diff --git a/lib/ChangeLog b/lib/ChangeLog
index 5534c04a0a..3214247ce6 100644
--- a/lib/ChangeLog
+++ b/lib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2006-05-26  Enrico Forestieri <forenr@tlc.unipr.it>
+
+	* configure.py: look for dvipdfmx before dvipdfm.
+
 2006-05-18  Enrico Forestieri <forenr@tlc.unipr.it>
 
 	* configure.py: fix setting of \cygwin_path_fix_needed; remove
diff --git a/lib/configure.py b/lib/configure.py
index af2de9bfd1..d2e81a6072 100644
--- a/lib/configure.py
+++ b/lib/configure.py
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ def checkConverterEntries():
   checkProg('a DVI to PS converter', ['dvips -o $$o $$i'],
     rc_entry = [ r'\converter dvi        ps         "%%"	""' ])
   #
-  checkProg('a DVI to PDF converter', ['dvipdfm $$i'],
+  checkProg('a DVI to PDF converter', ['dvipdfmx $$i', 'dvipdfm $$i'],
     rc_entry = [ r'\converter dvi        pdf3       "%%"	""' ])
   #
   path, dvipng = checkProg('dvipng', ['dvipng'])
diff --git a/status.14x b/status.14x
index 2de52af806..a38ed5be79 100644
--- a/status.14x
+++ b/status.14x
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ What's new
 
 - Add buttons for \overset and \underset to the math panel (bug 2533)
 
+- Add support for the dvipdfmx converter.
+
 ** Bug fixes
 
 * Document input/output:
@@ -95,9 +97,6 @@ What's new
 - When pasting contents to a tabular with the middle mouse button, the
   language has sometimes be changed. This is fixed now.
 
-- Fix unconditional movement of the cursor outside of a tabular when 
-  opening the tabular dialog.
-
 - Text copied from an ERT box has no longer the pseudo "latex" language
   (bug 2476).