also, don't set the font all the time

config.mk

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # dmenu version
-VERSION = 2.6
+VERSION = 2.7
 
 # Customize below to fit your system
 

draw.c

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ drawtext(const char *text, unsigned long col[ColLast]) {
 	int x, y, w, h;
 	static char buf[256];
 	unsigned int len, olen;
-	XGCValues gcv;
 	XRectangle r = { dc.x, dc.y, dc.w, dc.h };
 
 	XSetForeground(dpy, dc.gc, col[ColBG]);
@@ -41,17 +40,11 @@ drawtext(const char *text, unsigned long col[ColLast]) {
 	}
 	if(w > dc.w)
 		return; /* too long */
-	gcv.foreground = col[ColFG];
-	if(dc.font.set) {
-		XChangeGC(dpy, dc.gc, GCForeground, &gcv);
-		XmbDrawString(dpy, dc.drawable, dc.font.set, dc.gc,
-				x, y, buf, len);
-	}
-	else {
-		gcv.font = dc.font.xfont->fid;
-		XChangeGC(dpy, dc.gc, GCForeground | GCFont, &gcv);
+	XSetForeground(dpy, dc.gc, col[ColFG]);
+	if(dc.font.set)
+		XmbDrawString(dpy, dc.drawable, dc.font.set, dc.gc, x, y, buf, len);
+	else
 		XDrawString(dpy, dc.drawable, dc.gc, x, y, buf, len);
-	}
 }
 
 unsigned int

main.c

@@ -493,6 +493,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	dc.drawable = XCreatePixmap(dpy, root, mw, mh, DefaultDepth(dpy, screen));
 	dc.gc = XCreateGC(dpy, root, 0, 0);
 	XSetLineAttributes(dpy, dc.gc, 1, LineSolid, CapButt, JoinMiter);
+	if(!dc.font.set)
+		XSetFont(dpy, dc.gc, dc.font.xfont->fid);
 	if(maxname)
 		cmdw = textw(maxname);
 	if(cmdw > mw / 3)