diff --git a/projects/viztool/src/java/com/samskivert/viztool/hierarchy/ChainGroup.java b/projects/viztool/src/java/com/samskivert/viztool/hierarchy/ChainGroup.java
index ebc9f855..7f8fe5f5 100644
--- a/projects/viztool/src/java/com/samskivert/viztool/hierarchy/ChainGroup.java
+++ b/projects/viztool/src/java/com/samskivert/viztool/hierarchy/ChainGroup.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: ChainGroup.java,v 1.4 2001/07/17 05:23:49 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: ChainGroup.java,v 1.5 2001/07/17 05:28:46 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.samskivert.viztool.viz;
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class ChainGroup
         }
 
         // we'll need room to incorporate our title
-        TextLayout layout = new TextLayout(_pkg, gfx.getFont(),
+        TextLayout layout = new TextLayout(_pkg, _titleFont,
                                            gfx.getFontRenderContext());
 
         // we let the title stick halfway up out of our rectangular
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class ChainGroup
      */
     public void render (Graphics2D gfx, double x, double y)
     {
-        TextLayout layout = new TextLayout(_pkg, gfx.getFont(),
+        TextLayout layout = new TextLayout(_pkg, _titleFont,
                                            gfx.getFontRenderContext());
 
         // we let the title stick halfway up out of our rectangular
@@ -137,4 +137,6 @@ public class ChainGroup
     protected Rectangle2D _size;
 
     protected static final double BORDER = 72/8;
+
+    protected static Font _titleFont = new Font("Helvetica", Font.BOLD, 8);
 }
diff --git a/projects/viztool/src/java/com/samskivert/viztool/hierarchy/HierarchyVisualizer.java b/projects/viztool/src/java/com/samskivert/viztool/hierarchy/HierarchyVisualizer.java
index e03abba8..b8907a4d 100644
--- a/projects/viztool/src/java/com/samskivert/viztool/hierarchy/HierarchyVisualizer.java
+++ b/projects/viztool/src/java/com/samskivert/viztool/hierarchy/HierarchyVisualizer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: HierarchyVisualizer.java,v 1.5 2001/07/17 05:23:49 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: HierarchyVisualizer.java,v 1.6 2001/07/17 05:28:46 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.samskivert.viztool.viz;
 
@@ -80,10 +80,6 @@ public class HierarchyVisualizer implements Printable
         // adjust the stroke
         gfx.setStroke(new BasicStroke(0.1f));
 
-        // and the font
-        Font font = new Font("Courier", Font.PLAIN, 8);
-        gfx.setFont(font);
-
         // only relay things out if the page format has changed
         if (!pf.equals(_format)) {
             // keep this around