As explained there: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=362894
changing the link named fonts in /usr/lib/X11 from fonts -> ../../X11R6/lib/X11/fonts to fonts -> ../../share/fonts/X11/ solved my problem. I do not know whether this is the right fix or not but it will do for now. -- Nicolas Chauvat logilab.fr - services en informatique avancée et gestion de connaissances