diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/lrf/fonts/__init__.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/lrf/fonts/__init__.py
index 462762af1e..1f67a50f25 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/lrf/fonts/__init__.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/lrf/fonts/__init__.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def get_font_path(name):
             font_mod = __import__('calibre.ebooks.lrf.fonts.prs500', {}, {}, 
                                   [fname], -1)
             getattr(font_mod, fname)
-        except ImportError, AttributeError:
+        except (ImportError, AttributeError):
             font_mod = __import__('calibre.ebooks.lrf.fonts.liberation', {}, {}, 
                                   [LIBERATION_FONT_MAP[name]], -1)
         p = PersistentTemporaryFile('.ttf', 'font_')
@@ -81,4 +81,4 @@ def get_font(name, size, encoding='unic'):
         path = get_font_path(name)
         return ImageFont.truetype(path, size, encoding=encoding)
     elif name in FONT_FILE_MAP.keys():
-        return ImageFont.truetype(FONT_FILE_MAP[name], size, encoding=encoding)
\ No newline at end of file
+        return ImageFont.truetype(FONT_FILE_MAP[name], size, encoding=encoding)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/main.py b/src/calibre/gui2/main.py
index 279dab42aa..97ad934eeb 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/main.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/main.py
@@ -1424,9 +1424,14 @@ in which you want to store your books files. Any existing books will be automati
             self.memory_view.write_settings()
     
     def quit(self, checked, restart=False):
-        if self.shutdown():
-            self.restart_after_quit = restart
-            QApplication.instance().quit()
+        if not self.confirm_quit():
+            return
+        try:
+            self.shutdown()
+        except:
+            pass
+        self.restart_after_quit = restart
+        QApplication.instance().quit()
             
     def donate(self):
         BUTTON = '''
@@ -1457,22 +1462,26 @@ in which you want to store your books files. Any existing books will be automati
         QDesktopServices.openUrl(QUrl.fromLocalFile(pt.name))
             
     
-    def shutdown(self):
-        msg = _('There are active jobs. Are you sure you want to quit?')
-        if self.job_manager.has_device_jobs():
-            msg = '<p>'+__appname__ + _(''' is communicating with the device!<br>
-                  'Quitting may cause corruption on the device.<br>
-                  'Are you sure you want to quit?''')+'</p>'
+    def confirm_quit(self):
         if self.job_manager.has_jobs():
+            msg = _('There are active jobs. Are you sure you want to quit?')
+            if self.job_manager.has_device_jobs():
+                msg = '<p>'+__appname__ + _(''' is communicating with the device!<br>
+                      'Quitting may cause corruption on the device.<br>
+                      'Are you sure you want to quit?''')+'</p>'
+            
             d = QMessageBox(QMessageBox.Warning, _('WARNING: Active jobs'), msg,
                             QMessageBox.Yes|QMessageBox.No, self)
             d.setIconPixmap(QPixmap(':/images/dialog_warning.svg'))
             d.setDefaultButton(QMessageBox.No)
             if d.exec_() != QMessageBox.Yes:
                 return False
+        return True
 
-        self.job_manager.terminate_all_jobs()
+    
+    def shutdown(self):
         self.write_settings()
+        self.job_manager.terminate_all_jobs()
         self.device_manager.keep_going = False
         self.cover_cache.stop()
         self.hide()
@@ -1498,7 +1507,11 @@ in which you want to store your books files. Any existing books will be automati
             self.hide()
             e.ignore()
         else:
-            if self.shutdown():
+            if self.confirm_quit():
+                try:
+                    self.shutdown()
+                except:
+                    pass
                 e.accept()
             else:
                 e.ignore()
diff --git a/src/calibre/utils/fontconfig.py b/src/calibre/utils/fontconfig.py
index d24ea0d4b1..2a5207c67c 100644
--- a/src/calibre/utils/fontconfig.py
+++ b/src/calibre/utils/fontconfig.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ match to a given font specification. The main functions in this module are:
 .. autofunction:: match
 '''
 
-import sys, os, locale, codecs
+import sys, os, locale, codecs, subprocess, re
 from ctypes import cdll, c_void_p, Structure, c_int, POINTER, c_ubyte, c_char, util, \
                    pointer, byref, create_string_buffer, Union, c_char_p, c_double
 
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ def load_library():
         return cdll.LoadLibrary(lib)
     elif iswindows:
         return cdll.LoadLibrary('libfontconfig-1')
+    elif isbsd:
+        raw = subprocess.Popen('pkg-config --libs-only-L fontconfig'.split(), 
+                         stdout=subprocess.PIPE).stdout.read().strip()
+        match = re.search(r'-L([^\s,]+)', raw)
+        if not match:
+            return cdll.LoadLibrary('libfontconfig.so')
+        return cdll.LoadLibrary(match.group(1)+'/libfontconfig.so')
     else:
         try:
             return cdll.LoadLibrary(util.find_library('fontconfig'))