diff -up xfig.3.2.5a/Fig.ad~ xfig.3.2.5a/Fig.ad
--- xfig.3.2.5a/Fig.ad~	2007-04-14 04:17:24.000000000 +0200
+++ xfig.3.2.5a/Fig.ad	2009-03-27 15:15:27.000000000 +0100
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 
 ! 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
 
@@ -23,18 +27,16 @@
 
 ! Browser - put your favorite browser here.  
 ! 		This is for viewing the xfig html reference.
-! For firefox, this command will open the help pages in a running firefox,
-!     or start a new netscape if one isn't already running
-Fig.browser:	firefox -remote 'openFile(%f)' || firefox %f
+Fig.browser:			xdg-open %f
 
 ! pdfviewer - put your favorite pdf viewer here.  
 !		This is for viewing the xfig how-to guide and man pages
-Fig.pdfviewer:			xpdf %f
+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