Index: apps/settings.c
===================================================================
--- apps/settings.c	(revision 30821)
+++ apps/settings.c	(working copy)
@@ -886,6 +886,7 @@
                 if (global_status.font_id[SCREEN_MAIN] >= 0)
                     font_unload(global_status.font_id[SCREEN_MAIN]);
                 rc = font_load(buf);
+                font_set_ui(rc);
                 CHART2("<font_load ", global_settings.font_file);
                 global_status.font_id[SCREEN_MAIN] = rc;
                 lcd_setfont(rc);
Index: apps/gui/list.c
===================================================================
--- apps/gui/list.c	(revision 30821)
+++ apps/gui/list.c	(working copy)
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@
 static int list_get_nb_lines(struct gui_synclist *list, enum screen_type screen)
 {
     struct viewport *vp = list->parent[screen];
+    vp->line_height = font_get(vp->font)->height;
     int lines = skinlist_get_line_count(screen, list);
     if (lines < 0)
     {
Index: apps/filetree.c
===================================================================
--- apps/filetree.c	(revision 30821)
+++ apps/filetree.c	(working copy)
@@ -427,7 +427,10 @@
     current_font_id = global_status.font_id[screen];
     if (current_font_id >= 0)
         font_unload(current_font_id);
-    global_status.font_id[screen] = font_load(file);
+    current_font_id = font_load(file);
+    if(screen==SCREEN_MAIN)
+        font_set_ui(current_font_id);
+    global_status.font_id[screen] = current_font_id;
     viewportmanager_theme_changed(THEME_UI_VIEWPORT);
 }    
 #endif
Index: firmware/export/font.h
===================================================================
--- firmware/export/font.h	(revision 30821)
+++ firmware/export/font.h	(working copy)
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 /* SYSFONT, FONT_UI, FONT_UI_REMOTE + MAXUSERFONTS fonts in skins */
 #define MAXFONTS (FONT_FIRSTUSERFONT + MAXUSERFONTS)
-#define FONT_UI MAXFONTS
+#define FONT_UI MAXUSERFONTS
 
 /*
  * .fnt loadable font file format definition
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@
 void font_unload(int font_id);
 void font_unload_all(void);
 void font_lock(int font_id, bool lock);
+/* set the default UI font */
+void font_set_ui(int font_id);
+int  font_get_ui(void);
 
 struct font* font_get(int font);
 
Index: firmware/font.c
===================================================================
--- firmware/font.c	(revision 30821)
+++ firmware/font.c	(working copy)
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 };
 static int buflib_allocations[MAXFONTS];
 
+static int font_ui = -1;
 static int cache_fd;
 static struct font* cache_pf;
 
@@ -559,7 +560,7 @@
         
     lock_font_handle(handle, false);
     buflib_allocations[font_id] = handle;
-    //printf("%s -> [%d] -> %d\n", path, font_id, *handle);
+    //printf("%s -> [%d] -> %d\n", path, font_id, handle);
     return font_id; /* success!*/
 }
 int font_load(const char *path)
@@ -616,30 +617,54 @@
 
 /*
  * Return a pointer to an incore font structure.
- * If the requested font isn't loaded/compiled-in,
- * decrement the font number and try again.
+ * Return the requested font, font_ui, or sysfont
  */
-struct font* font_get(int font)
+struct font* font_get(int font_id)
 {
-    struct font* pf;
-    if (font == FONT_UI)
-        font = MAXFONTS-1;
-    if (font <= FONT_SYSFIXED)
+    struct buflib_alloc_data *alloc;
+    struct font *pf;
+    int handle, id=-1;
+
+    if( font_id == FONT_UI )
+        id = font_ui;
+
+    if( font_id == FONT_SYSFIXED )
         return &sysfont;
+    
+    if( id == -1 )
+        id = font_id;
+    
+    handle = buflib_allocations[id];
+    if( handle > 0 )
+    {
+        alloc =  core_get_data(buflib_allocations[id]);
+        pf=&alloc->font;
+        if( pf && pf->height )
+            return pf;
+    }
+    handle = buflib_allocations[font_ui];
+    if( handle > 0 )
+    {
+        alloc = core_get_data(buflib_allocations[font_ui]);
+        pf=&alloc->font;
+        if( pf && pf->height )
+            return pf;
+    }
 
-    while (1) {
-        if (buflib_allocations[font] > 0)
-        {
-            struct buflib_alloc_data *alloc = core_get_data(buflib_allocations[font]);
-            pf = &alloc->font;
-            if (pf && pf->height)
-                return pf;
-        }
-        if (--font < 0)
-            return &sysfont;
-    }
+    return &sysfont;
 }
 
+void font_set_ui( int font_id )
+{
+    font_ui = font_id;
+    return;
+}
+
+int font_get_ui()
+{
+    return font_ui;
+}
+
 static int pf_to_handle(struct font* pf)
 {
     int i;
@@ -980,6 +1005,18 @@
     return &sysfont;
 }
 
+void font_set_ui(int font_id)
+{
+    (void)font_id;
+    return;
+}
+
+int font_get_ui()
+{
+    return FONT_SYSFIXED;
+}
+
+
 /*
  * Returns width of character
  */