diff --git a/plugins/LinksCloud/LinksDialog.ui b/plugins/LinksCloud/LinksDialog.ui
index e6bd1ff70..d711a187b 100644
--- a/plugins/LinksCloud/LinksDialog.ui
+++ b/plugins/LinksCloud/LinksDialog.ui
@@ -522,7 +522,6 @@ background: white;}</string>
        <widget class="QLabel" name="titleBarLabel">
         <property name="font">
          <font>
-          <family>Arial</family>
           <pointsize>10</pointsize>
           <weight>75</weight>
           <bold>true</bold>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChannelFeed.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChannelFeed.ui
index 1a0a30acf..d62176704 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChannelFeed.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChannelFeed.ui
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
            <widget class="QLabel" name="titleBarLabel">
             <property name="font">
              <font>
-              <family>Arial</family>
               <pointsize>10</pointsize>
               <weight>75</weight>
               <bold>true</bold>
@@ -206,10 +205,7 @@
             </property>
             <property name="font">
              <font>
-              <family>Microsoft Sans Serif</family>
-              <pointsize>22</pointsize>
-              <weight>50</weight>
-              <bold>false</bold>
+              <pointsize>21</pointsize>
              </font>
             </property>
             <property name="text">
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.ui
index 99748d999..1000a58b4 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.ui
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
        <widget class="QLabel" name="titleBarLabel">
         <property name="font">
          <font>
-          <family>Arial</family>
           <pointsize>10</pointsize>
           <weight>75</weight>
           <bold>true</bold>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.ui
index cc96a0dc6..12ba0d555 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.ui
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
            <widget class="QLabel" name="titleBarLabel">
             <property name="font">
              <font>
-              <family>Arial</family>
               <pointsize>10</pointsize>
               <weight>75</weight>
               <bold>true</bold>
@@ -583,7 +582,6 @@
              </property>
              <property name="font">
               <font>
-               <family>MS Shell Dlg 2</family>
               </font>
              </property>
              <property name="currentIndex">
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsV2Dialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsV2Dialog.ui
index e07a7acbe..af9688232 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsV2Dialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsV2Dialog.ui
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@
            <widget class="QLabel" name="titleBarLabel">
             <property name="font">
              <font>
-              <family>Arial</family>
               <pointsize>10</pointsize>
               <weight>75</weight>
               <bold>true</bold>
@@ -597,7 +596,6 @@
              </property>
              <property name="font">
               <font>
-               <family>MS Shell Dlg 2</family>
               </font>
              </property>
              <property name="currentIndex">
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.ui
index c6f9854c4..09028003b 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.ui
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
            <widget class="QLabel" name="titleBarLabel">
             <property name="font">
              <font>
-              <family>Arial</family>
               <pointsize>10</pointsize>
               <weight>75</weight>
               <bold>true</bold>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index c96939e2f..96198319c 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@
 #include "bwctrl/BwCtrlWindow.h"
 #endif
 
-#define FONT        QFont("Arial", 9)
 
 /* Images for toolbar icons */
 #define IMAGE_NETWORK2          ":/images/rs1.png"
@@ -659,9 +658,12 @@ void MainWindow::postModDirectories(bool update_local)
 /** Creates a new action associated with a config page. */
 QAction *MainWindow::createPageAction(const QIcon &icon, const QString &text, QActionGroup *group)
 {
+    QFont font;
     QAction *action = new QAction(icon, text, group);
+    font = action->font();
+    font.setPointSize(9);
     action->setCheckable(true);
-    action->setFont(FONT);
+    action->setFont(font);
     return action;
 }
 
@@ -669,7 +671,10 @@ QAction *MainWindow::createPageAction(const QIcon &icon, const QString &text, QA
  * the specified slot (if given). */
 void MainWindow::addAction(QAction *action, const char *slot)
 {
-    action->setFont(FONT);
+    QFont font;
+    font = action->font();
+    font.setPointSize(9);
+    action->setFont(font);
     ui.toolBar->addAction(action);
     connect(action, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, slot);
 }
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NetworkDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NetworkDialog.ui
index e91e8755e..4e67c5232 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NetworkDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NetworkDialog.ui
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@
            <widget class="QLabel" name="titleBarLabel">
             <property name="font">
              <font>
-              <family>Arial</family>
               <pointsize>10</pointsize>
               <weight>75</weight>
               <bold>true</bold>
@@ -205,7 +204,6 @@
             </property>
             <property name="font">
              <font>
-              <family>MS Shell Dlg 2</family>
              </font>
             </property>
             <property name="currentIndex">
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/SharedFilesDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/SharedFilesDialog.ui
index 3a568d80e..ec0e3e49c 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/SharedFilesDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/SharedFilesDialog.ui
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@
         </property>
         <property name="font">
          <font>
-          <family>Arial</family>
           <pointsize>10</pointsize>
           <weight>75</weight>
           <bold>true</bold>
@@ -299,7 +298,6 @@
           </property>
           <property name="font">
            <font>
-            <family>MS Shell Dlg 2</family>
            </font>
           </property>
           <property name="focusPolicy">
@@ -333,7 +331,6 @@
           </property>
           <property name="font">
            <font>
-            <family>MS Shell Dlg 2</family>
            </font>
           </property>
           <property name="focusPolicy">
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/TransfersDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/TransfersDialog.ui
index 00af8ab1a..e51962ff2 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/TransfersDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/TransfersDialog.ui
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
         <widget class="QTreeView" name="downloadList">
          <property name="font">
           <font>
-           <family>Arial</family>
            <pointsize>9</pointsize>
           </font>
          </property>
@@ -111,7 +110,6 @@
            <widget class="QLabel" name="titleBarLabel">
             <property name="font">
              <font>
-              <family>Arial</family>
               <pointsize>10</pointsize>
               <weight>75</weight>
               <bold>true</bold>
@@ -189,7 +187,6 @@
          <widget class="QTreeView" name="uploadsList">
           <property name="font">
            <font>
-            <family>Arial</family>
             <pointsize>9</pointsize>
            </font>
           </property>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.ui
index cfb99c205..6812bd05e 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.ui
@@ -38,11 +38,9 @@
       <widget class="QLabel" name="titleLabel">
        <property name="font">
         <font>
-         <family>Arial</family>
-         <pointsize>13</pointsize>
+         <pointsize>11</pointsize>
          <weight>75</weight>
          <bold>true</bold>
-         <kerning>true</kerning>
         </font>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
@@ -54,7 +52,6 @@
       <widget class="QLabel" name="statusMessageLabel">
        <property name="font">
         <font>
-         <family>Arial</family>
          <pointsize>9</pointsize>
         </font>
        </property>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.ui
index f5ab5aa8c..12004813c 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.ui
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     <widget class="QTreeWidget" name="peerTreeWidget">
      <property name="font">
       <font>
-       <family>Arial</family>
        <pointsize>9</pointsize>
        <stylestrategy>PreferAntialias</stylestrategy>
        <kerning>true</kerning>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/GroupTreeWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/GroupTreeWidget.cpp
index 60e721d36..d7d9c2aee 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/GroupTreeWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/GroupTreeWidget.cpp
@@ -203,10 +203,11 @@ void GroupTreeWidget::currentItemChanged(QTreeWidgetItem *current, QTreeWidgetIt
 
 QTreeWidgetItem *GroupTreeWidget::addCategoryItem(const QString &name, const QIcon &icon, bool expand)
 {
-	QFont font = QFont("ARIAL", 10);
-	font.setBold(true);
-
+	QFont font;
 	QTreeWidgetItem *item = new QTreeWidgetItem();
+	font = item->font(COLUMN_NAME);
+	font.setBold(true);
+	font.setPointSize(10);
 	item->setText(COLUMN_NAME, name);
 	item->setData(COLUMN_DATA, ROLE_NAME, name);
 	item->setFont(COLUMN_NAME, font);
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/layouts/default.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/layouts/default.ui
index 9667e9929..cdba6c54d 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/layouts/default.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/layouts/default.ui
@@ -480,7 +480,6 @@
   </property>
   <property name="font" >
    <font>
-    <family>Arial</family>
     <pointsize>10</pointsize>
     <weight>50</weight>
     <italic>false</italic>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/settings.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/settings.ui
index d9332d216..15d1b6509 100755
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/settings.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/settings.ui
@@ -92,9 +92,6 @@
          <height>24</height>
         </size>
        </property>
-       <property name="text">
-        <string/>
-       </property>
        <property name="scaledContents">
         <bool>true</bool>
        </property>
@@ -110,13 +107,9 @@
        </property>
        <property name="font">
         <font>
-         <family>Sans Serif</family>
          <pointsize>11</pointsize>
          <weight>75</weight>
-         <italic>false</italic>
          <bold>true</bold>
-         <underline>false</underline>
-         <strikeout>false</strikeout>
         </font>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/unfinished/ExampleDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/unfinished/ExampleDialog.ui
index 9ca825404..696392215 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/unfinished/ExampleDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/unfinished/ExampleDialog.ui
@@ -480,7 +480,6 @@
   </property>
   <property name="font" >
    <font>
-    <family>Arial</family>
     <pointsize>8</pointsize>
     <weight>50</weight>
     <italic>false</italic>
@@ -543,7 +542,7 @@
          <property name="text" >
           <string>&lt;html>&lt;head>&lt;meta name="qrichtext" content="1" />&lt;style type="text/css">
 p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
-&lt;/style>&lt;/head>&lt;body style=" font-family:'Arial'; font-size:8pt; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none;">
+&lt;/style>&lt;/head>&lt;body style=" font-size:8pt; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none;">
 &lt;p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">&lt;span style=" font-size:9pt; font-weight:600;">Friends&lt;/span>&lt;/p>&lt;/body>&lt;/html></string>
          </property>
         </widget>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/unfinished/StatisticDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/unfinished/StatisticDialog.ui
index 26f11ca42..695a660b2 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/unfinished/StatisticDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/unfinished/StatisticDialog.ui
@@ -480,7 +480,6 @@
   </property>
   <property name="font" >
    <font>
-    <family>Arial</family>
     <pointsize>8</pointsize>
     <weight>50</weight>
     <italic>false</italic>
@@ -902,7 +901,6 @@
          </property>
          <property name="font" >
           <font>
-           <family>Arial</family>
            <pointsize>10</pointsize>
            <weight>50</weight>
            <italic>false</italic>
@@ -1004,7 +1002,6 @@
              <widget class="QCheckBox" name="chkReceiveRate" >
               <property name="font" >
                <font>
-                <family>Arial</family>
                 <pointsize>10</pointsize>
                 <weight>50</weight>
                 <italic>false</italic>
@@ -1034,7 +1031,6 @@
              <widget class="QCheckBox" name="chkSendRate" >
               <property name="font" >
                <font>
-                <family>Arial</family>
                 <pointsize>10</pointsize>
                 <weight>50</weight>
                 <italic>false</italic>
@@ -1064,7 +1060,6 @@
              <widget class="QCheckBox" name="chkAlwaysOnTop" >
               <property name="font" >
                <font>
-                <family>Arial</family>
                 <pointsize>10</pointsize>
                 <weight>50</weight>
                 <italic>false</italic>
@@ -1135,7 +1130,6 @@
                  </property>
                  <property name="font" >
                   <font>
-                   <family>Arial</family>
                    <pointsize>10</pointsize>
                    <weight>50</weight>
                    <italic>false</italic>
@@ -1159,7 +1153,6 @@
                 <widget class="QLabel" name="label" >
                  <property name="font" >
                   <font>
-                   <family>Arial</family>
                    <pointsize>10</pointsize>
                    <weight>50</weight>
                    <italic>false</italic>