Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 86285
Chinese Font Display Problem When Running under Solaris Express
Last modified: 2017-05-20 11:13:21 UTC
Hi, I am attaching three screenshots to illustrate the (Chinese) font garbling problem in StarOffice 8 running in Solaris Express: Screenshot 1 shows that some of the Chinese characters are very badly garbled (& randomly misplaced) in the File dialog window. The actual words are shown in the main (document) window. System Application font: sans; Locale: en_US.UTF-8 Screenshot 2 shows that the Chinese characters are now CORRECTLY shown in the File dialog window. Again, the actual words (same as in Screenshot 1) are shown in the main (document) window. System Application font: FZMingTi; Locale: en_US.UTF-8 Screenshot 3 shows that the Chinese characters are very badly garbled in the File dialog window. The actual words are shown in the main (document) window. System Application font: sans; Locale: zh_CN.UTF-8 Comparing Screenshots 1 and 2, it shows that the garbling problem disappears after I change the preference of system application font from the default sans to FZMingTi (I believe any Chinese-based fonts also should do). However, this change makes English characters look ugly. Font garbling problem also disappears when I use FZHeiTi. Using this font makes the English characters look more or less acceptable. Comparing Screenshots 1 and 3, it shows that changing the login locale to unicode-based Chinese does not solve the font garbling problem. Also as I mentioned in separate thread(s), I did not observe such a font garbling problem in other programs, nor in running SarOffice under Solaris 10. I ran into similar problem in Linux, but this problem appears to have been solved there (at least in SuSE 10.1, or maybe 10.2). These screen shots were taken running StarOffice 8 in Solaris Express Developers Edition 79b, everything was under the default conditions. I have observed (& reported in the OpenSolaris.org i18n forum) the same problems in all versions of Solaris Express (including SXCE 81), as well as from running OpenOffice.org in Solaris Express, up to & inclusive of version 2.3.1. I have been using Solaris (Express) desktops for more than two years. The only situation where I did not see Chinese font garbling, when running under system default conditions, is when I ran StarSuite 8 in the Chinese locale. However, even in the Chinese locale, the font garbling problem would re-appear if I change the default system font to, say, Arial. Note: Since I could find the tab to include the above-mentioned screenshots, please go to OpenSolaris.org i18n forum to download the screenshots: http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=52412&tstart=0
Created attachment 51611 [details] The .odt file to generate the screenshots showing Chinese Font Display Problem
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Copying below comment from i86286 and closing i86286 to track on one issue. ----------- Hi, I am attaching three screenshots to illustrate the (Chinese) font garbling problem in StarOffice 8 running in Solaris Express: Screenshot 1 shows that some of the Chinese characters are very badly garbled (& randomly misplaced) in the File dialog window. The actual words are shown in the main (document) window. System Application font: sans; Locale: en_US.UTF-8 Screenshot 2 shows that the Chinese characters are now CORRECTLY shown in the File dialog window. Again, the actual words (same as in Screenshot 1) are shown in the main (document) window. System Application font: FZMingTi; Locale: en_US.UTF-8 Screenshot 3 shows that the Chinese characters are very badly garbled in the File dialog window. The actual words are shown in the main (document) window. System Application font: sans; Locale: zh_CN.UTF-8 Comparing Screenshots 1 and 2, it shows that the garbling problem disappears after I change the preference of system application font from the default sans to FZMingTi (I believe any Chinese-based fonts also should do). However, this change makes English characters look ugly. Font garbling problem also disappears when I use FZHeiTi. Using this font makes the English characters look more or less acceptable. Comparing Screenshots 1 and 3, it shows that changing the login locale to unicode-based Chinese does not solve the font garbling problem. Also as I mentioned in separate thread(s), I did not observe such a font garbling problem in other programs, nor in running SarOffice under Solaris 10. I ran into similar problem in Linux, but this problem appears to have been solved there (at least in SuSE 10.1, or maybe 10.2). These screen shots were taken running StarOffice 8 in Solaris Express Developers Edition 79b, everything was under the default conditions. I have observed (& reported in the OpenSolaris.org i18n forum) the same problems in all versions of Solaris Express (including SXCE 81), as well as from running OpenOffice.org in Solaris Express, up to & inclusive of version 2.3.1. I have been using Solaris (Express) desktops for more than two years. The only situation where I did not see Chinese font garbling, when running under system default conditions, is when I ran StarSuite 8 in the Chinese locale. However, even in the Chinese locale, the font garbling problem would re-appear if I change the default system font to, say, Arial. Note: Since I could find the tab to include the above-mentioned screenshots, please go to OpenSolaris.org i18n forum to download the screenshots: http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=52412&tstart=0
Created attachment 51770 [details] File Describing the Problem
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