[Indic-computing-users] RE: Unicode problem -- Tamil characters are not seen in Java GUI

[<rag...@se...>]

Hi,

  I had a similar problem long back and I figured it out in JDK1=2E4=2E Bu=
t not
sure it it works in JDK1=2E2 too!

  Java picks the font if the font and font info is present in the followin=
g
directories or files:

  1=2E The open-type font should be present in the JRE_HOME/lib/fonts
directory
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  2=2E The properties for the new font should be defined in the
font=2Eproperties file present in the JRE_HOME/lib directory=2E=20

  3=2E There should be an entry of the font in fonts=2Edir present in
JRE_HOME/lib/fonts directory=2E

  Restart you application if it is runnung=2E

 The reason why the hindi characters are displayed properly is because JRE=

ships with hindi glyphs embedded into one of the font files present in the=

JRE_HOME/lib/fonts directory=2E (From my understanding and interpretation)=


  I am attaching a sample file of font=2Eproperties=2E

 The following line is added to fonts=2Edir to make the POTHANA font (telu=
gu
font) available to JRE=2E
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  ## A chunk of existing entries in fonts=2Edir file
LucidaTypewriterRegular=2Ettf
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-0-0-0-0-m-0-iso8859-9
LucidaTypewriterOblique=2Ettf
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-i-normal-sans-0-0-0-0-m-0-iso8859-9
LucidaTypewriterBold=2Ettf
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-bold-r-normal-sans-0-0-0-0-m-0-iso8859-9
LucidaTypewriterBoldOblique=2Ettf
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-bold-i-normal-sans-0-0-0-0-m-0-iso8859-9

  ## New entry added to the fonts=2Edir file
Pothana2000=2Ettf -b&h-Pothana2000-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-1

 I hope this makes some sense and gives atleast some clue to solve your
problem=2E Do let me know if you need any more clarification=2E

Regards,
Raghavan



>Hello sir,
>            here are my full technical details=3D2E
>Iam using "java" as front-end to develop all GUI which
>forms main part of project=3D2E This GUI contains a JTable
>which resembles a spreadsheet=3D2E
>
>Back-end used is oracle9i database=3D2E
>
>Iam working in WindowsXP Professional=3D2E
>
>Iam using JDK1=3D2E5
>
>I used all Unicode fonts=3D2EBut none is working=3D2E



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