Index: scrotwm/scrotwm.c
===================================================================
--- scrotwm.orig/scrotwm.c
+++ scrotwm/scrotwm.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ static const char	*cvstag = "$scrotwm: s
 #include <X11/Xproto.h>
 #include <X11/Xutil.h>
 #include <X11/extensions/Xrandr.h>
+#include <X11/Xft/Xft.h>
 
 #if RANDR_MAJOR < 1
 #  error XRandR versions less than 1.0 are not supported
@@ -201,6 +202,10 @@ XGCValues		bar_gcv;
 int			bar_fidx = 0;
 XFontStruct		*bar_fs;
 char			*bar_fonts[] = { NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL };/* XXX Make fully dynamic */
+XftDraw		*xft_draw;
+XftFont		*bar_xft_fs;
+XftColor	xft_color;
+int			xft_loaded = 0;
 char			*spawn_term[] = { NULL, NULL };		/* XXX Make fully dynamic */
 
 #define SWM_MENU_FN	(2)
@@ -707,8 +712,17 @@ bar_print(struct swm_region *r, char *s)
 {
 	XClearWindow(display, r->bar_window);
 	XSetForeground(display, bar_gc, r->s->c[SWM_S_COLOR_BAR_FONT].color);
-	XDrawString(display, r->bar_window, bar_gc, 4, bar_fs->ascent, s,
-	    strlen(s));
+	if (xft_loaded) {
+		xft_draw = XftDrawCreate(display,
+			r->bar_window,
+			DefaultVisual(display, DefaultScreen(display)),
+			DefaultColormap(display, DefaultScreen(display)));
+		XftDrawString8(xft_draw, &xft_color, bar_xft_fs, 4,
+			bar_xft_fs->ascent, s, strlen(s));
+	}
+	else 
+		XDrawString(display, r->bar_window, bar_gc, 4, bar_fs->ascent, s,
+		    strlen(s));
 }
 
 void
@@ -893,28 +907,64 @@ bar_refresh(void)
 	bar_update();
 }
 
+int
+is_xft(char *font, char *xft_result)
+{
+	int i, j;
+
+	if (font == NULL)
+		return (0);
+
+	if (strncmp("xft:", font, 4) == 0)
+		for (i = 0, j = 4; font[j] != '\0'; i++, j++)
+			xft_result[i] = font[j];
+	else
+		return (0);
+	
+	return (1);
+}
+
 void
 bar_setup(struct swm_region *r)
 {
 	int			i;
+	char		xftfont[64];
 
 	for (i = 0; bar_fonts[i] != NULL; i++) {
-		bar_fs = XLoadQueryFont(display, bar_fonts[i]);
-		if (bar_fs) {
+		if (is_xft(bar_fonts[i], xftfont)) {
+			bar_xft_fs = XftFontOpenName(display,
+				DefaultScreen(display), xftfont);
+			XftColorAllocName(display,
+				DefaultVisual(display, DefaultScreen(display)),
+				DefaultColormap(display, DefaultScreen(display)),
+				r->s->c[SWM_S_COLOR_BAR_FONT].name,
+				&xft_color);
+			xft_loaded = 1;
+		}
+		else {
+			bar_fs = XLoadQueryFont(display, bar_fonts[i]);
+			xft_loaded = 0;
+		}
+
+		if (bar_fs || bar_xft_fs) {
 			bar_fidx = i;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 	if (bar_fonts[i] == NULL)
 			errx(1, "couldn't load font");
-	bar_height = bar_fs->ascent + bar_fs->descent + 3;
-
+	if (!xft_loaded) 
+		bar_height = bar_fs->ascent + bar_fs->descent + 3;
+	else
+		bar_height = bar_xft_fs->ascent + bar_xft_fs->descent + 3;
+		
 	r->bar_window = XCreateSimpleWindow(display,
 	    r->s->root, X(r), Y(r), WIDTH(r) - 2, bar_height - 2,
 	    1, r->s->c[SWM_S_COLOR_BAR_BORDER].color,
 	    r->s->c[SWM_S_COLOR_BAR].color);
 	bar_gc = XCreateGC(display, r->bar_window, 0, &bar_gcv);
-	XSetFont(display, bar_gc, bar_fs->fid);
+	if (!xft_loaded)
+		XSetFont(display, bar_gc, bar_fs->fid);
 	XSelectInput(display, r->bar_window, VisibilityChangeMask);
 	if (bar_enabled)
 		XMapRaised(display, r->bar_window);
Index: scrotwm/linux/Makefile
===================================================================
--- scrotwm.orig/linux/Makefile
+++ scrotwm/linux/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # $scrotwm: Makefile,v 1.3 2009/09/17 02:22:52 marco Exp $ 
 
-CFLAGS+= -Wall -ggdb -D_GNU_SOURCE -I.
+CFLAGS+= -Wall -ggdb -D_GNU_SOURCE -I. -I/usr/include/freetype2
 CFLAGS+= -DSWM_LIB=\"$(LIBDIR)/libswmhack.so.$(LVERS)\"
-LDADD+= -lX11 -lXrandr
+LDADD+= -lX11 -lXrandr -lXft
 
 PREFIX?= /usr/local
 BINDIR?= $(PREFIX)/bin
Index: scrotwm/scrotwm.1
===================================================================
--- scrotwm.orig/scrotwm.1
+++ scrotwm/scrotwm.1
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Color of the status bar window in screen
 Color of the font in status bar in screen
 .Ar x .
 .It Cm bar_font
-Status bar font.
+Status bar font. You can use an Xft font by prepending xft: to the font name (e.g. xft:terminus-9), otherwise will be used an X Core Font.
 .It Cm bar_action
 External script that populates additional information in the status bar,
 such as battery life.
Index: scrotwm/scrotwm_it.1
===================================================================
--- scrotwm.orig/scrotwm_it.1
+++ scrotwm/scrotwm_it.1
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Colore della barra di stato nello scherm
 Colore del testo della barra di stato nello schermo
 .Ar x .
 .It Cm bar_font
-Font della barra di stato.
+Font della barra di stato. Se il nome del font č preceduto dalla stringa "xft:", scrotwm cercherā di caricare il font con la libreria Xft (es: xft:terminus-9), altrimenti verrā utilizzato un font X Core.
 .It Cm bar_action
 Script esterno che aggiunge informazioni come la carica della batteria alla
 barra di stato.