diff --git a/x11-fm/ezfm/files/patch-ad b/x11-fm/ezfm/files/patch-ad
index 7cb5e651c081..8c834c523fd6 100644
--- a/x11-fm/ezfm/files/patch-ad
+++ b/x11-fm/ezfm/files/patch-ad
@@ -1,11 +1,71 @@
---- main.c	Mon Jun 29 19:02:41 1998
-+++ /home/andy/tmp/wrk/main.c	Thu Jul 30 11:22:42 1998
-@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
+--- main.c.orig	Thu Oct  7 16:06:48 1999
++++ main.c	Fri Aug 29 17:40:40 2003
+@@ -84,41 +84,41 @@
   */
  static char *fallbackResources = 
  /* initialization file name */
 -"ezfm*ezfmrc:    ezfmrc:~/.ezfmrc:/etc/ezfmrc:/usr/lib/ezfm/ezfmrc:/usr/local/lib/ezfm/ezfmrc
-+"ezfm*ezfmrc:    ezfmrc:~/.ezfmrc:/etc/ezfmrc:/usr/X11R6/share/ezfm/ezfmrc:/usr/local/lib/ezfm/ezfmrc
++"ezfm*ezfmrc:    ezfmrc:~/.ezfmrc:/etc/ezfmrc:/usr/X11R6/share/ezfm/ezfmrc:/usr/local/lib/ezfm/ezfmrc\n\
  "
  /* fonts used in display items */
+-"
+-ezfm*itemMediumFont:      -*-helvetica-medium-r-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
+-ezfm*itemSlantFont:       -*-helvetica-medium-o-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
+-ezfm*itemBoldFont:        -*-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
+-ezfm*itemBoldSlantFont:   -*-helvetica-bold-o-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
++"\
++ezfm*itemMediumFont:      -*-helvetica-medium-r-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*\n\
++ezfm*itemSlantFont:       -*-helvetica-medium-o-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*\n\
++ezfm*itemBoldFont:        -*-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*\n\
++ezfm*itemBoldSlantFont:   -*-helvetica-bold-o-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*\n\
  "
+ /* default font for entries/textWidgets (fixed width font)*/
+-"
+-ezfm*textFont:            -*-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
+-ezfm*textBoldFont:        -*-lucidatypewriter-bold-r-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
++"\
++ezfm*textFont:            -*-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*\n\
++ezfm*textBoldFont:        -*-lucidatypewriter-bold-r-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-*-*\n\
+ "
+ /* default font for button labels */
+-"
+-ezfm*labelMediumFont:     -adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-*-*
+-ezfm*labelBoldFont:       -adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-*-*
+-ezfm*labelLargeFont:      -adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-*-180-*-*-*-*-*-*
+-ezfm*labelSmallFont:      -*-helvetica-medium-r-*-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
++"\
++ezfm*labelMediumFont:     -adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-*-*\n\
++ezfm*labelBoldFont:       -adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-*-*\n\
++ezfm*labelLargeFont:      -adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-*-180-*-*-*-*-*-*\n\
++ezfm*labelSmallFont:      -*-helvetica-medium-r-*-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*\n\
+ "
+ /* background colors */
+-"
+-!!!  text background for folders
+-!*.textBackground: white
+-
+-!!! background for bubble help
+-*bubble.background:        yellow
+-
+-!!!  selection background
+-*selectionBackground:      yellow
+-
+-!!!
+-*HighlightMode:            2
+-ezfm.backingStore:         1
++"\
++!!!  text background for folders\n\
++!*.textBackground: white\n\
++\n\
++!!! background for bubble help\n\
++*bubble.background:        yellow\n\
++\n\
++!!!  selection background\n\
++*selectionBackground:      yellow\n\
++\n\
++!!!\n\
++*HighlightMode:            2\n\
++ezfm.backingStore:         1\n\
+ "
+ ;
+ 
diff --git a/x11-fm/ezfm/files/patch-ag b/x11-fm/ezfm/files/patch-ag
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c750d6555089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11-fm/ezfm/files/patch-ag
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+--- aboutEZFM.h.orig	Fri Aug 29 17:42:25 2003
++++ aboutEZFM.h	Fri Aug 29 17:42:55 2003
+@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
+  *************************************************************************/
+ 
+ static char  *ezfmInfoString = 
+-"
+-  Copyright (C) 1998   Maorong Zou
+-
+-  Please report bugs to Maorong Zou <mzou@math.utexas.edu>
++"\n\
++  Copyright (C) 1998   Maorong Zou\n\
++\n\
++  Please report bugs to Maorong Zou <mzou@math.utexas.edu>\n\
+ ";
+ 
diff --git a/x11-fm/ezfm/files/patch-ah b/x11-fm/ezfm/files/patch-ah
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7da9de250f09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11-fm/ezfm/files/patch-ah
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- transparent.c.orig	Fri Aug 29 17:47:44 2003
++++ transparent.c	Fri Aug 29 17:48:01 2003
+@@ -417,9 +417,9 @@
+ }
+ /********************************************************************************/
+ static char *transparentResource = 
+-"
+-*tileOrigin: 2 0 0
+-*fileIcon.labeledIcon: 3
++"\n\
++*tileOrigin: 2 0 0\n\
++*fileIcon.labeledIcon: 3\n\
+ "
+ ;
+ /********************************************************************************/