Quoting Svante Sormark ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>
> Hi all!
>
> I'm having a slightly annoying problem with the Linux JDK. It's been
> present in all 1.1.5 versions I have tried so far.
>
> When I try to do a TextFeild.setText() with a string that contains a
> non-asci7 character (i.e. å,ä or ö) everything craps out. Not only can I
> not setText with the non-asci7 character, all setTexts after that wont't
> work.
>
> I'm running a fairly stock RH5, Linux_JDK_1.1.5_v7 and the font in this
> case is Dialog. I have tried others, both via font.properties and
> TextField.setFont(), with the same result.
>
> Has anyone else seen this too? Am I missing something about
> font.properties?
Don't know if this solves your problems, but there are definitly some
typos in the font.properties file which comes with the JDK (and also
comes with netscape by the way) and actually hasn't changed since
jdk1.1.3.
The most obvious type is in line 46:
dialog.plain.0=-b&h-lucida sans-medium-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
^^^^^
remove the " sans" and you will be able to actualy use the lucida font
for dialog.plain, other wise it will default to the fixed font.
I always replace the fonts.properties file with the one which originally came
with the JDK Port from Sergey Nikitin. Doing this seems to solve most
of font-specific troubles,
hope that helps,
gernot.
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# @(#)font.properties 1.4 97/03/03
#
# Copyright (c) 1994-1996 by Sun Microsystems Inc
#
# AWT Font default Properties for Linux
# Altered from the Solaris JDK version by Steve Byrne ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
# Serif font definition
#
serif.plain.0=-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
serif.1=-itc-zapfdingbats-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific
serif.2=-adobe-symbol-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific
serif.italic.0=-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
serif.bold.0=-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
serif.bolditalic.0=-adobe-times-bold-i-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
# SansSerif font definition
#
sansserif.plain.0=-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
sansserif.1=-itc-zapfdingbats-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific
sansserif.2=-adobe-symbol-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific
sansserif.italic.0=-adobe-helvetica-medium-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
sansserif.bold.0=-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
sansserif.bolditalic.0=-adobe-helvetica-bold-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
# Monospaced font definition
#
monospaced.plain.0=-adobe-courier-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
monospaced.1=-itc-zapfdingbats-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific
monospaced.2=-adobe-symbol-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific
monospaced.italic.0=-adobe-courier-medium-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
monospaced.bold.0=-adobe-courier-bold-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
monospaced.bolditalic.0=-adobe-courier-bold-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
# Dialog font definition
#
dialog.plain.0=-b&h-lucida-medium-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
dialog.1=-itc-zapfdingbats-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific
dialog.2=--symbol-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-sun-fontspecific
dialog.italic.0=-b&h-lucida-medium-i-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
dialog.bold.0=-b&h-lucida-bold-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
dialog.bolditalic.0=-b&h-lucida-bold-i-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
# DialogInput font definition
#
dialoginput.plain.0=-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
dialoginput.1=-itc-zapfdingbats-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific
dialoginput.2=-adobe-symbol-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific
dialoginput.italic.0=-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
dialoginput.bold.0=-b&h-lucidatypewriter-bold-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
dialoginput.bolditalic.0=-b&h-lucidatypewriter-bold-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
# Default font definition
#
default.char=274f
# name aliases
#
# alias.timesroman=serif
# alias.helvetica=sansserif
# alias.courier=monospaced
# for backward compatibility
timesroman.plain.0=-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
timesroman.italic.0=-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
timesroman.bold.0=-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
timesroman.bolditalic.0=-adobe-times-bold-i-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
#
helvetica.plain.0=-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
helvetica.italic.0=-adobe-helvetica-medium-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
helvetica.bold.0=-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
helvetica.bolditalic.0=-adobe-helvetica-bold-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
#
courier.plain.0=-adobe-courier-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
courier.italic.0=-adobe-courier-medium-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
courier.bold.0=-adobe-courier-bold-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
courier.bolditalic.0=-adobe-courier-bold-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
#
zapfdingbats.0=-itc-zapfdingbats-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific
# Static FontCharset info.
#
# This information is used by the font which is not indexed by Unicode.
# Such fonts can use their own subclass of FontCharset.
#
# This information can be overriden by describing more specific style.
# For example
#
# fontcharset.serif.plain.3=SpecialSymbols
# means serif.plain.3 font's index can be retrieved with the convert() method
# of instance of SpecialSymbols and what kind of characters serif.plain.3 font
# has can be judged with the isCovered() method of instance of SpecialSymbols.
#
fontcharset.serif.0=sun.io.CharToByte8859_1
fontcharset.serif.1=sun.awt.motif.CharToByteX11Dingbats
fontcharset.serif.2=sun.awt.CharToByteSymbol
fontcharset.sansserif.0=sun.io.CharToByte8859_1
fontcharset.sansserif.1=sun.awt.motif.CharToByteX11Dingbats
fontcharset.sansserif.2=sun.awt.CharToByteSymbol
fontcharset.monospaced.0=sun.io.CharToByte8859_1
fontcharset.monospaced.1=sun.awt.motif.CharToByteX11Dingbats
fontcharset.monospaced.2=sun.awt.CharToByteSymbol
fontcharset.dialog.0=sun.io.CharToByte8859_1
fontcharset.dialog.1=sun.awt.motif.CharToByteX11Dingbats
fontcharset.dialog.2=sun.awt.CharToByteSymbol
fontcharset.dialoginput.0=sun.io.CharToByte8859_1
fontcharset.dialoginput.1=sun.awt.motif.CharToByteX11Dingbats
fontcharset.dialoginput.2=sun.awt.CharToByteSymbol
fontcharset.zapfdingbats.0=CharToByte8859_1
# exclusion info.
#
# This information describe exclusion ranges for each fonts.
#
# 'exclusion.serif.plain.0' overrides 'exclusion.serif.0', and
# 'exclusion.serif.0' overrides exclusion.0, and so on.
#
# XFontSet string
# X11 only properties
#
fontset.serif.plain=\
-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
fontset.serif.italic=\
-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
fontset.serif.bold=\
-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
fontset.serif.bolditalic=\
-adobe-times-bold-i-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
fontset.sansserif.italic=\
-adobe-helvetica-medium-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
fontset.sansserif.bold=\
-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
fontset.sansserif.bolditalic=\
-adobe-helvetica-bold-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
fontset.sansserif.plain=\
-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
fontset.monospaced.italic=\
-adobe-courier-medium-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
fontset.monospaced.bold=\
-adobe-courier-bold-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
fontset.monospaced.bolditalic=\
-adobe-courier-bold-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
fontset.monospaced.plain=\
-adobe-courier-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
fontset.dialog.italic=\
-b&h-lucida-medium-i-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
fontset.dialog.bold=\
-b&h-lucida-bold-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
fontset.dialog.bolditalic=\
-b&h-lucida-medium-i-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
fontset.dialog.plain=\
-b&h-lucida-medium-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
fontset.dialoginput.italic=\
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
fontset.dialoginput.bold=\
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-bold-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
fontset.dialoginput.bolditalic=\
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-bold-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
fontset.dialoginput.plain=\
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
fontset.zapfdingbats=\
-itc-zapfdingbats-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific
#
fontset.default=\
-b&h-lucida-medium-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
#
