* src/main.c (init_defaults): if the default font fails, use the

backup font.

* src/conf.h (BACKUP_FONT): new define

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 779ae46..9ea60f4 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -517,12 +517,17 @@ init_defaults (void)
   defaults.padding_top    = 0;
   defaults.padding_bottom = 0;
 
+  /* Attempt to load a font */
   defaults.font = load_query_font_set (dpy, DEFAULT_FONT);
   if (defaults.font == NULL)
+    PRINT_ERROR (("ratpoison: Cannot load font %s.\n", DEFAULT_FONT));
+  defaults.font = load_query_font_set (dpy, BACKUP_FONT);
+  if (defaults.font == NULL)
     {
-      fprintf (stderr, "ratpoison: Cannot load font %s.\n", DEFAULT_FONT);
+      PRINT_ERROR (("ratpoison: Cannot load backup font %s . You lose.\n", BACKUP_FONT));
       exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
+
   defaults.font_string = xstrdup (DEFAULT_FONT);
   set_extents_of_fontset (defaults.font);