diff -u client/gui-gtk/citydlg.c /home/vasc/freeciv/client/gui-gtk/citydlg.c
--- client/gui-gtk/citydlg.c	Thu Feb 10 14:42:49 2000
+++ /home/vasc/freeciv/client/gui-gtk/citydlg.c	Wed Feb  9 15:38:08 2000
@@ -58,8 +57,6 @@
 extern GdkGC *fill_bg_gc;
 extern GdkGC *civ_gc;
 
-extern GtkStyle *city_dialog_style;
-
 #define NUM_UNITS_SHOWN  12
 #define NUM_CITIZENS_SHOWN 25
 
@@ -370,25 +367,25 @@
 
   pdialog->production_label=gtk_label_new("\n\n");
   gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(box),pdialog->production_label, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
-  gtk_widget_set_style (pdialog->production_label, city_dialog_style);
+  gtk_widget_set_name (pdialog->production_label, "city label");
   gtk_label_set_justify (GTK_LABEL (pdialog->production_label),
 			 GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT);
 
   pdialog->output_label=gtk_label_new("\n\n");
   gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(box),pdialog->output_label, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
-  gtk_widget_set_style (pdialog->output_label, city_dialog_style);
+  gtk_widget_set_name (pdialog->output_label, "city label");
   gtk_label_set_justify (GTK_LABEL (pdialog->output_label),
 			 GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT);
 
   pdialog->storage_label=gtk_label_new("");
   gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(box),pdialog->storage_label, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
-  gtk_widget_set_style (pdialog->storage_label, city_dialog_style);
+  gtk_widget_set_name (pdialog->storage_label, "city label");
   gtk_label_set_justify (GTK_LABEL (pdialog->storage_label),
 			 GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT);
 
   pdialog->pollution_label=gtk_label_new("");
   gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(box),pdialog->pollution_label, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
-  gtk_widget_set_style (pdialog->pollution_label, city_dialog_style);
+  gtk_widget_set_name (pdialog->pollution_label, "city label");
   gtk_label_set_justify (GTK_LABEL (pdialog->pollution_label),
 			 GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT);
   
diff -u client/gui-gtk/dialogs.c /home/vasc/freeciv/client/gui-gtk/dialogs.c
--- client/gui-gtk/dialogs.c	Sat Feb  5 12:45:10 2000
+++ /home/vasc/freeciv/client/gui-gtk/dialogs.c	Wed Feb  9 15:33:50 2000
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@
 
 static GtkWidget *caravan_dialog;
 
-extern GtkStyle *notify_dialog_style;
-
 static int is_showing_unit_connect_dialog = FALSE;
 static int unit_to_use_to_connect;
 static int connect_unit_x;
@@ -176,8 +174,8 @@
   notify_headline = gtk_label_new( headline);   
   gtk_box_pack_start( GTK_BOX( GTK_DIALOG(notify_dialog_shell)->vbox ),
 	notify_headline, FALSE, FALSE, 0 );
+  gtk_widget_set_name (notify_headline, "notify label");
 
-  gtk_widget_set_style( notify_headline, notify_dialog_style );
   gtk_label_set_justify( GTK_LABEL( notify_headline ), GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT );
   gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(notify_headline), 0.0, 0.0);
 
@@ -188,7 +186,7 @@
   gtk_scrolled_window_add_with_viewport(GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW (notify_scrolled),
 					notify_label);
 
-  gtk_widget_set_style( notify_label, notify_dialog_style );
+  gtk_widget_set_name (notify_label, "notify label");
   gtk_label_set_justify( GTK_LABEL( notify_label ), GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT );
   gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(notify_label), 0.0, 0.0);
 
diff -u client/gui-gtk/gui_main.c /home/vasc/freeciv/client/gui-gtk/gui_main.c
--- client/gui-gtk/gui_main.c	Fri Jan 28 14:38:37 2000
+++ /home/vasc/freeciv/client/gui-gtk/gui_main.c	Wed Feb  9 15:46:45 2000
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@
 
 #include "freeciv.ico"
 
-#define NOTIFY_DIALOG_FONT	"-b&h-lucidatypewriter-bold-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
-#define FIXED_10_BFONT		"-b&h-lucidatypewriter-bold-r-normal-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
-
 /*void file_quit_cmd_callback( GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data )*/
 void game_rates( GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data );
 
@@ -133,9 +136,6 @@
 GtkWidget *	map_horizontal_scrollbar, *map_vertical_scrollbar;
 gint		gdk_input_id;
 
-GtkStyle *	notify_dialog_style;
-GtkStyle *	city_dialog_style;
-
 GdkWindow *	root_window;
 
 
@@ -534,12 +588,18 @@
 {
   GdkBitmap	      *icon_bitmap;
 
   parse_options(argc, argv);
 
   /* GTK withdraw gtk options */
   /* Process GTK arguments */
   gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
 
+  gtk_rc_parse ("freeciv.rc");
+  
   display_color_type=get_visual();
 
   toplevel = gtk_window_new (GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
@@ -547,16 +607,6 @@
 
   root_window=toplevel->window;
   init_color_system();
-
-  notify_dialog_style=gtk_style_new();
-  gdk_font_unref (notify_dialog_style->font);
-  notify_dialog_style->font=gdk_font_load (NOTIFY_DIALOG_FONT);
-  gdk_font_ref (notify_dialog_style->font);
-
-  city_dialog_style=gtk_style_new();
-  gdk_font_unref (city_dialog_style->font);
-  city_dialog_style->font=gdk_font_load (FIXED_10_BFONT);
-  gdk_font_ref (city_dialog_style->font);
 
   gtk_signal_connect( GTK_OBJECT(toplevel),"delete_event",
       GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(gtk_main_quit),NULL );
diff -u client/gui-gtk/helpdlg.c /home/vasc/freeciv/client/gui-gtk/helpdlg.c
--- client/gui-gtk/helpdlg.c	Sun Jan  2 11:55:27 2000
+++ /home/vasc/freeciv/client/gui-gtk/helpdlg.c	Wed Feb  9 15:33:36 2000
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@
 #include "helpdlg.h"
 
 
-#define	HELP_TEXT_FONT		"-*-fixed-medium-r-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-*"
-
-
 extern GtkWidget *toplevel;
 
 extern char long_buffer[64000];	      /* helpdata.c */
@@ -287,7 +284,6 @@
 {
   GtkWidget *hbox;
   GtkWidget *button;
-  GtkStyle  *style;
   char      *row       [1];
   int	     i, j;
 
@@ -332,18 +328,12 @@
   unit_tile = gtk_pixmap_new( create_overlay_unit( -1 ), NULL );
   gtk_box_pack_start( GTK_BOX( help_box ), unit_tile, FALSE, FALSE, 0 );
 
-
-
-  style = gtk_style_new( );
-  style->fg[GTK_STATE_NORMAL] = *colors_standard[COLOR_STD_RED];
-
-
   help_itable = gtk_table_new(6, 1, FALSE);
   gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(help_box), help_itable, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
 
   for (i=0; i<6; i++) {
     help_ilabel[i] = gtk_label_new(_(help_ilabel_name[i]));
-    gtk_widget_set_style(help_ilabel[i], style);
+    gtk_widget_set_name (help_ilabel[i], "help label");
 
     if (i==5) {
       button = help_hyperlink_new(help_ilabel[i], HELP_TECH);
@@ -359,7 +349,7 @@
 
   for (i=0; i<6; i++) {
     help_wlabel[i] = gtk_label_new(_(help_wlabel_name[i]));
-    gtk_widget_set_style(help_wlabel[i], style);
+    gtk_widget_set_name (help_wlabel[i], "help label");
 
     if (i==3 || i==5) {
       button = help_hyperlink_new(help_wlabel[i], HELP_TECH);
@@ -378,7 +368,7 @@
     for (j=0; j<5; j++)
     {
       help_ulabel[j][i] = gtk_label_new(_(help_ulabel_name[j][i]));
-      gtk_widget_set_style(help_ulabel[j][i], style);
+      gtk_widget_set_name (help_ulabel[j][i], "help label");
 
       if (j==4 && (i==1 || i==4))
       {
@@ -403,7 +393,7 @@
     for (j=0; j<4; j++)
     {
       help_tlabel[j][i] = gtk_label_new(_(help_tlabel_name[j][i]));
-      gtk_widget_set_style(help_tlabel[j][i], style);
+      gtk_widget_set_name (help_tlabel[j][i], "help label");
 
       gtk_table_attach_defaults(GTK_TABLE(help_ttable),
 					  help_tlabel[j][i], i, i+1, j, j+1);
@@ -415,18 +405,13 @@
 
   help_text_scrolled = gtk_scrolled_window_new( NULL, NULL );
   help_text = gtk_text_new( NULL, NULL );
+  gtk_widget_set_name (help_text, "help text");
+
   gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER (help_text_scrolled), help_text);
   gtk_scrolled_window_set_policy(GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW(help_text_scrolled),
   			  GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC, GTK_POLICY_ALWAYS);
   gtk_text_set_editable( GTK_TEXT( help_text ), FALSE );
   gtk_box_pack_start( GTK_BOX( help_box ), help_text_scrolled, TRUE, TRUE, 0 );
-
-  style = gtk_style_new();
-  gdk_font_unref (style->font);
-  style->font = gdk_font_load( HELP_TEXT_FONT );
-  gdk_font_ref (style->font);
-  gtk_widget_set_style( help_text, style );
-  gtk_widget_realize( help_text );
 
   help_tree = gtk_ctree_new(1,0);
   gtk_clist_set_column_width(GTK_CLIST(help_tree), 0, GTK_CLIST(help_tree)->clist_window_width);
diff -u client/gui-gtk/spaceshipdlg.c /home/vasc/freeciv/client/gui-gtk/spaceshipdlg.c
--- client/gui-gtk/spaceshipdlg.c	Sun Jan  2 11:55:28 2000
+++ /home/vasc/freeciv/client/gui-gtk/spaceshipdlg.c	Wed Feb  9 15:49:21 2000
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@
   GtkWidget *close_command;
 };
 
-#define FIXED_12_BFONT  "-b&h-lucidatypewriter-bold-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
-
 
 static struct genlist dialog_list;
 static int dialog_list_has_been_initialised;
@@ -173,7 +171,6 @@
 {
   struct spaceship_dialog *pdialog;
   GtkWidget *hbox, *frame;
-  GtkStyle *style;
   
   pdialog=fc_malloc(sizeof(struct spaceship_dialog));
   pdialog->pplayer=pplayer;
@@ -202,11 +199,6 @@
   gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER (frame), pdialog->image_canvas);
   gtk_widget_realize(pdialog->image_canvas);
 
-  style=gtk_style_copy (GTK_WIDGET (pdialog->shell)->style);
-  gdk_font_unref (style->font);
-  style->font=gdk_font_load (FIXED_12_BFONT);
-  gdk_font_ref (style->font);
-
   pdialog->info_label=gtk_label_new (_("Population:       1234\n"
 				     "Support:           100 %\n"
 				     "Energy:            100 %\n"
@@ -217,7 +209,7 @@
   gtk_label_set_justify (GTK_LABEL (pdialog->info_label), GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT);
   gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(pdialog->info_label), 0.0, 0.0);
   gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(hbox), pdialog->info_label, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
-  gtk_widget_set_style (pdialog->info_label, style);
+  gtk_widget_set_name (pdialog->info_label, "spaceship label");
 
   
   pdialog->close_command=gtk_button_new_with_label (_("Close"));