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Steps: 1. download NetBeans5.5 ml Build 200611150100 2. install JDK 1.5.0_06 on RedHat FC3 3. run nb5.5 installer Result: 1. Some Chinese characters are displayed as squares. 2. After installation is complete, start the IDE, there're some square in the IDE as well. * Tried on JDK 1.5.0_09 or JDK 1.6. Got the same result.
Created attachment 36063 [details] Chinese chars display squares on RH FC3
This has impact on Visual Web Pack.
Were there any changes in nb5.5 that might have caused font names used (jdk font names) different from in past ? (so that jdk font mapping might not find all needed fonts now ?) I realize fedora core 3 is not officially supported by jdk had worked in the past. The strange thing is that some characters display ok in ide and others don't, often in the same line or label. ken.frank@sun.com
fedora core is not a supported jdk platform for Chinese (or other asian languages). If its worked before then thats been good but using nb5.0 zh_CN installer I see the same situation with boxes. so am not sure this is a p1 situation in that context. I communicated with some on jdk team about it, and they confirm its not supported platform. see http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/intl/locale.doc.html I have been experimenting with redhat fontconfig files and adding some fonts on fc since some mentioned in rh files are not there on fedora, at least in install am using but seen nothing different so far. assuming it is a jdk kind of issue as to font mapping, then perhaps adding some additional fonts or other workaround with fontconfig might be found but it would mean users would need to do special actions. ken.frank@sun.com
Jdk l10n team said Fedora is not officially supported by j2se 1.5.0 and the same in 6.0. They never did i18n testing on Fedora. Chinese fonts may be ok on RH AS 2.1, 3.0, 4.0. (still cannot be displayed very well) That reminds me that we may have the same issue happened in previous releases. I guess we shall just ignore it and maybe we should add this issue into the release notes.
Rebecca is correct; I've had other communication with jdk team and its not supported; i installer nb5.0 zh and also saw the squares. Am closing this as a result; I do suggest that release notes might mention this, since FC3 is a supported platform. ken.frank@sun.com
release notes have been done that discuss this, approved and also sent to other packs for their use. ken.frank@sun.com