diff -r 2515d9be07ce config
--- a/config	Sun May 20 17:53:42 2012 +0200
+++ b/config	Tue May 21 20:44:40 2013 +0200
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 
 # DEBUG = -g -DTDEBUG=5
 WARN = -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function
-OPT = -O1
+OPT = -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing
 INCL = -I. -Iinclude -I$(INCDIR)
 LIBCFLAGS = $(DEBUG) $(WARN) $(OPT) $(INCL) $(EXTRADEFS)
 MODCFLAGS = -shared -L $(LIBDIR)
diff -r 2515d9be07ce tek/lib/visual_api.c
--- a/tek/lib/visual_api.c	Sun May 20 17:53:42 2012 +0200
+++ b/tek/lib/visual_api.c	Tue May 21 20:44:40 2013 +0200
@@ -181,22 +181,44 @@
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /*
-**	openfont(name, pxsize)
+**	openfont(name, pxsize, attr)
+**	attr: "b" bold, "i" italic, "s" scalable
 */
 
+static TBOOL iTStrChr(TSTRPTR s, TINT c)
+{
+	TINT d;
+	while ((d = *s))
+	{
+		if (d == c)
+			return TTRUE;
+		s++;
+	}
+	return TFALSE;
+}
+
+
 LOCAL LUACFUNC TINT
 tek_lib_visual_openfont(lua_State *L)
 {
-	TTAGITEM ftags[5], *tp = ftags;
+	TTAGITEM ftags[8], *tp = ftags;
 	TEKVisual *vis;
 	TEKFont *font;
 	TSTRPTR name = (TSTRPTR) luaL_optstring(L, 1, "");
 	TINT size = luaL_optinteger(L, 2, -1);
+	TSTRPTR attr = (TSTRPTR) luaL_optstring(L, 3, "");
 
 	lua_getfield(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, TEK_LIB_VISUAL_BASECLASSNAME);
 	vis = lua_touserdata(L, -1);
 	lua_pop(L, 1);
 
+	tp->tti_Tag = TVisual_FontBold;
+	tp++->tti_Value = (TTAG) !!iTStrChr(attr, 'b');
+	tp->tti_Tag = TVisual_FontItalic;
+	tp++->tti_Value = (TTAG) !!iTStrChr(attr, 'i');
+	tp->tti_Tag = TVisual_FontScaleable;
+	tp++->tti_Value = (TTAG) !!iTStrChr(attr, 's');
+	
 	if (name && name[0] != 0)
 	{
 		tp->tti_Tag = TVisual_FontName;
diff -r 2515d9be07ce tek/ui/class/display.lua
--- a/tek/ui/class/display.lua	Sun May 20 17:53:42 2012 +0200
+++ b/tek/ui/class/display.lua	Tue May 21 20:44:40 2013 +0200
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 local unpack = unpack
 
 module("tek.ui.class.display", tek.ui.class.element)
-_VERSION = "Display 25.1"
+_VERSION = "Display 26.0"
 
 local Display = _M
 
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@
 local DEF_RGB_HALFSHINE  = "#e1e1e1"
 local DEF_RGB_FOCUS      = "#e05014"
 
-local DEF_MAINFONT  = "sans-serif,helvetica,arial,Vera:14"
-local DEF_SMALLFONT = "sans-serif,helvetica,arial,Vera:12"
-local DEF_MENUFONT  = "sans-serif,helvetica,arial,Vera:14"
-local DEF_FIXEDFONT = "monospace,fixed,courier new,VeraMono:14"
-local DEF_LARGEFONT = "sans-serif,helvetica,arial,Vera:18"
-local DEF_HUGEFONT  = "sans-serif,utopia,arial,Vera:24"
+local DEF_MAINFONT  = "sans-serif,helvetica/s,arial,Vera:14"
+local DEF_SMALLFONT = "sans-serif,helvetica/s,arial,Vera:12"
+local DEF_MENUFONT  = "sans-serif,helvetica/s,arial,Vera:14"
+local DEF_FIXEDFONT = "monospace,courier new/s,fixed,VeraMono:14"
+local DEF_LARGEFONT = "sans-serif,helvetica/s,arial,Vera:18"
+local DEF_HUGEFONT  = "sans-serif,helvetica/s,arial,Vera:24"
 
 local ColorDefaults =
 {
@@ -338,14 +338,16 @@
 end
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---	font = openFont(fontname): Opens the named font. For a discussion
+--	font = openFont(fontname[, attr]): Opens the named font. For a discussion
 --	of the {{fontname}} format, see [[#tek.ui.class.text : Text]].
+--	In the optional {{attr}} string, the letter {{b}} will be used as a hint
+--	for bold, and {{i}} for italic.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function Display:openFont(fname)
+function Display:openFont(fname, attr)
 	local fname = fname or ""
 	if not self.FontCache[fname] then
-		local name, size = fname:match("^([^:]*)%s*:?%s*(%d*)$")
+		local name, attr2, size = fname:match("^([^:/]*)/?(%a*)%s*:?%s*(%d*)$")
 		local defname = FontDefaults[name]
 		local deff = defname and (self.Properties[defname[1]] or defname[2])
 		if deff then
@@ -360,8 +362,11 @@
 			if name == "" then
 				name = FontDefaults[""][2]:match("^([^:,]*),?[^:]*:?(%d*)$")
 			end
-			db.info("Open font: '%s' -> '%s:%d'", fname, name, size or -1)
-			local font = Visual.openFont(name, size)
+			local fattr
+			name, fattr = name:match("^([^/]*)/?(.*)$")
+			fattr = fattr .. attr2 .. (attr or "")
+			db.info("Open font: '%s' -> '%s:%d/%s'", fname, name, size or -1, fattr)
+			local font = Visual.openFont(name, size, fattr)
 			if font then
 				local r = { font, font:getAttrs { }, fname, name }
 				self.FontCache[fname] = r