--- fontforgeexe/startui.c.orig	2019-08-01 08:28:36 UTC

+++ fontforgeexe/startui.c

@@ -1099,10 +1099,6 @@ int fontforge_main( int argc, char **argv ) {

     CheckIsScript(argc,argv); /* Will run the script and exit if it is a script */

 					/* If there is no UI, there is always a script */

 			                /*  and we will never return from the above */

-#ifdef FONTFORGE_CAN_USE_GDK

-    gdk_init(&argc, &argv);

-    gdk_set_allowed_backends("win32,quartz,x11");

-#endif

     if ( load_prefs==NULL ||

 	    (strcasecmp(load_prefs,"Always")!=0 &&	/* Already loaded */

 	     strcasecmp(load_prefs,"Never")!=0 ))

@@ -1185,7 +1181,10 @@ int fontforge_main( int argc, char **argv ) {

 	}

 #endif

     }

-

+#ifdef FONTFORGE_CAN_USE_GDK

+    gdk_init(&argc, &argv);

+    gdk_set_allowed_backends("win32,quartz,x11");

+#endif

     ensureDotFontForgeIsSetup();

 #if defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(_NO_LIBCAIRO)

     //Load any custom fonts for the user interface