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diff --git a/src/ui/gui/memorandum.txt b/src/ui/gui/memorandum.txt
index d316c3a35c..60db53fc38 100644
--- a/src/ui/gui/memorandum.txt
+++ b/src/ui/gui/memorandum.txt
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@ How to add a new dialog to Psppire
Before you start.
-1. You will need to install Glade version 3.8.4 --- ANY OTHER VERSION
-IS UNLIKELY TO WORK --- I know that 3.18.x does not! If your
-distro doesn't have this version, you will need to download it and
-build it from source.
+1. You will need to install Glade (but see the important note
+ about which version at the end of this document!
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ build it from source.
Having done the above, you should be able to edit an existing dialog
definition, thus:
- glade-3 src/ui/gui/descriptives.ui
+ glade src/ui/gui/descriptives.ui
You will probably get a lot of Gtk-Warnings/Criticals most of them
are harmless.
@@ -315,6 +313,34 @@ src/ui/gui/automake.mk and to rerun make ; make install
+Note! Currently (as of commit fe7682b3c3d36cf9ba3e867588e5b808af833262 )
+psppire is in a transitional phase. Our .ui files come in two mutually
+incompatible varieties. The older variety can be identified by a
+string similar to:
+
+
+
+
+
+To edit these files you will need to install Glade version 3.8.4 ---
+ANY OTHER VERSION IS UNLIKELY TO WORK --- I know that 3.18.x does
+not! If your distro doesn't have this version, you will need to
+download it and build it from source.
+
+
+The newer ones contain the string:
+
+
+
+
+
+Like the string suggests Glade version 3.18.x or later will probably
+be ok for these files.
+
+Hopefully the older style .ui files will gradually be converted to new
+style ones.
+
+
That's about it, I think. Did I forget anything?