diff -up kde-workspace-4.10.2/kcontrol/fonts/fonts.cpp.kcm_fonts_dont_change_on_load kde-workspace-4.10.2/kcontrol/fonts/fonts.cpp

--- kde-workspace-4.10.2/kcontrol/fonts/fonts.cpp.kcm_fonts_dont_change_on_load	2013-03-01 00:32:24.000000000 -0600

+++ kde-workspace-4.10.2/kcontrol/fonts/fonts.cpp	2013-05-03 07:22:57.033141204 -0500

@@ -330,14 +330,9 @@ bool FontAASettings::load()

   if(!xft.getHintStyle(hStyle) || KXftConfig::Hint::NotSet==hStyle)

   {

-    KConfig kglobals("kdeglobals", KConfig::NoGlobals);

-

     hStyle=KXftConfig::Hint::Medium;

     xft.setHintStyle(hStyle);

-    xft.apply();  // Save this setting

-    KConfigGroup(&kglobals, "General").writeEntry("XftHintStyle", KXftConfig::toStr(hStyle));

-    kglobals.sync();

-    runRdb(KRdbExportXftSettings | KRdbExportGtkTheme);

+    changesMade = true;

   }

   hintingStyle->setCurrentIndex(getIndex(hStyle));

diff -up kde-workspace-4.10.2/kcontrol/fonts/kxftconfig.cpp.kcm_fonts_dont_change_on_load kde-workspace-4.10.2/kcontrol/fonts/kxftconfig.cpp

--- kde-workspace-4.10.2/kcontrol/fonts/kxftconfig.cpp.kcm_fonts_dont_change_on_load	2013-03-01 00:32:24.056859289 -0600

+++ kde-workspace-4.10.2/kcontrol/fonts/kxftconfig.cpp	2013-05-03 07:13:43.182065296 -0500

@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ bool KXftConfig::reset()

                 m_excludePixelRange.from=pFrom;

                 m_excludePixelRange.to=pTo;

                 m_madeChanges=true;

-                apply();

             }

         }

         else if(!equal(0, m_excludePixelRange.from) || !equal(0, m_excludePixelRange.to))   

@@ -291,7 +290,6 @@ bool KXftConfig::reset()

             m_excludeRange.from=(int)pixel2Point(m_excludePixelRange.from);

             m_excludeRange.to=(int)pixel2Point(m_excludePixelRange.to);

             m_madeChanges=true;

-            apply();

         }

     }