Index: kdeui/Makefile.am
===================================================================
--- kdeui/Makefile.am.orig
+++ kdeui/Makefile.am
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 SUBDIRS = . kdetrayproxy tests about
 
-INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/kdefx -I$(top_srcdir)/interfaces $(all_includes)
+INCLUDES= -I/usr/include/freetype2/ -I$(top_srcdir)/kdefx -I$(top_srcdir)/interfaces $(all_includes)
 
 # For the future: examine if condensing the tons of *_LDFLAGS variables
 # into $(all_libraries) isn't better
Index: kdeui/kaction.cpp
===================================================================
--- kdeui/kaction.cpp.orig
+++ kdeui/kaction.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,17 @@
 #include <ktoolbar.h>
 #include <ktoolbarbutton.h>
 
+#include <ft2build.h>
+#include FT_FREETYPE_H
+#include <X11/Xdefs.h>
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <X11/Xatom.h>
+#include <X11/Intrinsic.h>
+#include <X11/StringDefs.h>
+#include <X11/Shell.h>
+
+#include <X11/Xft/Xft.h>
+
 /**
 * How it works.
 * KActionCollection is an organizing container for KActions.
Index: kdeui/kactionclasses.cpp
===================================================================
--- kdeui/kactionclasses.cpp.orig
+++ kdeui/kactionclasses.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 #include "kactionclasses.h"
 
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <ft2build.h>
+#include FT_FREETYPE_H
+#include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>
 
 #include <qcursor.h>
 #include <qclipboard.h>
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <qwhatsthis.h>
 #include <qtimer.h>
 #include <qfile.h>
+#include <qregexp.h>
 
 #include <dcopclient.h>
 #include <dcopref.h>
@@ -1498,7 +1502,24 @@ void KFontAction::setFont( const QString
           return;
        }
     }
-    kdDebug(129) << "Font not found " << family.lower() << endl;
+
+    // nothing matched yet, try a fontconfig reverse lookup and
+    // check again to solve an alias
+    FcPattern *pattern = NULL;
+    FcConfig *config = NULL;
+    QString realFamily;
+    QRegExp regExp("[-:]");
+    pattern = FcNameParse( (unsigned char*) family.ascii() );
+    FcDefaultSubstitute(pattern);
+    FcConfigSubstitute (config, pattern, FcMatchPattern);
+    pattern = FcFontMatch(NULL, pattern, NULL);
+    realFamily = (char*)FcNameUnparse(pattern);
+    realFamily.remove(realFamily.find(regExp), realFamily.length());
+
+    if ( !realFamily.isEmpty() && realFamily != family )
+       setFont( realFamily );
+    else
+       kdDebug(129) << "Font not found " << family.lower() << endl;
 }
 
 int KFontAction::plug( QWidget *w, int index )
Index: kdeui/kfontcombo.cpp
===================================================================
--- kdeui/kfontcombo.cpp.orig
+++ kdeui/kfontcombo.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <qfontdatabase.h>
 #include <qlistbox.h>
 #include <qpainter.h>
+#include <qregexp.h>
 
 #include <kcharsets.h>
 #include <kconfig.h>
@@ -29,6 +30,18 @@
 #include "kfontcombo.h"
 #include "kfontcombo.moc"
 
+#include <ft2build.h>
+#include FT_FREETYPE_H
+#include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <X11/Xatom.h>
+#include <X11/Intrinsic.h>
+#include <X11/StringDefs.h>
+#include <X11/Shell.h>
+
+#include <X11/Xft/Xft.h>
+
+
 struct KFontComboPrivate
 {
     KFontComboPrivate()
@@ -227,6 +240,22 @@ void KFontCombo::setCurrentFont(const QS
           return;
        }
     }
+
+    // nothing matched yet, try a fontconfig reverse lookup and
+    // check again to solve an alias
+    FcPattern *pattern = NULL;
+    FcConfig *config = NULL;
+    QString realFamily;
+    QRegExp regExp("[-:]");
+    pattern = FcNameParse( (unsigned char*) family.ascii() );
+    FcDefaultSubstitute(pattern);
+    FcConfigSubstitute (config, pattern, FcMatchPattern);
+    pattern = FcFontMatch(NULL, pattern, NULL);
+    realFamily = (char*)FcNameUnparse(pattern);
+    realFamily.remove(realFamily.find(regExp), realFamily.length());
+
+    if ( !realFamily.isEmpty() && realFamily != family )
+       setCurrentFont( realFamily );
 }
 
 void KFontCombo::slotModified( int )