diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/ChangeLog b/src/frontends/xforms/ChangeLog
index 50f4c77e83..6fce91a77a 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2002-12-16  Michael Schmitt  <Michael.Schmitt@teststep.org>
+
+	* FormGraphics.C (build): correct string for boost::format.
+
 2002-12-09  Lars Gullik Bjønnes  <larsbj@gullik.net>
 
 	* FormGraphics.C (build): add another xgettext:no-c-format
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/FormGraphics.C b/src/frontends/xforms/FormGraphics.C
index 8e4633ad08..80c03d7712 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/FormGraphics.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/FormGraphics.C
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ void FormGraphics::build()
 	fl_addto_choice(file_->choice_display, display_List.c_str());
 
 #if USE_BOOST_FORMAT
-	string const width_list = boost::io::str(boost::format(_("Scale%%|%1$s")) % choice_Length_All);
+	string const width_list = boost::io::str(boost::format(_("Scale%%%%|%1$s")) % choice_Length_All);
 #else
 	// xgettext:no-c-format
 	string const width_list = _("Scale%%|") + choice_Length_All;