diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index a70cec8a..d4855e11 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -1362,6 +1362,7 @@ Andreas Regel <andreas.regel@gmx.de>
  groups
  for adding some missing 'const' statements to cBitmap
  for making cDevice::AddPid() store the stream type of the given pid
+ for adding cFont::FontName() and cFont::Size()
 
 Thomas Bergwinkl <Thomas.Bergwinkl@vr-web.de>
  for fixing the validity check for channel IDs, because some providers use TIDs
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 3d424bbe..56004cd1 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -6197,7 +6197,7 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Fixed the default value for "Pause key handling" in the MANUAL (reported by
   Diego Pierotto).
 
-2009-12-25: Version 1.7.11
+2009-12-31: Version 1.7.11
 
 - Fixed resetting the file size when regenerating the index file.
 - The new function cDevice::PatPmtParser() can be used in derived devices to access
@@ -6232,3 +6232,4 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   that have some encrypted components that VDR doesn't use).
 - cDevice::AddPid() now stores the stream type of the given pid (thanks to Andreas
   Regel).
+- Added cFont::FontName() and cFont::Size() (thanks to Andreas Regel).
diff --git a/font.c b/font.c
index 8c271588..515017ba 100644
--- a/font.c
+++ b/font.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: font.c 2.3 2009/12/05 16:19:00 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: font.c 2.4 2009/12/31 14:49:59 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "font.h"
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ void cGlyph::SetKerningCache(uint PrevSym, int Kerning)
 
 class cFreetypeFont : public cFont {
 private:
+  cString fontName;
+  int size;
   int height;
   int bottom;
   FT_Library library; ///< Handle to library
@@ -105,6 +107,8 @@ private:
 public:
   cFreetypeFont(const char *Name, int CharHeight, int CharWidth = 0);
   virtual ~cFreetypeFont();
+  virtual const char *FontName(void) const { return fontName; }
+  virtual int Size(void) const { return size; }
   virtual int Width(uint c) const;
   virtual int Width(const char *s) const;
   virtual int Height(void) const { return height; }
@@ -113,6 +117,8 @@ public:
 
 cFreetypeFont::cFreetypeFont(const char *Name, int CharHeight, int CharWidth)
 {
+  fontName = Name;
+  size = CharHeight;
   height = 0;
   bottom = 0;
   int error = FT_Init_FreeType(&library);
diff --git a/font.h b/font.h
index eadf88c1..449b429f 100644
--- a/font.h
+++ b/font.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: font.h 2.2 2009/05/23 10:10:40 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: font.h 2.3 2009/12/31 14:48:25 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __FONT_H
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ private:
   static cFont *fonts[];
 public:
   virtual ~cFont() {}
+  virtual const char *FontName(void) const { return ""; }
+          ///< Returns the font name.
+  virtual int Size(void) const { return Height(); }
+          ///< Returns the original size as requested when the font was created.
+          ///< This may be different than the actual height. 
   virtual int Width(uint c) const = 0;
           ///< Returns the width of the given character in pixel.
   virtual int Width(const char *s) const = 0;