAlert
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "BufferView.h"
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ bool Importer::Import(LyXView * lv, string const & filename,
 			}
 		}
 		if (loader_format.empty()) {
-			WriteAlert(_("Cannot import file"),
+			Alert::alert(_("Cannot import file"),
 				   _("No information for importing from ")
 				   + formats.prettyName(format));
 			return false;
diff --git a/src/insets/ChangeLog b/src/insets/ChangeLog
index 6b93fa5635..c6909bac74 100644
--- a/src/insets/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/insets/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-11-23  John Levon  <moz@compsoc.man.ac.uk>
+
+	* various: update for Alert.h
+ 
 2001-11-22  John Levon  <moz@compsoc.man.ac.uk>
 
 	* inset.h: fix comment
diff --git a/src/insets/figinset.C b/src/insets/figinset.C
index 2c6352033f..659e489c97 100644
--- a/src/insets/figinset.C
+++ b/src/insets/figinset.C
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #include "lyxrc.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "lyx_gui_misc.h" // CancelCloseBoxCB
+#include "frontends/Alert.h" 
 #include "support/FileInfo.h"
 #include "support/lyxlib.h"
 #include "support/os.h"
@@ -1218,17 +1219,11 @@ string const InsetFig::editMessage() const
 }
 
 
-void InsetFig::edit(BufferView * bv, int, int, unsigned int)
+void InsetFig::edit(BufferView *, int, int, unsigned int)
 {
 	lyxerr[Debug::INFO] << "Editing InsetFig." << endl;
 	regenerate();
 
-	// We should have RO-versions of the form instead.
-	// The actual prevention of altering a readonly doc
-	// is done in CallbackFig()
-	if (bv->buffer()->isReadonly()) 
-		WarnReadonly(bv->buffer()->fileName());
-
 	if (!form) {
 		form = create_form_Figure();
 		fl_set_form_atclose(form->Figure, CancelCloseBoxCB, 0);
@@ -2004,7 +1999,7 @@ void InsetFig::browseFile()
 		
 		if (contains(p, "#") || contains(p, "~") || contains(p, "$")
 		    || contains(p, "%") || contains(p, " ")) {
-			WriteAlert(_("Filename can't contain any "
+			Alert::alert(_("Filename can't contain any "
 				     "of these characters:"),
 				   // xgettext:no-c-format
 				   _("space, '#', '~', '$' or '%'.")); 
diff --git a/src/insets/insetert.C b/src/insets/insetert.C
index f1bef0a34f..4aeb306f0b 100644
--- a/src/insets/insetert.C
+++ b/src/insets/insetert.C
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "LyXView.h"
 #include "lyxtext.h"
 #include "frontends/Dialogs.h"
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 
 using std::ostream;
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ void InsetERT::setFont(BufferView *, LyXFont const &, bool, bool selectall)
 	// if selectall is activated then the fontchange was an outside general
 	// fontchange and this messages is not needed
 	if (!selectall)
-		WriteAlert(_("Impossible Operation!"),
+		Alert::alert(_("Impossible Operation!"),
 		           _("Not permitted to change font-types inside ERT-insets!"),
 		           _("Sorry."));
 }
diff --git a/src/insets/insetlabel.C b/src/insets/insetlabel.C
index b7065f4a8d..590b50a65d 100644
--- a/src/insets/insetlabel.C
+++ b/src/insets/insetlabel.C
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "insetlabel.h"
 #include "support/LOstream.h"
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"     //askForText
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "support/lstrings.h" //frontStrip, strip
 #include "lyxtext.h"
 #include "buffer.h"
@@ -44,12 +44,7 @@ vector<string> const InsetLabel::getLabelList() const
 
 void InsetLabel::edit(BufferView * bv, int, int, unsigned int)
 {
-	if (bv->buffer()->isReadonly()) {
-		WarnReadonly(bv->buffer()->fileName());
-		return;
-	}
-
-	pair<bool, string> result = askForText(_("Enter label:"), getContents());
+	pair<bool, string> result = Alert::askForText(_("Enter label:"), getContents());
 	if (result.first) {
 		string new_contents = frontStrip(strip(result.second));
 		if (!new_contents.empty() &&
diff --git a/src/insets/insettabular.C b/src/insets/insettabular.C
index 2d482028e2..fa5becf69e 100644
--- a/src/insets/insettabular.C
+++ b/src/insets/insettabular.C
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "LyXView.h"
 #include "insets/insettext.h"
 #include "frontends/Dialogs.h"
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "WorkArea.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
@@ -1825,7 +1826,7 @@ void InsetTabular::tabularFeatures(BufferView * bv,
 	case LyXTabular::MULTICOLUMN:
 	{
 		if (sel_row_start != sel_row_end) {
-			WriteAlert(_("Impossible Operation!"), 
+			Alert::alert(_("Impossible Operation!"), 
 				   _("Multicolumns can only be horizontally."), 
 				   _("Sorry."));
 			return;
diff --git a/src/insets/insettext.C b/src/insets/insettext.C
index 3d984c2a30..b4f3dbbf35 100644
--- a/src/insets/insettext.C
+++ b/src/insets/insettext.C
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "layout.h"
 #include "LaTeXFeatures.h"
 #include "Painter.h"
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "lyxtext.h"
 #include "lyxcursor.h"
 #include "CutAndPaste.h"
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ InsetText::localDispatch(BufferView * bv,
 		if (!autoBreakRows) {
 
 			if (CutAndPaste::nrOfParagraphs() > 1) {
-				WriteAlert(_("Impossible operation"),
+				Alert::alert(_("Impossible operation"),
 						   _("Cannot include more than one paragraph!"),
 						   _("Sorry."));
 				break;
diff --git a/src/layout.C b/src/layout.C
index 484f3a34cc..ba04bcb15d 100644
--- a/src/layout.C
+++ b/src/layout.C
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "layout.h"
 #include "lyxlex.h"
 #include "support/filetools.h"
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "support/LAssert.h"
@@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@ bool LyXTextClassList::Read ()
 			"textclass file  `" << MakeDisplayPath(real_file, 1000)
 		       << "'. Exiting." << endl;
 
-		WriteAlert(_("LyX wasn't able to find its layout descriptions!"),
+		Alert::alert(_("LyX wasn't able to find its layout descriptions!"),
 			   _("Check that the file \"textclass.lst\""),
 			   _("is installed correctly. Sorry, has to exit :-("));
 		return false;
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ bool LyXTextClassList::Read ()
 	if (classlist.empty()) {
 		lyxerr << "LyXTextClassList::Read: no textclasses found!"
 		       << endl;
-		WriteAlert(_("LyX wasn't able to find any layout description!"),
+		Alert::alert(_("LyX wasn't able to find any layout description!"),
 			   _("Check the contents of the file \"textclass.lst\""),
 			   _("Sorry, has to exit :-("));
 		return false;
diff --git a/src/lyx_cb.C b/src/lyx_cb.C
index 739a744735..d94564d492 100644
--- a/src/lyx_cb.C
+++ b/src/lyx_cb.C
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 #include "lyx_cb.h"
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
 #include "lyx_main.h"
 #include "buffer.h"
 #include "bufferlist.h"
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "LyXView.h"
 #include "lyxrc.h"
 #include "lyxtext.h"
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "frontends/FileDialog.h"
 #include "frontends/GUIRunTime.h"
 #include "insets/insetlabel.h"
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ bool MenuWrite(BufferView * bv, Buffer * buffer)
 	if (!buffer->save()) {
 		string const fname = buffer->fileName();
 		string const s = MakeAbsPath(fname);
-		if (AskQuestion(_("Save failed. Rename and try again?"),
+		if (Alert::askQuestion(_("Save failed. Rename and try again?"),
 				MakeDisplayPath(s, 50),
 				_("(If not, document is not saved.)"))) {
 			return WriteAs(bv, buffer);
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ bool WriteAs(BufferView * bv, Buffer * buffer, string const & filename)
 
 	// Same name as we have already?
 	if (!buffer->isUnnamed() && fname == oldname) {
-		if (!AskQuestion(_("Same name as document already has:"),
+		if (!Alert::askQuestion(_("Same name as document already has:"),
 				 MakeDisplayPath(fname, 50),
 				 _("Save anyway?")))
 			return false;
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ bool WriteAs(BufferView * bv, Buffer * buffer, string const & filename)
 	} 
 	// No, but do we have another file with this name open?
 	else if (!buffer->isUnnamed() && bufferlist.exists(fname)) {
-		if (AskQuestion(_("Another document with same name open!"),
+		if (Alert::askQuestion(_("Another document with same name open!"),
 				MakeDisplayPath(fname, 50),
 				_("Replace with current document?")))
 			{
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ bool WriteAs(BufferView * bv, Buffer * buffer, string const & filename)
 	} // Check whether the file exists
 	else {
 		FileInfo const myfile(fname);
-		if (myfile.isOK() && !AskQuestion(_("Document already exists:"), 
+		if (myfile.isOK() && !Alert::askQuestion(_("Document already exists:"), 
 						  MakeDisplayPath(fname, 50),
 						  _("Replace file?")))
 			return false;
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ int MenuRunChktex(Buffer * buffer)
 	int ret;
 
 	if (buffer->isSGML()) {
-		WriteAlert(_("Chktex does not work with SGML derived documents."));
+		Alert::alert(_("Chktex does not work with SGML derived documents."));
 		return 0;
 	} else 
 		ret = buffer->runChktex();
@@ -269,9 +269,9 @@ int MenuRunChktex(Buffer * buffer)
 			s += _(" warnings found.");
 			t = _("Use `Navigate->Error' to find them.");
 		}
-		WriteAlert(_("Chktex run successfully"), s, t);
+		Alert::alert(_("Chktex run successfully"), s, t);
 	} else {
-		WriteAlert(_("Error!"), _("It seems chktex does not work."));
+		Alert::alert(_("Error!"), _("It seems chktex does not work."));
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -430,14 +430,14 @@ void InsertAsciiFile(BufferView * bv, string const & f, bool asParagraph)
 	FileInfo fi(fname);
 
 	if (!fi.readable()) {
-		WriteFSAlert(_("Error! Specified file is unreadable: "),
+		Alert::err_alert(_("Error! Specified file is unreadable: "),
 			     MakeDisplayPath(fname, 50));
 		return;
 	}
 
 	ifstream ifs(fname.c_str());
 	if (!ifs) {
-		WriteFSAlert(_("Error! Cannot open specified file: "),
+		Alert::err_alert(_("Error! Cannot open specified file: "),
 			     MakeDisplayPath(fname, 50));
 		return;
 	}
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ void MenuInsertLabel(BufferView * bv, string const & arg)
 		}
 
 		pair<bool, string> result =
-			askForText(_("Enter new label to insert:"), text);
+			Alert::askForText(_("Enter new label to insert:"), text);
 		if (result.first) {
 			label = frontStrip(strip(result.second));
 		}
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ void Reconfigure(BufferView * bv)
 	p.pop();
 	bv->owner()->message(_("Reloading configuration..."));
 	lyxrc.read(LibFileSearch(string(), "lyxrc.defaults"));
-	WriteAlert(_("The system has been reconfigured."), 
+	Alert::alert(_("The system has been reconfigured."), 
 		   _("You need to restart LyX to make use of any"),
 		   _("updated document class specifications."));
 }
diff --git a/src/lyx_gui_misc.C b/src/lyx_gui_misc.C
index dc4c6ca537..fb98996455 100644
--- a/src/lyx_gui_misc.C
+++ b/src/lyx_gui_misc.C
@@ -14,43 +14,25 @@
 #pragma implementation
 #endif
 
-#include <cerrno>
+#include FORMS_H_LOCATION
+ 
 #include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
-#include "BufferView.h"
-#include "buffer.h"
-#include "gettext.h"
 #include "figure_form.h"
-#include "lyx_cb.h"
-#include "lyx_main.h"
 #include "print_form.h"
-#include "LyXView.h"
-#include "bufferview_funcs.h"
-#include "support/filetools.h"
-#include "lyxrc.h"
-#include "debug.h"
-
-using std::pair;
-using std::make_pair;
-using std::endl;
-
-extern BufferView * current_view;
 
 extern FD_form_figure * fd_form_figure;
 extern FD_form_sendto * fd_form_sendto;
 
 extern void HideFiguresPopups();
 
-
-// Prevents LyX from being killed when the close box is pressed in a popup.
+// The code below is just waiting to go away really ...
+ 
 extern "C"
 int CancelCloseBoxCB(FL_FORM *, void *)
 {
 	return FL_CANCEL;
 }
 
-
-// Redraw the form (on receipt of a Signal indicating, for example,
-// that the xform colors have been re-mapped).
 void RedrawAllBufferRelatedDialogs()
 {
 	if (fd_form_figure->form_figure->visible) {
@@ -61,16 +43,8 @@ void RedrawAllBufferRelatedDialogs()
 	}
 }
 
-// Prevents LyX from crashing when no buffers available
-// This is also one of the functions that we _really_ dont want
-// we should try to finds way to help us with that.
-// The signal/slot mechanism can probably help. 
 void CloseAllBufferRelatedDialogs()
 {
-	// don't forget to check that dynamically created forms
-	// have been created otherwise hiding one could cause a crash
-	// need the visible check otherwise XForms prints a warning
-	// if hiding an invisible form
 	if (fd_form_figure->form_figure->visible) {
 		fl_hide_form(fd_form_figure->form_figure);
 	}
@@ -80,171 +54,7 @@ void CloseAllBufferRelatedDialogs()
 	HideFiguresPopups();
 }
 
-// This is another function we really don't want.
-// Again the Signal/Slot mechanism is tailor made for this task.
 void updateAllVisibleBufferRelatedDialogs(bool)
 {
 	HideFiguresPopups();
 }
-
-// Extract shortcut from <ident>|<shortcut> string
-char const * flyx_shortcut_extract(char const * sc)
-{
-	// Find '|' in the sc and return the string after that.
-	register char const * sd = sc;
-	while(sd[0]!= 0 && sd[0] != '|') ++sd;
-
-	if (sd[0] == '|') {
-		++sd;
-		//lyxerr << sd << endl;
-		return sd;
-	}
-	return "";
-}
-
-
-// Extract identifier from <ident>|<shortcut> string
-char const * flyx_ident_extract(char const * sc)
-{
-	register char const * se = sc;
-	while(se[0]!= 0 && se[0] != '|') ++se;
-
-	if (se[0] == 0) return sc;
-	
-	char * sb = new char[se - sc + 1];
-	int index = 0;
-	register char const * sd = sc;
-	while (sd != se) {
-		sb[index] = sd[0];
-		++index; ++sd;
-	}
-	sb[index] = 0;
-	return sb;
-}
-
-
-//
-void WriteAlert(string const & s1, string const & s2, string const & s3)
-{
-	LyXView * lview = 0;
-	if (current_view && current_view->owner())
-		lview = current_view->owner();
-	if (lview) {
-		/// Write to minibuffer
-		lview->prohibitInput();
-		string const msg = s1 + ' ' + s2 + ' ' + s3;
-		lview->message(msg);
-		fl_set_resource("flAlert.dismiss.label", _("Dismiss"));
-		fl_show_alert(s1.c_str(), s2.c_str(), s3.c_str(), 0);
-		lview->allowInput();
-	} else {
-		/// Write to lyxerr
-		lyxerr << "----------------------------------------" << endl
-		       << s1 << endl << s2 << endl << s3 << endl
-		       << "----------------------------------------" << endl;
-	}
-}
-
-
-// Alarms user of something related to files
-void WriteFSAlert(string const & s1, string const & s2)
-{
-	WriteAlert(s1, s2, strerror(errno));
-}
-
-
-bool AskQuestion(string const & s1, string const & s2, string const & s3,
-		 bool default_value)
-{
-	if (!lyxrc.use_gui) {
-		lyxerr << "----------------------------------------" << endl
-		       << s1 << endl;
-		if (!s2.empty())
-			lyxerr << s2 << endl;
-		if (!s3.empty())
-			lyxerr << s3 << endl;
-		lyxerr << "Assuming answer is "
-		       << (default_value ? "yes" : "no")
-		       << endl
-		       << "----------------------------------------" << endl;
-		return default_value;
-	}
-
-	fl_set_resource("flQuestion.yes.label", idex(_("Yes|Yy#y")));
-	fl_set_resource("flQuestion.no.label", idex(_("No|Nn#n")));
-	return fl_show_question((s1 + "\n" + s2 + "\n" + s3).c_str(), 0);
-}
-
-
-// Returns 1 for yes, 2 for no, 3 for cancel.
-int AskConfirmation(string const & s1, string const & s2, string const & s3,
-		    int default_value)
-{
-	if (!lyxrc.use_gui) {
-		lyxerr << "----------------------------------------" << endl
-		       << s1 << endl;
-		if (!s2.empty())
-			lyxerr << s2 << endl;
-		if (!s3.empty())
-			lyxerr << s3 << endl;
-		lyxerr << "Assuming answer is ";
-		if (default_value == 1)
-			lyxerr << "yes";
-		else if (default_value == 2)
-			lyxerr << "no";
-		else
-			lyxerr << "cancel";
-		lyxerr << endl
-		       << "----------------------------------------" << endl;
-		return default_value;
-	}
-
-	fl_set_choices_shortcut(scex(_("Yes|Yy#y")),
-				scex(_("No|Nn#n")),
-				scex(_("Cancel|^[")));
-        return fl_show_choice(s1.c_str(), s2.c_str(), s3.c_str(), 
-			      3, idex(_("Yes|Yy#y")),
-			      idex(_("No|Nn#n")),
-                              idex(_("Cancel|^[")), 3);
-}
-
-
-// Asks for a text
-pair<bool, string> const
-askForText(string const & msg, string const & dflt)
-{
-	if (!lyxrc.use_gui) {
-		lyxerr << "----------------------------------------" << endl
-		       << msg << endl
-		       << "Assuming answer is " << dflt
-		       << "----------------------------------------" << endl;
-		return make_pair<bool, string>(true, dflt);
-	}
-
-	fl_set_resource("flInput.cancel.label", idex(_("Cancel|^[")));
-	fl_set_resource("flInput.ok.label", idex(_("OK|#O")));
-	fl_set_resource("flInput.clear.label", idex(_("Clear|#e")));
-	char const * tmp = fl_show_input(msg.c_str(), dflt.c_str());
-	if (tmp != 0)
-	  return make_pair<bool, string>(true, string(tmp));
-	else
-	  return make_pair<bool, string>(false, string());
-}
-
-
-// Inform the user that the buffer is read-only, and that changes in the
-// dialog box that is to appear will be ignored.
-void WarnReadonly(string const & file)
-{
-	WriteAlert(_("Any changes will be ignored"),
-		   _("The document is read-only:"),
-		   MakeDisplayPath(file));
-}
-
-/// Get the dpi setting of the current screen
-float getScreenDPI()
-{
-	Screen * scr = ScreenOfDisplay(fl_get_display(), fl_screen); //DefaultScreen(fl_get_display());
-	return ((HeightOfScreen(scr) * 25.4 / HeightMMOfScreen(scr)) +
-		(WidthOfScreen(scr) * 25.4 / WidthMMOfScreen(scr))) / 2;
-}
diff --git a/src/lyx_gui_misc.h b/src/lyx_gui_misc.h
index 8ce53f9a00..661eb9c751 100644
--- a/src/lyx_gui_misc.h
+++ b/src/lyx_gui_misc.h
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include FORMS_H_LOCATION
-#include "LString.h"
-#include <utility>  /* needed for pair<> definition */
 
 /// Prevents LyX from being killed when the close box is pressed in a popup.
 extern "C"
@@ -36,42 +34,4 @@ void CloseAllBufferRelatedDialogs();
 /// Ensures info in visible popups are always correct.
 void updateAllVisibleBufferRelatedDialogs(bool switched = false);
 
-/* These shortcut extractors should be shifted to frontends/xforms/ eventually */
-
-/// Extract shortcut from <ident>|<shortcut> string
-char const * flyx_shortcut_extract(char const * sc);
-/// Shortcut for flyx_shortcut_extract
-#define scex flyx_shortcut_extract
-
-/// Extract shortcut from <ident>|<shortcut> string
-char const * flyx_ident_extract(char const * sc);
-/// Shortcut for flyx_ident_extract
-#define idex flyx_ident_extract
-
-/// Show message
-void WriteAlert(string const & s1, string const & s2 = string(), 
-		string const & s3 = string());
-
-/// Alarms user of something related to files
-void WriteFSAlert(string const & s1, string const & s2 = string());
-
-/// Asks "Yes" or "No". Returns true for yes, false for no
-bool AskQuestion(string const & s1, string const & s2 = string(),
-		 string const & s3 = string(), bool default_value = true);
-
-/// Asks "Yes", "No" or "Cancel". Returns 1 for yes, 2 for no, 3 for cancel
-int AskConfirmation(string const & s1, string const & s2 = string(), 
-		    string const & s3 = string(), int default_value = 1);
-
-/// returns a bool: false=cancelled, true=okay. string contains returned text
-std::pair<bool, string> const
-askForText(string const & msg,
-	   string const & dflt = string());
-
-/// Informs the user that changes in the coming form will be ignored
-void WarnReadonly(string const & file);
-
-/// Get the dpi setting of the current screen
-float getScreenDPI();
-
 #endif
diff --git a/src/lyx_main.C b/src/lyx_main.C
index 68cd2f04b3..1dfd3ced2f 100644
--- a/src/lyx_main.C
+++ b/src/lyx_main.C
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 #include "lyx_gui.h"
 #include "LyXView.h"
 #include "lyxfunc.h"
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
+#include "frontends/GUIRunTime.h"
 #include "lyxrc.h"
 #include "support/path.h"
 #include "support/filetools.h"
@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ void LyX::init(bool gui)
  
         // Calculate screen dpi as average of x-DPI and y-DPI:
 	if (lyxrc.use_gui) {
-		lyxrc.dpi = getScreenDPI();
+		lyxrc.dpi = GUIRunTime::getScreenDPI();
 		lyxerr[Debug::INIT] << "DPI setting detected to be "
                                                 << lyxrc.dpi + 0.5 << endl;
 	} else {
@@ -612,7 +613,7 @@ void LyX::queryUserLyXDir(bool explicit_userdir)
 	// If the user specified explicitely a directory, ask whether
 	// to create it (otherwise, always create it)
 	if (explicit_userdir &&
-	    !AskQuestion(_("You have specified an invalid LyX directory."),
+	    !Alert::askQuestion(_("You have specified an invalid LyX directory."),
 			 _("It is needed to keep your own configuration."),
 			 _("Should I try to set it up for you (recommended)?"))) {
 		lyxerr << _("Running without personal LyX directory.") << endl;
@@ -651,7 +652,7 @@ bool LyX::readRcFile(string const & name)
 	        lyxerr[Debug::INIT] << "Found " << name
 				    << " in " << lyxrc_path << endl;
 		if (lyxrc.read(lyxrc_path) < 0) { 
-		        WriteAlert(_("LyX Warning!"), 
+		        Alert::alert(_("LyX Warning!"), 
 				   _("Error while reading ") + lyxrc_path + ".",
 				   _("Using built-in defaults."));
 			return false;
@@ -910,5 +911,3 @@ bool LyX::easyParse(int * argc, char * argv[])
 
 	return gui;
 }
-
-
diff --git a/src/lyxfind.C b/src/lyxfind.C
index e5d0f75afb..777ad3e101 100644
--- a/src/lyxfind.C
+++ b/src/lyxfind.C
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include "lyxtext.h"
 #include "lyxfind.h"
 #include "LyXView.h"
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "support/textutils.h"
 #include "support/lstrings.h"
 #include "BufferView.h"
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int LyXReplace(BufferView * bv,
 	if (searchstr.length() == 0
 		|| (searchstr.length() == 1 && searchstr[0] == ' '))
 	{
-		WriteAlert(_("Sorry!"), _("You cannot replace a single space, "
+		Alert::alert(_("Sorry!"), _("You cannot replace a single space, "
 		                          "nor an empty character."));
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -201,12 +201,11 @@ bool IsStringInText(Paragraph * par, Paragraph::size_type pos,
 	}
 	if (size == string::size_type(i)) {
 		// if necessary, check whether string matches word
-		if (!mw || 
-		    (mw && ((pos <= 0 || !IsLetterCharOrDigit(par->getChar(pos - 1)))
-		             && (pos + Paragraph::size_type(size) >= par->size()
-		                 || !IsLetterCharOrDigit(par->getChar(pos + size))))
-		     ))
-		{
+		if (!mw)
+			return true;
+		if ((pos <= 0 || !IsLetterCharOrDigit(par->getChar(pos - 1)))
+			&& (pos + Paragraph::size_type(size) >= par->size()
+			|| !IsLetterCharOrDigit(par->getChar(pos + size)))) {
 			return true;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/lyxfunc.C b/src/lyxfunc.C
index dcd18e2877..360a7a31df 100644
--- a/src/lyxfunc.C
+++ b/src/lyxfunc.C
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 #include "frontends/Dialogs.h"
 #include "frontends/Toolbar.h"
 #include "frontends/Menubar.h"
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "FloatList.h"
 #include "converter.h"
 #include "exporter.h"
@@ -1739,7 +1740,7 @@ void LyXFunc::menuNew(bool fromTemplate)
 
 		// Check if the document already is open
 		if (bufferlist.exists(s)) {
-			switch (AskConfirmation(_("Document is already open:"),
+			switch (Alert::askConfirmation(_("Document is already open:"),
 						MakeDisplayPath(s, 50),
 						_("Do you want to close that document now?\n"
 						  "('No' will just switch to the open version)")))
@@ -1760,7 +1761,7 @@ void LyXFunc::menuNew(bool fromTemplate)
 		// Check whether the file already exists
 		FileInfo fi(s);
 		if (fi.readable() &&
-		    AskQuestion(_("File already exists:"), 
+		    Alert::askQuestion(_("File already exists:"), 
 				MakeDisplayPath(s, 50),
 				_("Do you want to open the document?"))) {
 				// loads document
@@ -1866,7 +1867,7 @@ void LyXFunc::open(string const & fname)
 	// necessary
 	string const fullpath = FileSearch(string(), filename, "lyx");
 	if (fullpath.empty()) {
-		WriteAlert(_("Error"), _("Could not find file"), filename);
+		Alert::alert(_("Error"), _("Could not find file"), filename);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1950,7 +1951,7 @@ void LyXFunc::doImport(string const & argument)
 
 	// Check if the document already is open
 	if (bufferlist.exists(lyxfile)) {
-		switch (AskConfirmation(_("Document is already open:"), 
+		switch (Alert::askConfirmation(_("Document is already open:"), 
 					MakeDisplayPath(lyxfile, 50),
 					_("Do you want to close that document now?\n"
 					  "('No' will just switch to the open version)")))
@@ -1971,7 +1972,7 @@ void LyXFunc::doImport(string const & argument)
 
 	// Check if a LyX document by the same root exists in filesystem
 	FileInfo const f(lyxfile, true);
-	if (f.exist() && !AskQuestion(_("A document by the name"), 
+	if (f.exist() && !Alert::askQuestion(_("A document by the name"), 
 				      MakeDisplayPath(lyxfile),
 				      _("already exists. Overwrite?"))) {
 		owner->message(_("Canceled"));
diff --git a/src/lyxvc.C b/src/lyxvc.C
index a5b9afd0d9..c487f7887a 100644
--- a/src/lyxvc.C
+++ b/src/lyxvc.C
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "lyxvc.h"
 #include "vc-backend.h"
 #include "debug.h"
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ void LyXVC::registrer()
 	
 	// If the document is changed, we might want to save it
 	if (!vcs->owner()->isLyxClean() && 
-	    AskQuestion(_("Changes in document:"),
+	    Alert::askQuestion(_("Changes in document:"),
 			MakeDisplayPath(vcs->owner()->fileName(), 50),
 			_("Save document and proceed?"))) {
 		vcs->owner()->getUser()->owner()
@@ -98,12 +99,12 @@ void LyXVC::registrer()
 
 	lyxerr[Debug::LYXVC] << "LyXVC: registrer" << endl;
 	pair<bool, string> tmp =
-		askForText(_("LyX VC: Initial description"),
+		Alert::askForText(_("LyX VC: Initial description"),
 			   _("(no initial description)"));
 	if (!tmp.first || tmp.second.empty()) {
 		// should we insist on checking tmp.second.empty()?
 		lyxerr[Debug::LYXVC] << "LyXVC: user cancelled" << endl;
-		WriteAlert(_("Info"),
+		Alert::alert(_("Info"),
 			   _("This document has NOT been registered."));
 		return;
 	}
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ void LyXVC::checkIn()
 {
 	// If the document is changed, we might want to save it
 	if (!vcs->owner()->isLyxClean() && 
-	    AskQuestion(_("Changes in document:"),
+	    Alert::askQuestion(_("Changes in document:"),
 			MakeDisplayPath(vcs->owner()->fileName(), 50),
 			_("Save document and proceed?"))) {
 		vcs->owner()->getUser()->owner()
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ void LyXVC::checkIn()
 	}
 
 	lyxerr[Debug::LYXVC] << "LyXVC: checkIn" << endl;
-	pair<bool, string> tmp = askForText(_("LyX VC: Log Message"));
+	pair<bool, string> tmp = Alert::askForText(_("LyX VC: Log Message"));
 	if (tmp.first) {
 		if (tmp.second.empty()) {
 			tmp.second = _("(no log message)");
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ void LyXVC::checkOut()
 {
 	lyxerr[Debug::LYXVC] << "LyXVC: checkOut" << endl;
 	if (!vcs->owner()->isLyxClean() 
-	    && !AskQuestion(_("Changes in document:"),
+	    && !Alert::askQuestion(_("Changes in document:"),
 			   MakeDisplayPath(vcs->owner()->fileName(), 50),
 			   _("Ignore changes and proceed with check out?"))) {
 		return;
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ void LyXVC::revert()
 	// Here we should check if the buffer is dirty. And if it is
 	// we should warn the user that reverting will discard all
 	// changes made since the last check in.
-	if (AskQuestion(_("When you revert, you will loose all changes made"),
+	if (Alert::askQuestion(_("When you revert, you will loose all changes made"),
 			_("to the document since the last check in."),
 			_("Do you still want to do it?"))) {
 
diff --git a/src/mathed/formula.C b/src/mathed/formula.C
index bc70649fb3..83fe96b561 100644
--- a/src/mathed/formula.C
+++ b/src/mathed/formula.C
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "BufferView.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "debug.h"
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "support/LOstream.h"
 #include "support/LAssert.h"
 #include "support/lyxlib.h"
@@ -423,8 +423,8 @@ InsetFormula::localDispatch(BufferView * bv, kb_action action,
 				string const default_label =
 					(lyxrc.label_init_length >= 0) ? "eq:" : "";
 				pair<bool, string> const res = old_label.empty()
-					? askForText(_("Enter new label to insert:"), default_label)
-					: askForText(_("Enter label:"), old_label);
+					? Alert::askForText(_("Enter new label to insert:"), default_label)
+					: Alert::askForText(_("Enter label:"), old_label);
 				
 				lyxerr << "res: " << res.first << " - '" << res.second << "'\n";
 				if (!res.first)
diff --git a/src/print_form.C b/src/print_form.C
index b2665d7772..746505a2e0 100644
--- a/src/print_form.C
+++ b/src/print_form.C
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
+#include "frontends/xforms/xforms_helpers.h" 
 
 /* Form definition file generated with fdesign. */
 
diff --git a/src/support/filetools.C b/src/support/filetools.C
index 3a332bd536..cb77c4b5cf 100644
--- a/src/support/filetools.C
+++ b/src/support/filetools.C
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstdio> 
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <cerrno>
 #include "debug.h"
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@
 
 #include "filetools.h"
 #include "LSubstring.h"
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "FileInfo.h"
 #include "support/path.h"        // I know it's OS/2 specific (SMiyata)
 #include "gettext.h"
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ int DeleteAllFilesInDir (string const & path)
 	// directory_iterator dit(path);
 	// directory_iterator dend;
 	// if (dit == dend) {
-	//         WriteFSAlert(_("Error! Cannot open directory:"), path);
+	//         Alert::err_alert(_("Error! Cannot open directory:"), path);
 	//         return -1;
 	// }
 	// for (; dit != dend; ++dit) {
@@ -406,13 +407,13 @@ int DeleteAllFilesInDir (string const & path)
 	//                 continue;
 	//         string unlinkpath(AddName(path, filename));
 	//         if (lyx::unlink(unlinkpath))
-	//                 WriteFSAlert(_("Error! Could not remove file:"),
+	//                 Alert::err_alert(_("Error! Could not remove file:"),
 	//                              unlinkpath);
 	// }
 	// return 0;
 	DIR * dir = ::opendir(path.c_str());
 	if (!dir) {
-		WriteFSAlert (_("Error! Cannot open directory:"), path);
+		Alert::err_alert (_("Error! Cannot open directory:"), path);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	struct dirent * de;
@@ -431,8 +432,8 @@ int DeleteAllFilesInDir (string const & path)
 			deleted = (DeleteAllFilesInDir(unlinkpath) == 0);
 		deleted &= (lyx::unlink(unlinkpath) == 0);
  		if (!deleted) {
-			WriteFSAlert (_("Error! Could not remove file:"), 
-				      unlinkpath);
+			Alert::err_alert(_("Error! Could not remove file:"), 
+				unlinkpath);
 			return_value = -1;
 		}
         }
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ string const CreateTmpDir(string const & tempdir, string const & mask)
 	lyx::unlink(tmpfl.c_str());
 	
 	if (tmpfl.empty() || lyx::mkdir(tmpfl, 0700)) {
-		WriteFSAlert(_("Error! Couldn't create temporary directory:"),
+		Alert::err_alert(_("Error! Couldn't create temporary directory:"),
 			     tempdir);
 		return string();
 	}
@@ -472,7 +473,7 @@ int DestroyTmpDir(string const & tmpdir, bool Allfiles)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (lyx::rmdir(tmpdir)) { 
-		WriteFSAlert(_("Error! Couldn't delete temporary directory:"), 
+		Alert::err_alert(_("Error! Couldn't delete temporary directory:"), 
 			     tmpdir);
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -491,7 +492,7 @@ string const CreateBufferTmpDir(string const & pathfor)
 	// of EMX mkstemp().
 	string const tmpfl = tmpdir + "/lyx_tmpbuf" + tostr(count++);
 	if (lyx::mkdir(tmpfl, 0777)) {
-		WriteFSAlert(_("Error! Couldn't create temporary directory:"),
+		Alert::err_alert(_("Error! Couldn't create temporary directory:"),
 			     tmpdir);
 		return string();
 	}
@@ -536,13 +537,13 @@ bool createDirectory(string const & path, int permission)
 	string temp(strip(os::slashify_path(path), '/'));
 
 	if (temp.empty()) {
-		WriteAlert(_("Internal error!"),
+		Alert::alert(_("Internal error!"),
 			   _("Call to createDirectory with invalid name"));
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	if (lyx::mkdir(temp, permission)) {
-		WriteFSAlert (_("Error! Couldn't create directory:"), temp);
+		Alert::err_alert (_("Error! Couldn't create directory:"), temp);
 		return false;
 	}
 	return true;
@@ -1103,7 +1104,7 @@ void removeAutosaveFile(string const & filename)
 	FileInfo const fileinfo(a);
 	if (fileinfo.exist()) {
 		if (lyx::unlink(a) != 0) {
-			WriteFSAlert(_("Could not delete auto-save file!"), a);
+			Alert::err_alert(_("Could not delete auto-save file!"), a);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/support/path.C b/src/support/path.C
index fba75b46be..54e4fcb8d9 100644
--- a/src/support/path.C
+++ b/src/support/path.C
@@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ int Path::pop()
 		// throw logical_error();
 		// The use of WriteFSAlerrt makes this impossible
 		// to inline.
-		//WriteFSAlert(_("Error: Dir already popped: "),
+		//Alert::err_alert(_("Error: Dir already popped: "),
 		//	     pushedDir_);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (lyx::chdir(pushedDir_)) {
 		// should throw an exception
 		// throw DirChangeError();
-		// The use of WriteFSAlert makes this impossible
+		// The use of Alert::err_alert makes this impossible
 		// to inline.
-		//WriteFSAlert(
+		//Alert::err_alert(
 		//	_("Error: Could not change to directory: "), 
 		//	pushedDir_);
 	}
diff --git a/src/support/path.h b/src/support/path.h
index 6081881062..88dba32bfa 100644
--- a/src/support/path.h
+++ b/src/support/path.h
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ public:
 			if (pushedDir_.empty() || lyx::chdir(path)) {
 				// should throw an exception
 				// throw DirChangeError();
-				// The use of WriteFSAlert makes this
+				// The use of Alert::err_alert makes this
 				// impossible to inline.
-				//WriteFSAlert(_("Error: Could not change to directory: "), 
+				//Alert::err_alert(_("Error: Could not change to directory: "), 
 				//	     path);
 			}
 		} else {
diff --git a/src/tabular.C b/src/tabular.C
index 58b9dbcd0c..07316512f8 100644
--- a/src/tabular.C
+++ b/src/tabular.C
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "vspace.h"
 #include "layout.h"
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "buffer.h"
 #include "BufferView.h"
 #include "Painter.h"
@@ -266,9 +266,6 @@ void LyXTabular::AppendRow(int cell)
 
 void LyXTabular::DeleteRow(int row)
 {
-	// Why make it so hard? (Lgb)
-	//if (!(rows_ - 1))
-	//return;
 	if (rows_ == 1) return; // Not allowed to delete last row
 	
 	row_info.erase(row_info.begin() + row); //&row_info[row]);
@@ -1442,7 +1439,7 @@ void LyXTabular::OldFormatRead(LyXLex & lex, string const & fl)
 		lyxerr << "Tabular format < 5 is not supported anymore\n"
 			"Get an older version of LyX (< 1.1.x) for conversion!"
 			   << endl;
-		WriteAlert(_("Warning:"),
+		Alert::alert(_("Warning:"),
 				   _("Tabular format < 5 is not supported anymore\n"),
 				   _("Get an older version of LyX (< 1.1.x) for conversion!"));
 		if (version > 2) {
@@ -2651,16 +2648,9 @@ LyXTabular::BoxType LyXTabular::UseParbox(int cell) const
 
 	for (; par; par = par->next()) {
 		for (int i = 0; i < par->size(); ++i) {
-			if (par->getChar(i)	== Paragraph::META_NEWLINE)
+			if (par->getChar(i) == Paragraph::META_NEWLINE)
 				return BOX_PARBOX;
 		}
 	}
 	return BOX_NONE;
 }
-
-/* Emacs:
- * Local variables:
- * tab-width: 4
- * End:
- * vi:set tabstop=4:
- */