diff --git a/src/frontend/plotting/grid.c b/src/frontend/plotting/grid.c
index 4aeb50c07..0c1b2f73b 100644
--- a/src/frontend/plotting/grid.c
+++ b/src/frontend/plotting/grid.c
@@ -141,7 +141,13 @@ gr_redrawgrid(GRAPH *graph)
                         graph->fontwidth,
                         (graph->absolute.height * 3) / 4, 0);
         } else {
-            DevDrawText(graph->grid.ylabel,
+            if (eq(dispdev->name, "postscript") || eq(dispdev->name, "Windows"))
+                DevDrawText(graph->grid.ylabel,
+                        graph->fontwidth,
+                        /*vertical text, midpoint in y is aligned midpoint of text string */
+                        (graph->absolute.height - (int) strlen(graph->grid.ylabel) * graph->fontwidth) / 2, 90);
+            else /* FIXME: for now excluding X11 and others */
+                DevDrawText(graph->grid.ylabel,
                         graph->fontwidth,
                         graph->absolute.height / 2, 90);
         }
@@ -311,8 +317,14 @@ lingrid(GRAPH *graph, double lo, double hi, double delta, int type, Axis axis)
         margin = graph->viewportxoff;
         /*max = graph->viewport.width + graph->viewportxoff;*/
         max = graph->absolute.width - graph->viewportxoff;
+        /* don't subtract font height from right border of grid */
+        if (graph->grid.ylabel)
+            max += graph->fontheight;
     } else {
         graph->viewportxoff = (digits + 5 + mag - mag3) * graph->fontwidth;
+        /* add height of the vertical text to offset*/
+        if (graph->grid.ylabel)
+            graph->viewportxoff += graph->fontheight;
         margin = graph->viewportyoff;
         /*max = graph->viewport.height + graph->viewportyoff;*/
         max = graph->absolute.height - graph->viewportyoff;
diff --git a/src/frontend/wdisp/windisp.c b/src/frontend/wdisp/windisp.c
index 15a741c75..680ffd143 100644
--- a/src/frontend/wdisp/windisp.c
+++ b/src/frontend/wdisp/windisp.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * Wolfgang Muees 27.10.97
  * Holger Vogt  07.12.01
  * Holger Vogt  05.12.07
+ * Holger Vogt  01.11.18
  */
 
 #include "ngspice/ngspice.h"
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ extern void        com_hardcopy(wordlist *wl);
 #define M_LN10  2.30258509299404568402
 #endif
 
-#define DEF_FONTW "Courier"
+#define DEF_FONTW "Arial"
 
 /* local variables */
 static int           IsRegistered = 0;             /* 1 if window class is registered */
@@ -864,9 +865,6 @@ WIN_Text(char *text, int x, int y, int angle)
     tpWindowData wd;
     HFONT hfont;
     LOGFONT lf;
-    NG_IGNORE(angle);
-
-    int CentiDegrees = 0;
 
     if (!currentgraph)
         return 0;
@@ -877,8 +875,8 @@ WIN_Text(char *text, int x, int y, int angle)
 
     lf.lfHeight         = (int) (1.1 * currentgraph->fontheight);
     lf.lfWidth          = 0;
-    lf.lfEscapement     = CentiDegrees;
-    lf.lfOrientation    = CentiDegrees;
+    lf.lfEscapement     = angle * 10;
+    lf.lfOrientation    = angle * 10;
     lf.lfWeight         = 500;
     lf.lfItalic         = 0;
     lf.lfUnderline      = 0;
@@ -894,9 +892,7 @@ WIN_Text(char *text, int x, int y, int angle)
         (void) lstrcpy(lf.lfFaceName, DEF_FONTW);
 
     if (!cp_getvar("wfont_size", CP_NUM, &(lf.lfHeight), 0))
-        lf.lfHeight = (int) (1.1 * currentgraph->fontheight);
-
-//   lstrcpy (lf.lfFaceName, "Courier"/*"Times New Roman"*/);
+        lf.lfHeight = (int) (1.3 * currentgraph->fontheight);
 
     hfont = CreateFontIndirect (&lf);
     SelectObject(wd->hDC, hfont);