diff --git a/libs/librunview/RunView.cpp b/libs/librunview/RunView.cpp
index 04acb50..0122f9b 100644
--- a/libs/librunview/RunView.cpp
+++ b/libs/librunview/RunView.cpp
@@ -177,10 +177,8 @@ RunView::Select(int32 startOffset, int32 endOffset)
 
 
 void
-RunView::Append(const char* text, rgb_color color, uint16 fontFace)
+RunView::Append(const char* text, rgb_color color, BFont font)
 {
-	BFont font;
-	font.SetFace(fontFace);
 	text_run run = { 0, font, color };
 	text_run_array array = { 1, {run} };
 
@@ -189,6 +187,22 @@ RunView::Append(const char* text, rgb_color color, uint16 fontFace)
 }
 
 
+void
+RunView::Append(const char* text, rgb_color color, uint16 fontFace)
+{
+	BFont font;
+	font.SetFace(fontFace);
+	Append(text, color, font);
+}
+
+
+void
+RunView::Append(const char* text, rgb_color color)
+{
+	Append(text, color, BFont());
+}
+
+
 void
 RunView::Append(const char* text)
 {
diff --git a/libs/librunview/RunView.h b/libs/librunview/RunView.h
index 8bd0fdb..34648f6 100644
--- a/libs/librunview/RunView.h
+++ b/libs/librunview/RunView.h
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ public:
 
 	virtual void	Select(int32 startOffset, int32 endOffset);
 
-			void	Append(const char* text, rgb_color color,
-						uint16 fontFace = B_REGULAR_FACE);
+			void	Append(const char* text, rgb_color color, BFont font);
+			void	Append(const char* text, rgb_color color, uint16 fontFace);
+			void	Append(const char* text, rgb_color color);
 			void	Append(const char* text);
 
 		 BString	WordAt(BPoint point);