diff -ru xemacs-21.5.28.20080401.orig//etc/Emacs.ad xemacs-21.5.28.20080401/etc/Emacs.ad
--- xemacs-21.5.28.20080401.orig//etc/Emacs.ad	2008-04-01 19:40:34.000000000 +0200
+++ xemacs-21.5.28.20080401/etc/Emacs.ad	2009-02-23 14:10:15.000000000 +0100
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@
 ! Note that by default, the pointer foreground and background are the same
 ! as the default face.
 
+!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+! Fonts for Xft:
+XEmacs*Tabs.fcFontName: sans-serif
+XEmacs*menubar.fcFontName: sans-serif
+XEmacs*modeline.attributeFont: sans-serif
+XEmacs*default.attributeFont: sans-serif
+
+!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+!! FontSet for menus when you use --with-xfs or --with-xim=xlib.
+XEmacs*fontSet: -*-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-iso10646-1,-*-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-iso8859-*
+
 ! Set the menubar colors.  This overrides the default foreground and
 ! background colors specified above.
 *menubar*Foreground:			Gray30