--- a/XBMReader.st	Tue Feb 03 18:18:33 1998 +0100
+++ b/XBMReader.st	Tue Feb 03 18:19:55 1998 +0100
@@ -139,31 +139,27 @@
 
     lineString := aStream nextLine.
     lineString isNil ifTrue:[
-        'XBMReader [warning]: short file' errorPrintCR.
-        ^ nil
+        ^ self fileFormatError:'short file'.
     ].
 
     [lineString startsWith:'#'] whileFalse:[
         lineString := aStream nextLine.
         lineString isNil ifTrue:[
-            ^ nil
+            ^ self fileFormatError:'short file'.
         ].
     ].
 
     (lineString startsWith:'#define') ifFalse:[
-        'XBMReader [warning]: format error (expected #define)' errorPrintCR.
-        ^ nil
+        ^ self fileFormatError:'format error (expected #define)'.
     ].
 
     index := lineString indexOf:(Character space).
     index := lineString indexOf:(Character space) startingAt:(index + 1).
     (index == 0) ifTrue:[
-        'XBMReader [warning]: format error' errorPrintCR.
-        ^ nil
+        ^ self fileFormatError:'format error'.
     ].
     ((lineString copyTo:index - 1) endsWith:'width') ifFalse:[
-        'XBMReader [warning]: format error (expected width)' errorPrintCR.
-        ^ nil
+        ^ self fileFormatError:'format error (expected width)'.
     ].
     lineString := lineString copyFrom:(index + 1).
     width := Number readFromString:lineString.
@@ -172,12 +168,10 @@
     index := lineString indexOf:(Character space).
     index := lineString indexOf:(Character space) startingAt:(index + 1).
     (index == 0) ifTrue:[
-        'XBMReader [warning]: format error' errorPrintCR.
-        ^ nil
+        ^ self fileFormatError:'format error'.
     ].
     ((lineString copyTo:index - 1) endsWith:'height') ifFalse:[
-        'XBMReader [warning]: format error (expected height)' errorPrintCR.
-        ^ nil
+        ^ self fileFormatError:'format error (expected height)'.
     ].
     lineString := lineString copyFrom:(index + 1).
     height := Number readFromString:lineString.
@@ -226,7 +220,7 @@
      XBMReader fromFile:'bitmaps/globe1.xbm'
     "
 
-    "Modified: 11.4.1997 / 16:51:21 / cg"
+    "Modified: / 3.2.1998 / 18:19:45 / cg"
 ! !
 
 !XBMReader methodsFor:'writing to file'!
@@ -315,6 +309,6 @@
 !XBMReader class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libview2/XBMReader.st,v 1.37 1997-06-30 20:56:38 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libview2/XBMReader.st,v 1.38 1998-02-03 17:19:55 cg Exp $'
 ! !
 XBMReader initialize!