Index: reactos/base/applications/notepad/settings.c
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--- reactos/base/applications/notepad/settings.c	(revision 74287)
+++ reactos/base/applications/notepad/settings.c	(working copy)
@@ -166,26 +166,25 @@
             Globals.lfFont.lfHeight = HeightFromPointSize(100);
 
         RegCloseKey(hKey);
+
+        hFont = CreateFontIndirect(&Globals.lfFont);
     }
     else
     {
         /* If no settings are found in the registry, then use default values */
-        Globals.lfFont.lfCharSet = 163;
-        Globals.lfFont.lfClipPrecision = 2;
-        Globals.lfFont.lfEscapement = 0;
-        _tcscpy(Globals.lfFont.lfFaceName, _T("Lucida Console"));
-        Globals.lfFont.lfItalic = 0;
-        Globals.lfFont.lfOrientation = 0;
-        Globals.lfFont.lfOutPrecision = 3;
-        Globals.lfFont.lfPitchAndFamily = 34;
-        Globals.lfFont.lfQuality = 1;
-        Globals.lfFont.lfStrikeOut = 0;
-        Globals.lfFont.lfUnderline = 0;
-        Globals.lfFont.lfWeight = 400;
-        Globals.lfFont.lfHeight = HeightFromPointSize(100);
+        LOGFONTW lf;
+
+        /* We do generic font selection */
+        ZeroMemory(&lf, sizeof(lf));
+        lf.lfCharSet = DEFAULT_CHARSET;
+        lf.lfHeight = HeightFromPointSize(120);
+        lf.lfPitchAndFamily = FIXED_PITCH | FF_MODERN;
+        hFont = CreateFontIndirect(&lf);
+
+        /* get specific font info */
+        GetObjectW(hFont, sizeof(Globals.lfFont), &Globals.lfFont);
     }
 
-    hFont = CreateFontIndirect(&Globals.lfFont);
     SendMessage(Globals.hEdit, WM_SETFONT, (WPARAM)hFont, (LPARAM)TRUE);
     if (hFont)
     {