diff -ru fontconfig-2.3.93.20060116.orig/src/fcfreetype.c fontconfig-2.3.93.20060116/src/fcfreetype.c
--- fontconfig-2.3.93.20060116.orig/src/fcfreetype.c	2005-12-21 16:47:42.000000000 +0100
+++ fontconfig-2.3.93.20060116/src/fcfreetype.c	2006-01-16 13:01:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -2649,6 +2649,11 @@
 	    printf ("Bitmap extra char 0x%x\n", ucs4);
     }
 #endif
+    if (face->family_name != NULL &&
+	(!strcmp(face->family_name,"Luxi Mono") ||
+	 !strcmp(face->family_name,"Nimbus Mono L")))
+	    fixed_advance = FcTrue;
+    
     if (fixed_advance)
 	*spacing = FC_MONO;
     else if (dual_advance && APPROXIMATELY_EQUAL (2 * FC_MIN (advance_one, advance_two), FC_MAX (advance_one, advance_two)))