diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 89c5753bbc..7802866a25 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-05-23  Angus Leeming <a.leeming@ic.ac.uk>
+
+	* src/frontends/xforms/FormInset.C (createInset): fixed bug
+	in activating ButtonController.
+
 2001-05-29  Jean-Marc Lasgouttes  <Jean-Marc.Lasgouttes@inria.fr>
 
 	* kbsequence.C (parse): de-uglify a bit the parsing code, which
diff --git a/po/fr.po b/po/fr.po
index 824c362279..809c7fcdc4 100644
--- a/po/fr.po
+++ b/po/fr.po
@@ -4888,10 +4888,6 @@ msgstr "tr
 msgid "footnote"
 msgstr "note de bas de page"
 
-#: src/frontends/xforms/form_preferences.C:138
-msgid "footnote"
-msgstr "très petit"
-
 #: src/frontends/xforms/form_preferences.C:141
 msgid "large"
 msgstr "grand"
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/FormInset.C b/src/frontends/xforms/FormInset.C
index 88dc3b5202..7947469abf 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/FormInset.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/FormInset.C
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void FormCommand::createInset(string const & arg)
 	}
 
 	params.setFromString(arg);
-	if ( !arg.empty() )
+	if (! (params.getContents().empty() && params.getOptions().empty()) )
 		bc_.valid(); // so that the user can press Ok
 	show();
 }