Have you a fresh edgy installation? Take a look at bug 62300. Maybe you have the same issue.
By the way, i'm changing affected package, once the problem is not in xmms, but in gtk1. ** Changed in: xmms (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: xmms => gtk+1.2 Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- Fonts not shown in dialogs window https://launchpad.net/bugs/65708 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs