diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index d68b0fa9..f70d8ba1 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -939,6 +939,7 @@ Andreas Mair <Andreas.Mair@linogate.com>
  is started through a user defined key macro
  for reporting a problem with extremely long summary fields in timers
  for reporting a bug in handling the tfRecording flag when reading timers
+ for enabling fonts to be created with a width that overwrites the default width
 
 Olivier Jacques <jacquesolivier@hotmail.com>)
  for translating OSD texts to the French language
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index b9cedb81..aeb517ad 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -5267,3 +5267,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Updated the Finnish OSD texts (thanks to Rolf Ahrenberg).
 - Changed the parameter "OSD font size" to "Default font size" in "Setup/OSD".
 - Fixed handling address masks in SVDRP host settings (thanks to Frank Schmirler).
+- Fonts can now be created with a width that overwrites the default width (thanks
+  to Andreas Mair).
diff --git a/font.c b/font.c
index 7e47e7ac..aeaa1da7 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 1.19 2007/06/17 12:13:49 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: font.c 1.20 2007/06/23 10:41:10 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "font.h"
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ private:
   int Kerning(cGlyph *Glyph, uint PrevSym) const;
   cGlyph* Glyph(uint CharCode, bool AntiAliased = false) const;
 public:
-  cFreetypeFont(const char *Name, int CharHeight);
+  cFreetypeFont(const char *Name, int CharHeight, int CharWidth = 0);
   virtual ~cFreetypeFont();
   virtual int Width(uint c) const;
   virtual int Width(const char *s) const;
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public:
   virtual void DrawText(cBitmap *Bitmap, int x, int y, const char *s, tColor ColorFg, tColor ColorBg, int Width) const;
   };
 
-cFreetypeFont::cFreetypeFont(const char *Name, int CharHeight)
+cFreetypeFont::cFreetypeFont(const char *Name, int CharHeight, int CharWidth)
 {
   height = 0;
   bottom = 0;
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ cFreetypeFont::cFreetypeFont(const char *Name, int CharHeight)
            }
         else {
            error = FT_Set_Char_Size(face, // handle to face object
-                                    0,    // char_width in 1/64th of points
+                                    CharWidth * 64,  // CharWidth in 1/64th of points
                                     CharHeight * 64, // CharHeight in 1/64th of points
                                     0,    // horizontal device resolution
                                     0);   // vertical device resolution
@@ -332,11 +332,11 @@ const cFont *cFont::GetFont(eDvbFont Font)
   return fonts[Font];
 }
 
-cFont *cFont::CreateFont(const char *Name, int CharHeight)
+cFont *cFont::CreateFont(const char *Name, int CharHeight, int CharWidth)
 {
   cString fn = GetFontFileName(Name);
   if (*fn)
-     return new cFreetypeFont(fn, CharHeight);
+     return new cFreetypeFont(fn, CharHeight, CharWidth);
   return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/font.h b/font.h
index 4a83c873..4794304a 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 1.19 2007/06/17 12:11:31 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: font.h 1.20 2007/06/23 10:09:14 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __FONT_H
@@ -57,9 +57,10 @@ public:
           ///< The caller must not use the returned font outside the scope in which
           ///< it was retrieved by the call to GetFont(), because a call to SetFont()
           ///< may delete an existing font.
-  static cFont *CreateFont(const char *Name, int CharHeight);
+  static cFont *CreateFont(const char *Name, int CharHeight, int CharWidth = 0);
           ///< Creates a new font object with the given Name and makes its characters
-          ///< CharHeight pixels high. Name is of the form "Family:Style", for instance
+          ///< CharHeight pixels high. If CharWidth is given, it overwrites the font's
+          ///< default width. Name is of the form "Family:Style", for instance
           ///< "Verdana:Bold Italic" or "Times New Roman". See GetAvailableFontNames()
           ///< for how to get a list of all available font names.
           ///< If the requested font can't be created, NULL is returned.