diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerfont.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerfont.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a728fb6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerfont.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+ReaderFont = InputContainer:new{
+	key_events = {
+		ShowFontMenu = { {"F"}, doc = "show font menu"},
+		IncreaseSize = { { "Shift", Input.group.PgFwd }, doc = "increase font size", event = "ChangeSize", args = "increase" },
+		DecreaseSize = { { "Shift", Input.group.PgBack }, doc = "decrease font size", event = "ChangeSize", args = "decrease" },
+	},
+	dimen = Geom:new{ w = Screen:getWidth()-20, h = Screen:getHeight()-20},
+}
+
+function ReaderFont:onShowFontMenu()
+	-- build menu item_table
+	local face_list = cre.getFontFaces()
+	for k,v in ipairs(face_list) do
+		face_list[k] = {text = v}
+	end
+
+	-- NuPogodi, 18.05.12: define the number of the current font in face_list 
+	--local item_no = 0
+	--while face_list[item_no] ~= self.font_face and item_no < #face_list do 
+		--item_no = item_no + 1 
+	--end
+	--local fonts_menu = Menu:new{
+		--menu_title = "Fonts Menu",
+		--item_array = face_list, 
+		--current_entry = item_no - 1,
+	--}
+
+	local font_menu = Menu:new{
+		title = "Font Menu",
+		item_table = face_list,
+		dimen = self.dimen,
+		ui = self.ui
+	}
+
+	function font_menu:onMenuChoice(item)
+		msg = InfoMessage:new{ text = "Redrawing with "..item.text}
+		UIManager:show(msg)
+		self.ui.document:setFont(item.text)
+		-- signal readerrolling to update pos in new height
+		self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("UpdatePos"))
+		UIManager:close(msg)
+	end
+
+	UIManager:show(font_menu)
+end
+
+
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua
index b239446fa..20c23a202 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua
@@ -107,12 +107,3 @@ function ReaderView:onRotationUpdate(rotation)
 	self:recalculate()
 end
 
-function ReaderView:onFontChange(font_face)
-	msg = InfoMessage:new{ text = "Redrawing with "..font_face}
-	UIManager:show(msg)
-	self.ui.document:setFont(font_face)
-	-- signal readerrolling to update pos in new height
-	self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("UpdatePos"))
-	UIManager:close(msg)
-end
-