From 8ae58f934717056c31e0a2663b82a75a252ecf30 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ray Chason <ray.chason@protonmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:49:21 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Convert the one line message prompt to Xft

---
 include/winX.h | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 win/X11/winX.c |  5 +++++
 2 files changed, 37 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/winX.h b/include/winX.h
index 02b993f42..26e2440d0 100644
--- a/include/winX.h
+++ b/include/winX.h
@@ -558,4 +558,36 @@ extern void X11_set_highlight(Widget, boolean);
 extern void X11_set_percent(Widget, unsigned, Pixel);
 extern void X11_blink_labels(void);
 
+/*
+ * These are for widgets that use the enhanced label services only for text
+ * rendering; not for percentage bars, underlines and such. They only need
+ * these services if XFT is in use.
+ */
+#ifdef USE_XFT
+static inline void
+X11_wrap_widget_if_Xft(Widget w, int win_type)
+{
+    X11_wrap_widget(w, win_type);
+}
+
+static inline void
+X11_update_label_if_Xft(Widget w)
+{
+    X11_update_label(w);
+}
+#else /* !USE_XFT */
+static inline void
+X11_wrap_widget_if_Xft(Widget w, int win_type)
+{
+    nhUse(w);
+    nhUse(win_type);
+}
+
+static inline void
+X11_update_label_if_Xft(Widget w)
+{
+    nhUse(w);
+}
+#endif /* ?USE_XFT */
+
 #endif /* WINX_H */
diff --git a/win/X11/winX.c b/win/X11/winX.c
index 86691d15b..5ab8ab587 100644
--- a/win/X11/winX.c
+++ b/win/X11/winX.c
@@ -2446,6 +2446,7 @@ X11_yn_function_core(
             (void) memset(buf2, 'X', 25), buf2[25] = '\0'; /* 25 'X's */
             yn_minwidth = (Dimension) XTextWidth(yn_font, buf2,
                                                  (int) strlen(buf2));
+            X11_wrap_widget_if_Xft(yn_label, NHW_MESSAGE);
         }
     }
 
@@ -2454,6 +2455,7 @@ X11_yn_function_core(
     num_args = 0;
     XtSetArg(args[num_args], XtNlabel, buf); num_args++;
     XtSetValues(yn_label, args, num_args);
+    X11_update_label_if_Xft(yn_label);
 
     /* for !slow, pop up the prompt+response widget */
     if (!appResources.slow) {
@@ -2497,6 +2499,7 @@ X11_yn_function_core(
         num_args = 0;
         XtSetArg(args[num_args], XtNlabel, " "); num_args++;
         XtSetValues(yn_label, args, num_args);
+        X11_update_label_if_Xft(yn_label);
 
         input_func = 0; /* keystrokes now belong to the map */
         highlight_yn(FALSE); /* disguise yn_label as part of map */
@@ -2620,6 +2623,7 @@ highlight_yn(boolean init)
             XtSetArg(args[0], XtNforeground, vals.foreground);
             XtSetArg(args[1], XtNbackground, vals.background);
             XtSetValues(yn_label, args, TWO);
+            X11_update_label_if_Xft(yn_label);
         }
     } else
         swap_fg_bg(yn_label);
@@ -2687,6 +2691,7 @@ init_standard_windows(void)
         XtSetArg(args[num_args], nhStr(XtNresizable), True); num_args++;
         XtSetArg(args[num_args], nhStr(XtNlabel), " "); num_args++;
         XtSetValues(yn_label, args, num_args);
+        X11_wrap_widget_if_Xft(yn_label, NHW_MESSAGE);
     }
 
     /*