--- a/samples/xmobar.config	2010-12-24 05:12:22.000000000 +0300
+++ b/samples/xmobar.config	2011-05-28 17:57:04.141822660 +0400
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Config { font = "-misc-fixed-*-*-*-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
+Config { font = "xft:mono-12"
        , borderColor = "black"
        , border = TopB
        , bgColor = "black"
--- xmobar-0.16/src/XUtil.hsc~	2012-12-03 08:47:56.000000000 +0900
+++ xmobar-0.16/src/XUtil.hsc	2013-01-19 19:12:52.273165837 +0900
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 #endif
 
 miscFixedFont :: String
-miscFixedFont = "-misc-fixed-*-*-*-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
+miscFixedFont = "-misc-fixed-*-*-*-*-13-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
 
 -- | Given a fontname returns the font structure. If the font name is
 --  not valid the default font will be loaded and returned.
--- a/src/Config.hs	2011-05-28 18:03:39.371822760 +0400
+++ b/src/Config.hs	2011-05-28 18:04:52.909823071 +0400
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 -- | The default configuration values
 defaultConfig :: Config
 defaultConfig =
-    Config { font     = "-misc-fixed-*-*-*-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
+    Config { font     = "xft:mono-12"
            , bgColor  = "#000000"
            , fgColor  = "#BFBFBF"
            , position = Top