Re: [tlug] Re: Japanese in Evolution 1.2.1 Solved

[Stuart Luppescu <s-luppescu@example.com>]

On Sun, 2003-02-23 at 08:11, Edward Middleton wrote:
> > Would that this were the solution. I patched the file and rebuilt
> > gtkhtml, but I still get little open boxes instead of the proper
> > characters.
> >From what I understand the little boxes apear when the current font
> doesn't support the characters.  i.e. you are using a font that doesn't
> support Japanese.  You can change the font that gtkhtml uses by running
> 
> #gtkhtml-properties-capplet
> 
> and setting "On screen" "Variable width","Fixed width" fonts to a
> iso10646-1 encoded font.
> 
> I use
> Variable width = helvetica(adobe) iso10646-1
> Fixed width = kochi mincho iso10646-1
> 
> I don't know what this patch solves because I haven't used it.  Using
> this setup english characters are spaced too far appart but that is
> another problem.

Boo. Doesn't work for me. I don't have kochi mincho in iso10646-1, but I
tried all the iso10646-1 fonts all with no success: still little open
boxes.

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