Index: font_load_ft.c
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--- font_load_ft.c	(revision 24828)
+++ font_load_ft.c	(working copy)
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@
 	if (err) {
 	    err = FT_New_Face(library, MPLAYER_DATADIR "/subfont.ttf", 0, face);
 	    if (err) {
-	        mp_msg(MSGT_OSD, MSGL_ERR, "New_Face failed. Maybe the font path is wrong.\nPlease supply the text font file (~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf).\n" );
+	        mp_msg(MSGT_OSD, MSGL_ERR, "Cannot find font (~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf).\nPlease use -font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/Vera.ttf.\n" );
 		return -1;
 	    }
 	}