diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1f981381c..eb9ccb649 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
    in mingw and MS Visual Studio.
    gnuplot.c: small update, call to gnuplot tested up to ver. 4.2.6,
    does not work for Windows and gnuplot 4.4.
+ * x11.c: add xfont parameter
+ * windisp.c: add wfont and wfont_size parameter
+ * winmain.c: use SystemParametersInfo() to get screen size to 
+   improve placement of GUI on the screen.
 
 2010-01-01 Holger Vogt
  * spinit.in: Small update
diff --git a/src/frontend/plotting/x11.c b/src/frontend/plotting/x11.c
index 44f75739c..1d14f3255 100644
--- a/src/frontend/plotting/x11.c
+++ b/src/frontend/plotting/x11.c
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ X11_NewViewport(GRAPH *graph)
     XtAddCallback(DEVDEP(graph).buttons[1], XtNcallback, (XtCallbackProc) hardcopy, graph);
 
     /* set up fonts */
-    if (!cp_getvar("font", VT_STRING, fontname)) {
+    if (!cp_getvar("xfont", VT_STRING, fontname)) {
 	(void) strcpy(fontname, DEF_FONT);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/wdisp/windisp.c b/src/frontend/wdisp/windisp.c
index 01da75ed3..1d0e8a9b9 100644
--- a/src/frontend/wdisp/windisp.c
+++ b/src/frontend/wdisp/windisp.c
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ extern int         NewViewport(GRAPH *pgraph);
 #define M_LN10  2.30258509299404568402
 #endif
 
+#define DEF_FONTW "Courier"
+
 /* local variables */
 static int           IsRegistered = 0;             /* 1 if window class is registered */
 #define NumWinColors 23                            /* predefined colors */
@@ -815,8 +817,16 @@ int WIN_Text( char * text, int x, int y, int CentiDegrees)
    lf.lfClipPrecision  = 0 ;
    lf.lfQuality        = 0 ;
    lf.lfPitchAndFamily = 0 ;
+
+   /* set up fonts */
+   if (!cp_getvar("wfont", VT_STRING, lf.lfFaceName)) {
+      (void) lstrcpy(lf.lfFaceName, DEF_FONTW);
+   }
+   if (!cp_getvar("wfont_size", VT_NUM, (char *) &(lf.lfHeight))) {
+      lf.lfHeight  = (int) (1.1 * currentgraph->fontheight) ;
+   }
      
-   lstrcpy (lf.lfFaceName, "Courier"/*"Times New Roman"*/) ;
+//   lstrcpy (lf.lfFaceName, "Courier"/*"Times New Roman"*/) ;
 
    hfont = CreateFontIndirect (&lf);
    SelectObject(wd->hDC, hfont);
diff --git a/src/winmain.c b/src/winmain.c
index 0fa236be2..f04678643 100644
--- a/src/winmain.c
+++ b/src/winmain.c
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #ifdef HAS_WINDOWS
 
-#define STRICT              // strikte Typpruefung
+#define STRICT              // strict type checking
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
-#include <windows.h>        // normale Windows-Aufrufe
-#include <windowsx.h>       // Win32 Message Cracker
-#include <stdio.h>          // sprintf und co
-#include <stdlib.h>         // exit-codes
-#include <stdarg.h>         // var. argumente
-#include <assert.h>         // assert-macro
+#include <windows.h>        // standard Windows calls
+#include <windowsx.h>       // Win32 message cracker
+#include <stdio.h>          // sprintf and co
+#include <stdlib.h>         // exit codes
+#include <stdarg.h>         // var. arguments
+#include <assert.h>         // assert macro
 #include "misc/stringutil.h" // copy
 #include <io.h>             // _read
 
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@
 #include "misc/misc_time.h" /* timediff */
 
 /* Constants */
-#define TBufSize 8192           // Groesze des Textbuffers
-#define CR VK_RETURN            // Carriage Return
+#define TBufSize 8192       // size of text buffer
+#define CR VK_RETURN        // Carriage Return
 #define LF 10               // Line Feed
 #define SE 0                // String termination
-#define BorderSize 8            // Umrandung des Stringfeldes
-#define SBufSize 100            // Groesze des Stringbuffers
-#define IOBufSize 4096          // Groesze des printf-Buffers
+#define BorderSize 8        // Umrandung des Stringfeldes
+#define SBufSize 100        // Groesze des Stringbuffers
+#define IOBufSize 4096      // Groesze des printf-Buffers
 #define HistSize 20         // Zeilen History-Buffer
 #define StatusHeight 25         // Hoehe des Status Bars
 #define StatusFrame 2           // Abstand Statusbar / StatusElement
@@ -774,6 +774,8 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpszCmdLi
     int argc;
     char **argv;
 
+	RECT wsize; /* size of usable window */
+
     /* fill global variables */
     hInst = hInstance;
     nShowState = nCmdShow;
@@ -829,9 +831,13 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpszCmdLi
     if (!RegisterClass( &hwElementClass)) goto THE_END;
 
     /*Create main window */
-    iy = GetSystemMetrics( SM_CYSCREEN);
-    iyt = GetSystemMetrics( SM_CYSCREEN) / 3;
-    ix = GetSystemMetrics( SM_CXSCREEN);
+	SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETWORKAREA, 0, &wsize, NULL);
+    iy = wsize.bottom;
+	iyt = iy / 3;
+	ix = wsize.right;
+//    iy = GetSystemMetrics( SM_CYSCREEN);
+//    iyt = GetSystemMetrics( SM_CYSCREEN) / 3;
+//    ix = GetSystemMetrics( SM_CXSCREEN);
     hwMain = CreateWindow( hwClassName, hwWindowName, WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW | WS_CLIPCHILDREN,
         0, iyt * 2, ix, iyt, NULL, NULL, hInst, NULL);
     if (!hwMain) goto THE_END;
@@ -898,7 +904,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpszCmdLi
       Size of windows allows display of 80 character line.
       Limit window to screen size (if only VGA). */
    if (ix < WinLineWidth) WinLineWidth = ix;
-    MoveWindow( hwMain, 0, (iyt * 2 - 22), WinLineWidth, iyt, FALSE);
+    MoveWindow( hwMain, 0, (iyt * 2), WinLineWidth, iyt, FALSE);
     ShowWindow( hwMain,   nShowState);
     ShowWindow( twText,   SW_SHOWNORMAL);
     ShowWindow( swString, SW_SHOWNORMAL);