--- a/draw.c	Thu Mar 01 12:33:45 2007 +0100
+++ b/draw.c	Fri Mar 02 15:14:40 2007 +0100
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@
 	int x, y, w, h;
 	static char buf[256];
 	unsigned int len, olen;
-	XGCValues gcv;
 	XRectangle r = { dc.x, dc.y, dc.w, dc.h };
 
 	XSetForeground(dpy, dc.gc, col[ColBG]);
@@ -124,16 +123,11 @@
 	}
 	if(w > dc.w)
 		return; /* too long */
-	gcv.foreground = col[ColFG];
-	if(dc.font.set) {
-		XChangeGC(dpy, dc.gc, GCForeground, &gcv);
+	XSetForeground(dpy, dc.gc, col[ColFG]);
+	if(dc.font.set)
 		XmbDrawString(dpy, dc.drawable, dc.font.set, dc.gc, x, y, buf, len);
-	}
-	else {
-		gcv.font = dc.font.xfont->fid;
-		XChangeGC(dpy, dc.gc, GCForeground | GCFont, &gcv);
+	else
 		XDrawString(dpy, dc.drawable, dc.gc, x, y, buf, len);
-	}
 }
 
 unsigned int

--- a/main.c	Thu Mar 01 12:33:45 2007 +0100
+++ b/main.c	Fri Mar 02 15:14:40 2007 +0100
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@
 	dc.drawable = XCreatePixmap(dpy, root, sw, bh, DefaultDepth(dpy, screen));
 	dc.gc = XCreateGC(dpy, root, 0, 0);
 	XSetLineAttributes(dpy, dc.gc, 1, LineSolid, CapButt, JoinMiter);
+	if(!dc.font.set)
+		XSetFont(dpy, dc.gc, dc.font.xfont->fid);
 	/* multihead support */
 	selscreen = XQueryPointer(dpy, root, &w, &w, &i, &i, &i, &i, &mask);
 }