diff -up xfig-3.2.6/app-defaults/Fig.in~ xfig-3.2.6/app-defaults/Fig.in
--- xfig-3.2.6/app-defaults/Fig.in~	2016-07-23 23:12:46.000000000 +0200
+++ xfig-3.2.6/app-defaults/Fig.in	2016-08-11 12:36:56.550555744 +0200
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ Fig.version:			@VERSION@
 
 ! some sample settings you may want to change
 
+! If the following resource is set to false, xfig will use metric units
+! by default.
+Fig.inches:			false
+
 ! The following fixes a problem that some window managers have
 ! with xfig continually resizing itself
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Fig.pdfviewer:			xdg-open %f
 ! Spell check program - put your favorite spelling check program here.
 !		It must write the misspelled words to standard output.
 
-Fig.spellcheckcommand:		spell %f
+Fig.spellcheckcommand:		enchant -l %f
 
 ! delay before spinner automatically counts when pressed (milliseconds)
 Fig.spinner_delay:		1000