(x_default_font_parameter): Try also "fixed", and signal

error here if no suitable font was found.

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/xfns.c b/src/xfns.c
index b4d16615fb0..5924ba21f88 100644
--- a/src/xfns.c
+++ b/src/xfns.c
@@ -2986,6 +2986,7 @@ x_default_font_parameter (f, parms)
             /* If those didn't work, look for something which will
                at least work.  */
             "-*-fixed-*-*-*-*-*-140-*-*-c-*-iso8859-1",
+            "fixed",
             NULL };
       int i;
 
@@ -2996,7 +2997,7 @@ x_default_font_parameter (f, parms)
             break;
         }
       if (NILP (font))
-        font = build_string ("fixed");
+        error ("No suitable font was found");
     }
   x_default_parameter (f, parms, Qfont, font, "font", "Font", RES_TYPE_STRING);
 }