diff --git a/graphics/ipe/Makefile b/graphics/ipe/Makefile
index e019a1769394..179127b610a3 100644
--- a/graphics/ipe/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/ipe/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ RUN_DEPENDS= 	gs:${PORTSDIR}/print/ghostscript6 \
 		latex:${PORTSDIR}/print/teTeX
 
 USE_XLIB=	yes
-REQUIRES_MOTIF= yes
+USE_MOTIF= 	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/ipe/files/patch-Ipe b/graphics/ipe/files/patch-Ipe
index 8b673dadc223..74134c46eb00 100644
--- a/graphics/ipe/files/patch-Ipe
+++ b/graphics/ipe/files/patch-Ipe
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 diff -cr ../Ipe-5.0/Ipe/Makefile Ipe/Makefile
 *** ../Ipe-5.0/Ipe/Makefile	Thu Nov 27 16:09:18 1997
---- Ipe/Makefile	Thu Oct 26 14:57:59 2000
+--- Ipe/Makefile	Sun Nov  5 14:51:33 2000
 ***************
 *** 26,42 ****
   
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ diff -cr ../Ipe-5.0/Ipe/Makefile Ipe/Makefile
   
   # define GFLAGS if you use g++
   #GFLAGS  =
-! GFLAGS	= -fno-for-scope  -g
+! GFLAGS	= -fno-for-scope  
   
   # Need to find X and Motif
 ! INCLUDE_DIRS	= -I../Plageo -I/usr/X11R6/include
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ diff -cr ../Ipe-5.0/Ipe/advertise.h Ipe/advertise.h
   				  IpeCallback callback DefaultsTo(NIL));
 diff -cr ../Ipe-5.0/Ipe/colors.C Ipe/colors.C
 *** ../Ipe-5.0/Ipe/colors.C	Tue May  9 04:36:03 1995
---- Ipe/colors.C	Wed Oct 25 15:19:03 2000
+--- Ipe/colors.C	Thu Nov  2 15:31:19 2000
 ***************
 *** 123,129 ****
   // COLOR I/O
@@ -129,6 +129,21 @@ diff -cr ../Ipe-5.0/Ipe/colors.C Ipe/colors.C
   // save color in file
   {
     if (!col)
+***************
+*** 409,414 ****
+--- 409,420 ----
+    
+    // if less than 6 bits, give up and use b&w
+    
++   if (!bestv[PseudoColor]){
++     cerr << "No PseudoColor visuals found\n";
++     monochrome=true;
++     return;
++   }
++ 
+    if (bestv[PseudoColor]->depth < 6) {
+      monochrome = TRUE;
+      return;
 diff -cr ../Ipe-5.0/Ipe/configuration.C Ipe/configuration.C
 *** ../Ipe-5.0/Ipe/configuration.C	Tue May  9 04:36:04 1995
 --- Ipe/configuration.C	Wed Oct 25 15:24:38 2000
@@ -213,8 +228,6 @@ diff -cr ../Ipe-5.0/Ipe/interface.C Ipe/interface.C
   // popup an (error) message window with one or two lines of text
   // window stays, and is removed by its OK button
   {
-Only in ../Ipe-5.0/Ipe: ipe
-Only in Ipe: ipe.core
 diff -cr ../Ipe-5.0/Ipe/itypes.h Ipe/itypes.h
 *** ../Ipe-5.0/Ipe/itypes.h	Tue May  9 04:36:00 1995
 --- Ipe/itypes.h	Wed Oct 25 11:32:14 2000
diff --git a/graphics/ipe/files/patch-Ipe.app-defaults b/graphics/ipe/files/patch-Ipe.app-defaults
index 61157b7b801a..62c98db704f5 100644
--- a/graphics/ipe/files/patch-Ipe.app-defaults
+++ b/graphics/ipe/files/patch-Ipe.app-defaults
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 *** ../Ipe-5.0/Ipe.app-defaults	Tue May  9 04:38:01 1995
---- Ipe.app-defaults	Wed Nov  1 11:21:40 2000
+--- Ipe.app-defaults	Sun Nov  5 15:31:31 2000
 ***************
 *** 6,13 ****
   !
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
   ! INSTALL: Command to start help system
   !
   *helpCommand:		\
-! 	netscape file://localhost/usr/X11R6/lib/ipe/doc/Ipe.html &
+! 	netscape file://localhost/usr/local/lib/ipe/doc/Ipe.html &
 ! 
   !
   ! INSTALL: Directories where Ipe can find Ipe User Macros (IUMs)
diff --git a/graphics/ipe/files/patch-Makefile b/graphics/ipe/files/patch-Makefile
index b68e29ca2d86..a8869a8d4f5b 100644
--- a/graphics/ipe/files/patch-Makefile
+++ b/graphics/ipe/files/patch-Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 *** ../Ipe-5.0/Makefile	Sat Dec 20 12:05:11 1997
---- Makefile	Fri Oct 27 16:23:21 2000
+--- Makefile	Sun Nov  5 14:55:20 2000
 ***************
 *** 1,33 ****
   ###########################################################################
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@
 ! 	cp html/* $(INSTALL_DIR)/doc/
 ! 	cp Ipe.app-defaults.linux /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Ipe
 ! 	cp ipe2eps /usr/local/bin/
-  
-- kitit: 
-- 	cd Plageo/ ; rm -r -f *.o
-- 	cd Ipe/ ; rm -r -f *.o
-- 	cd Ium/ ; rm -r -f *.o
-- 	rm -f Ipe-5.0.tar Ipe-5.0.tar.gz
-- 	cd .. ; tar cf Ipe-5.0/Ipe-5.0.tar Ipe-5.0/*
-- 	gzip Ipe-5.0.tar
---- 1,34 ----
+! 
+! kitit: 
+! 	cd Plageo/ ; rm -r -f *.o
+! 	cd Ipe/ ; rm -r -f *.o
+! 	cd Ium/ ; rm -r -f *.o
+! 	rm -f Ipe-5.0.tar Ipe-5.0.tar.gz
+! 	cd .. ; tar cf Ipe-5.0/Ipe-5.0.tar Ipe-5.0/*
+! 	gzip Ipe-5.0.tar
+--- 1,33 ----
   ###########################################################################
   # Ipe Makefile for Linux
 ! # Modfied for FreeBSD ports, David Bremner     
@@ -69,4 +69,3 @@
 ! 	$(BSD_INSTALL_DATA) tex/ipe_pages.tex ${IPETEXDIR}
 ! 	$(BSD_INSTALL_DATA) tex/mipe.cls ${IPETEXDIR}
 ! 	${PREFIX}/bin/texconfig rehash
-  
diff --git a/graphics/ipe/pkg-descr b/graphics/ipe/pkg-descr
index 428ce151e310..7e2689739b47 100644
--- a/graphics/ipe/pkg-descr
+++ b/graphics/ipe/pkg-descr
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ This is a port of Ipe, Otfried Cheong's Interactive Picture Editor.
 Ipe has a very nice integration of LaTeX text and PostScript drawings.
 There are a couple of gotchas that potential installers should be aware of
 
-1) Unfortunately Ipe only works in 8 bit colour. As far as I know this is
-a Motif limitation. Starting in higher colour depth will yield a core 
-dump.
+1) Ipe needs a pseudocolor visual to work optimally.  XFree86
+currently only provides this at 8 bit colour depth.  If you run Ipe at
+a higher colour depth, it reverts to "monochrome mode", which is not
+nearly as nice.  This falling back to monochrome mode is my
+modification, so direct any complaints to me first.
 
 2) The previewing features sensitive to which versions of teTeX and ghostscript
 are installed. They work with the versions listed in the Makefile, but