diff --git a/doc/fixes37.0 b/doc/fixes37.0
index 8618ab6dc..22bcbecfe 100644
--- a/doc/fixes37.0
+++ b/doc/fixes37.0
@@ -709,7 +709,14 @@ Qt: when a new message is issued, pan the message window to its left edge if
 Qt: there was no way to enter extended command "#version" by typing; command
 	name matching was waiting to disambiguate it from "#versionshort"
 	and the only way to that was to type #version<return> but <return>
-	explicitly triggered rejection, cancelling '#' processing
+	explicitly triggered rejection, cancelling '#' processing; #drop vs
+	"droptype, "known vs "knownclass, and #takeoff vs #takeoffall are in
+	similar ambiguous situation but usually invoked via keystroke
+Qt: render all text windows in fixed-width font instead of just ones which
+	have one or more lines with four consecutive spaces; some data.base
+	entries do have those (usually final attribution) and some don't,
+	so display from one entry to another was inconsistent if default
+	proportional font was ever used
 Qt: while a text window was shown (such as the "things that are here" popup
 	when stepping on items), typing commands had the input passed on to
 	the map and then executed; sometimes that caused the not-yet-dismissed
diff --git a/win/Qt/qt_menu.cpp b/win/Qt/qt_menu.cpp
index dd22e402d..b33058ae5 100644
--- a/win/Qt/qt_menu.cpp
+++ b/win/Qt/qt_menu.cpp
@@ -1147,9 +1147,24 @@ void NetHackQtTextWindow::Display(bool block UNUSED)
     textsearching = false;
 }
 
+// handle a line of text for a text window
 void NetHackQtTextWindow::PutStr(int attr UNUSED, const QString& text)
 {
-    str_fixed=str_fixed || text.contains("    ");
+#if 1
+    // 3.7:  Always render text windows with fixed-width font.  The majority
+    // of text files we'll ever display including ('license' and 'history')
+    // happen to have some lines with four spaces anyway and/or they have
+    // been pre-formatted to fit within less than 80 columns.  For data.base
+    // entries, some do have four spaces (usually the final attribution)
+    // and some don't, resulting in inconsistent display from one entry to
+    // another if the default proportional font is ever used.
+    str_fixed = true;
+#else
+    // if any line contains four consecutive spaces, render this text window
+    // using fixed-width font; skip substring lookup if flag is already set
+    str_fixed = str_fixed || text.contains("    ");
+#endif
+    // instead of outputting the line directly, save it for future rendering
     lines->addItem(text);
 }