diff -u -r -U5 --no-dereference xmonad-contrib-0.12/XMonad/Layout/Decoration.hs xmonad-contrib-0.12.misc-fixed/XMonad/Layout/Decoration.hs
--- xmonad-contrib-0.12/XMonad/Layout/Decoration.hs	2015-12-21 14:15:08.000000000 -0500
+++ xmonad-contrib-0.12.misc-fixed/XMonad/Layout/Decoration.hs	2016-04-23 13:48:11.030239456 -0400
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@
           , inactiveBorderColor = "#BBBBBB"
           , urgentBorderColor   = "##00FF00"
           , activeTextColor     = "#FFFFFF"
           , inactiveTextColor   = "#BFBFBF"
           , urgentTextColor     = "#FF0000"
-          , fontName            = "-misc-fixed-*-*-*-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
+          , fontName            = "xft:Sans:size=10"
           , decoWidth           = 200
           , decoHeight          = 20
           , windowTitleAddons   = []
           , windowTitleIcons    = []
           }
diff -u -r -U5 --no-dereference xmonad-contrib-0.12/XMonad/Layout/ShowWName.hs xmonad-contrib-0.12.misc-fixed/XMonad/Layout/ShowWName.hs
--- xmonad-contrib-0.12/XMonad/Layout/ShowWName.hs	2015-12-21 14:15:08.000000000 -0500
+++ xmonad-contrib-0.12.misc-fixed/XMonad/Layout/ShowWName.hs	2016-04-23 13:48:11.030239456 -0400
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@
          , swn_fade    :: Rational -- ^ Time in seconds of the name visibility
     } deriving (Read, Show)
 
 instance Default SWNConfig where
   def =
-    SWNC { swn_font    = "-misc-fixed-*-*-*-*-20-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
+    SWNC { swn_font    = "xft:Sans:size=20"
          , swn_bgcolor = "black"
          , swn_color   = "white"
          , swn_fade    = 1
          }
 
diff -u -r -U5 --no-dereference xmonad-contrib-0.12/XMonad/Prompt.hs xmonad-contrib-0.12.misc-fixed/XMonad/Prompt.hs
--- xmonad-contrib-0.12/XMonad/Prompt.hs	2015-12-21 14:15:08.000000000 -0500
+++ xmonad-contrib-0.12.misc-fixed/XMonad/Prompt.hs	2016-04-23 13:48:11.031239458 -0400
@@ -232,11 +232,11 @@
 
 amberXPConfig, defaultXPConfig, greenXPConfig :: XPConfig
 
 instance Default XPConfig where
   def =
-    XPC { font              = "-misc-fixed-*-*-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
+    XPC { font              = "xft:Monospace:size=12"
         , bgColor           = "grey22"
         , fgColor           = "grey80"
         , fgHLight          = "black"
         , bgHLight          = "grey"
         , borderColor       = "white"