diff --git a/x11/slim/Makefile b/x11/slim/Makefile
index 07db8d08938d..52209467bebe 100644
--- a/x11/slim/Makefile
+++ b/x11/slim/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 
 PORTNAME=	slim
-PORTVERSION=	1.2.4
+PORTVERSION=	1.2.6
 CATEGORIES=	x11
 MASTER_SITES=	http://download.berlios.de/slim/ \
 		http://depot.fsck.ch/mirror/distfiles/
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	jpeg.9:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/jpeg \
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${X11BASE}/bin/X:${X_SERVER_PORT}
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${X11BASE}/include/X11/Xft/Xft.h:${PORTSDIR}/x11-fonts/libXft
 
-USE_X_PREFIX=	yes
 USE_XLIB=	yes
 USE_RC_SUBR=	slim.sh
 
@@ -29,22 +28,24 @@ MAN1=		slim.1
 MAKEFILE=	Makefile.freebsd
 
 pre-build:
-	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|%%X11BASE%%|${X11BASE}|g' \
+	@${REINPLACE_CMD} \
+			-e 's|%%X11BASE%%|${X11BASE}|g' \
+			-e 's|%%LOCALBASE%%|${LOCALBASE}|g' \
 			${WRKSRC}/Makefile.freebsd \
 			${WRKSRC}/slim.conf
 
 do-install:
-	@${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/${PORTNAME} ${X11BASE}/bin
-	@${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/${PORTNAME}.conf ${X11BASE}/etc/${PORTNAME}.conf.sample
-	@${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/${PORTNAME}.1 ${X11BASE}/man/man1
+	@${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/${PORTNAME} ${LOCALBASE}/bin
+	@${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/${PORTNAME}.conf ${LOCALBASE}/etc/${PORTNAME}.conf.sample
+	@${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/${PORTNAME}.1 ${LOCALBASE}/man/man1
 	@${MKDIR} ${DATADIR}/themes/default
 	@${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/themes/default/${PORTNAME}.theme ${DATADIR}/themes/default
 	@${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/themes/default/panel.png ${DATADIR}/themes/default
 	@${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/themes/default/background.jpg ${DATADIR}/themes/default
 
 post-install:
-	@if [ ! -f ${X11BASE}/etc/slim.conf ]; then \
-		${CP} -p ${X11BASE}/etc/slim.conf.sample ${X11BASE}/etc/slim.conf ; \
+	@if [ ! -f ${LOCALBASE}/etc/slim.conf ]; then \
+		${CP} -p ${LOCALBASE}/etc/slim.conf.sample ${LOCALBASE}/etc/slim.conf ; \
 	fi
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/x11/slim/distinfo b/x11/slim/distinfo
index 0f9044cbe853..ceccaa78bcf9 100644
--- a/x11/slim/distinfo
+++ b/x11/slim/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-MD5 (slim-1.2.4.tar.gz) = b4aec9724050cf0fd582f8a39bf30f1e
-SHA256 (slim-1.2.4.tar.gz) = 84d0fbbd39d012821de195ee3a14af421a40afc0fb68aaa06dc6c5996ace2a62
-SIZE (slim-1.2.4.tar.gz) = 214449
+MD5 (slim-1.2.6.tar.gz) = 1bf891f046014a03236c21ce6cbe455b
+SHA256 (slim-1.2.6.tar.gz) = 4f0a51c88d0d4f942d3552efcfbfcb245bc558336a1ed3f531dbe65252ad8c5e
+SIZE (slim-1.2.6.tar.gz) = 219003
diff --git a/x11/slim/files/patch-Makefile.freebsd b/x11/slim/files/patch-Makefile.freebsd
index 20f9fd87e32e..692acf3ff1e9 100644
--- a/x11/slim/files/patch-Makefile.freebsd
+++ b/x11/slim/files/patch-Makefile.freebsd
@@ -1,26 +1,25 @@
---- Makefile.freebsd.orig	Sun Sep 11 18:50:36 2005
-+++ Makefile.freebsd	Sun Jan  8 12:17:45 2006
-@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
+--- Makefile.freebsd.orig	Thu Nov 16 17:47:00 2006
++++ Makefile.freebsd	Thu Nov 16 17:57:34 2006
+@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@
  # Edit the following section to adjust the options
  # to fit into your operating system / distribution
  #######################################################
 -CXX=/usr/bin/g++
 -CC=/usr/bin/gcc
 -CFLAGS=-I. -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/local/include/freetype2 -I/usr/local/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/local/include/libpng -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include
--CXXLAGS=$(CFLAGS)
--LDFLAGS=-L/usr/X11R6/lib -L/usr/local/lib -lXft -lX11 -lfreetype -lXrender -lfontconfig -lpng -lz -lm -lcrypt -lXpm -lXmu -lpng -ljpeg
+-LDFLAGS=-L/usr/X11R6/lib -L/usr/local/lib -lXft -lX11 -lfreetype -lXrender -lfontconfig -lpng -lz -lm -lcrypt -lXmu -lpng -ljpeg
 +CXX?=/usr/bin/g++
 +CC?=/usr/bin/gcc
 +CFLAGS+=-I%%X11BASE%%/include `freetype-config --cflags` `libpng-config --cflags`
 +CXXLAGS+=$(CFLAGS)
-+LDFLAGS=-L%%X11BASE%%/lib `freetype-config --libs` `libpng-config --libs` -lXft -lX11 -lXrender -lfontconfig -lz -lm -lcrypt -lXpm -lXmu -ljpeg
++LDFLAGS=-L%%X11BASE%%/lib `freetype-config --libs` `libpng-config --libs` -lXft -lX11 -lXrender -lfontconfig -lz -lm -lcrypt -lXmu -ljpeg
  CUSTOM=-DNEEDS_BASENAME
 -PREFIX=/usr
 -CFGDIR=/etc
 -MANDIR=/usr/share/man
-+PREFIX=%%X11BASE%%
-+CFGDIR=%%X11BASE%%/etc
-+MANDIR=%%X11BASE%%/man
++PREFIX=%%LOCALBASE%%
++CFGDIR=%%LOCALBASE%%/etc
++MANDIR=%%LOCALBASE%%/man
  DESTDIR=
  #######################################################
  
diff --git a/x11/slim/files/patch-app.cpp b/x11/slim/files/patch-app.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3e48b7b4db91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11/slim/files/patch-app.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+--- app.cpp.orig	Fri Nov 24 16:36:58 2006
++++ app.cpp	Sun Nov 26 23:14:35 2006
+@@ -560,13 +560,6 @@ int App::StartServer() {
+         } else if (pos == 0) {
+             server[argc++] = args+pos;
+         }
+-        if (server[argc-1][0] == 'v' && server[argc-1][1] == 't') {
+-            bool ok = false;
+-            Cfg::string2int(server[argc-1]+2, &ok);
+-            if (ok) {
+-                hasVtSet = true;
+-            }
+-        }
+         ++pos;
+ 
+         if (argc+1 >= MAX_XSERVER_ARGS) {
+@@ -576,8 +569,19 @@ int App::StartServer() {
+             break;
+         }
+     }
++
++    for (int i=0; i<argc; i++) {
++        if (server[i][0] == 'v' && server[i][1] == 't') {
++            bool ok = false;
++            Cfg::string2int(server[i]+2, &ok);
++            if (ok) {
++                hasVtSet = true;
++            }
++        }
++    }
++
+     if (!hasVtSet && daemonmode) {
+-        server[argc++] = "vt07";
++        server[argc++] = "vt09";
+     }
+     server[argc] = NULL;
+ 
diff --git a/x11/slim/files/patch-slim.conf b/x11/slim/files/patch-slim.conf
index f2eab9b611de..bdf6c7a31af1 100644
--- a/x11/slim/files/patch-slim.conf
+++ b/x11/slim/files/patch-slim.conf
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
---- slim.conf.orig	Sun Sep 11 18:50:36 2005
-+++ slim.conf	Sun Jan  8 14:32:02 2006
-@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
+--- slim.conf.orig	Thu Nov 16 17:59:38 2006
++++ slim.conf	Thu Nov 16 18:14:31 2006
+@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
  # Path, X server and arguments (if needed)
- default_path        ./:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
- default_xserver     /usr/X11R6/bin/X
+ # Note: -xauth $authfile is automatically appended
+-default_path        ./:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
+-default_xserver     /usr/X11R6/bin/X
 -#xserver_arguments   -dpi 75
++default_path        ./:/bin:/usr/bin:%%LOCALBASE%%/bin:%%X11BASE%%/bin
++default_xserver     %%X11BASE%%/bin/X
 +# The X server needs to be started on an unused virtual terminal,
 +# for FreeBSD in a default configuration, the first one of those is #09
 +xserver_arguments   vt09
@@ -15,12 +18,16 @@
  reboot_cmd          /sbin/shutdown -r now
 -console_cmd         /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm -C -fg white -bg black +sb -T "Console login" -e /bin/sh -c "/bin/cat /etc/issue; exec /bin/login"
 -#suspend_cmd        /usr/sbin/suspend
-+console_cmd         /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm -C -fg white -bg black +sb -T "Console login" -e /bin/sh -c "/bin/cat /etc/motd; exec /usr/bin/login"
++console_cmd         %%X11BASE%%/bin/xterm -C -fg white -bg black +sb -T "Console login" -e /bin/sh -c "/bin/cat /etc/motd; exec /usr/bin/login"
 +suspend_cmd        /usr/sbin/acpiconf -s 3
  
- # This command is executed after a succesful login.
- # you can place the %session and %theme variables
-@@ -17,8 +19,8 @@
+ # Full path to the xauth binary
+-xauth_path         /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth 
++xauth_path         %%X11BASE%%/bin/xauth
+ 
+ # Xauth file for server
+ authfile           /var/run/slim.auth
+@@ -32,8 +34,8 @@
  # NOTE: if your system does not have bash you need
  # to adjust the command according to your preferred shell,
  # i.e. for freebsd use:
@@ -29,9 +36,9 @@
 +login_cmd           exec /bin/sh - ~/.xinitrc %session
 +#login_cmd           exec /bin/bash -login ~/.xinitrc %session
  
- # Available sessions (first one is the default).
- # The current chosen session name is replaced in the login_cmd
-@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@
+ # Commands executed when starting and exiting a session.
+ # They can be used for registering a X11 session with
+@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@
  welcome_msg         Welcome to %host
  
  # shutdown / reboot messages
@@ -40,7 +47,7 @@
  reboot_msg         The system is rebooting...
  
  # default user, leave blank or remove this line
-@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@
+@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@
  current_theme       default
  
  # Lock file
diff --git a/x11/slim/files/slim.sh.in b/x11/slim/files/slim.sh.in
index c4cf8348df00..8f1eac6828d5 100644
--- a/x11/slim/files/slim.sh.in
+++ b/x11/slim/files/slim.sh.in
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ load_rc_config $name
 
 : ${slim_enable="NO"}
 
-command=%%X11BASE%%/bin/slim
+command=%%LOCALBASE%%/bin/slim
 command_args="-d"
 pidfile=/var/run/slim.pid