diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0d8049047..1ff5af6ca 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+2010-01-29  suzuki toshiya  <mpsuzuki@hiroshima-u.ac.jp>
+
+	New parameters for FT_Open_Face() to ignore preferred family names.
+
+	Preferred family names should be used for legacy systems that
+	can hold only a few faces (<= 4) for a family name. Suggested by
+	Andreas Heinrich.
+	http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-01/msg00001.html
+
+	* include/freetype/ftsnames.h (FT_PARAM_TAG_IGNORE_PREFERRED_FAMILY,
+	FT_PARAM_TAG_IGNORE_PREFERRED_SUBFAMILY): Define.
+
+	* src/sfnt/sfobjs.h (sfnt_load_face): Check the arguments and
+	ignore preferred family and subfamily names if requested.
+
 2010-01-27  Ken Sharp  <ken.sharp@artifex.com>
 
 	Fix Savannah bug #28678.
diff --git a/include/freetype/ftsnames.h b/include/freetype/ftsnames.h
index f20b4099d..50ee08cee 100644
--- a/include/freetype/ftsnames.h
+++ b/include/freetype/ftsnames.h
@@ -160,6 +160,22 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
                     FT_SfntName  *aname );
 
 
+  /***************************************************************************
+   *
+   * @constant:
+   *   FT_PARAM_TAG_IGNORE_PREFERRED_FAMILY
+   *   FT_PARAM_TAG_IGNORE_PREFERRED_SUBFAMILY
+   *
+   * @description:
+   *   A constant used as the tag of @FT_Parameter structures to make
+   *   FT_Open_Face() ignore preferred family & preferred subfamily names
+   *   in `name' table since OpenType version 1.4. For back compatibility
+   *   with legacy systems which has 4-face-per-family restriction.
+   *
+   */
+#define FT_PARAM_TAG_IGNORE_PREFERRED_FAMILY     FT_MAKE_TAG( 'i', 'g', 'p', 'f' )
+#define FT_PARAM_TAG_IGNORE_PREFERRED_SUBFAMILY  FT_MAKE_TAG( 'i', 'g', 'p', 's' )
+
   /* */
 
 
diff --git a/src/sfnt/sfobjs.c b/src/sfnt/sfobjs.c
index cef3cd959..f83e1ba2d 100644
--- a/src/sfnt/sfobjs.c
+++ b/src/sfnt/sfobjs.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include FT_TRUETYPE_IDS_H
 #include FT_TRUETYPE_TAGS_H
 #include FT_SERVICE_POSTSCRIPT_CMAPS_H
+#include FT_SFNT_NAMES_H
 #include "sferrors.h"
 
 #ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BDF
@@ -527,13 +528,27 @@
 #endif
     FT_Bool       has_outline;
     FT_Bool       is_apple_sbit;
+    FT_Bool       ignore_preferred_family = FALSE;
+    FT_Bool       ignore_preferred_subfamily = FALSE;
 
     SFNT_Service  sfnt = (SFNT_Service)face->sfnt;
 
     FT_UNUSED( face_index );
-    FT_UNUSED( num_params );
-    FT_UNUSED( params );
 
+    /* Check parameters */
+    
+    {
+      FT_Int  i;
+
+
+      for ( i = 0; i < num_params; i++ )
+      {
+        if ( params[i].tag == FT_PARAM_TAG_IGNORE_PREFERRED_FAMILY )
+          ignore_preferred_family = TRUE;
+        else if ( params[i].tag == FT_PARAM_TAG_IGNORE_PREFERRED_SUBFAMILY )
+          ignore_preferred_subfamily = TRUE;
+      }
+    }
 
     /* Load tables */
 
@@ -724,27 +739,27 @@
 
     if ( face->os2.version != 0xFFFFU && face->os2.fsSelection & 256 )
     {
-      GET_NAME( PREFERRED_FAMILY, &face->root.family_name );
-      if ( !face->root.family_name )
-        GET_NAME( FONT_FAMILY, &face->root.family_name );
+      GET_NAME( FONT_FAMILY, &face->root.family_name );
+      if ( !face->root.family_name || !ignore_preferred_family )
+        GET_NAME( PREFERRED_FAMILY, &face->root.family_name );
 
-      GET_NAME( PREFERRED_SUBFAMILY, &face->root.style_name );
-      if ( !face->root.style_name )
-        GET_NAME( FONT_SUBFAMILY, &face->root.style_name );
+      GET_NAME( FONT_SUBFAMILY, &face->root.style_name );
+      if ( !face->root.style_name || !ignore_preferred_subfamily )
+        GET_NAME( PREFERRED_SUBFAMILY, &face->root.style_name );
     }
     else
     {
       GET_NAME( WWS_FAMILY, &face->root.family_name );
-      if ( !face->root.family_name )
-        GET_NAME( PREFERRED_FAMILY, &face->root.family_name );
       if ( !face->root.family_name )
         GET_NAME( FONT_FAMILY, &face->root.family_name );
+      if ( !face->root.family_name || !ignore_preferred_family )
+        GET_NAME( PREFERRED_FAMILY, &face->root.family_name );
 
       GET_NAME( WWS_SUBFAMILY, &face->root.style_name );
-      if ( !face->root.style_name )
-        GET_NAME( PREFERRED_SUBFAMILY, &face->root.style_name );
       if ( !face->root.style_name )
         GET_NAME( FONT_SUBFAMILY, &face->root.style_name );
+      if ( !face->root.style_name || !ignore_preferred_subfamily )
+        GET_NAME( PREFERRED_SUBFAMILY, &face->root.style_name );
     }
 
     /* now set up root fields */