--- gnumeric-1.6.0/schemas/gnumeric-general.schemas.in
+++ gnumeric-1.6.0/schemas/gnumeric-general.schemas.in
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         <owner>Gnumeric</owner>
         <type>string</type>
         <locale name="C">
-	<default>Sans</default>
+	<default>Albany</default>
         <short>Default font name</short>
         <long>The default font name for new workbooks.</long>
         </locale>
--- gnumeric-1.6.0/src/style.c
+++ gnumeric-1.6.0/src/style.c
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@
 	static char const *map[][2] = {
 		{ "Times New Roman", "Times"},
 		{ "Tms Rmn",	     "Times"},
-		{ "Arial",           "Sans"},
+		{ "Arial",           "Albany"},
 		{ "Albany",          "Sans"},
-		{ "Helvetica",       "Sans"},
+		{ "Helvetica",       "Albany"},
 		{ "Courier New",     "Courier"},
 		{ "£Í£Ó £Ð¥´¥·¥Ã¥¯", "Kochi Gothic"},
 		{ "£Í£Ó ¥´¥·¥Ã¥¯",   "Kochi Gothic"},
--- gnumeric-1.6.0/src/style.h
+++ gnumeric-1.6.0/src/style.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "gnumeric.h"
 #include <pango/pango-context.h>
 
-#define DEFAULT_FONT "Sans"
+#define DEFAULT_FONT "Albany"
 #define DEFAULT_SIZE 10.0
 
 /* Alignment definitions */