Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 15167
Please make SYSTEM FONT default option.
Last modified: 2013-08-07 15:00:08 UTC
I have just installed 1.1 beta2 (traditional Chinese version) contributed by Star Division on Chinese Win me. At the whole installation process, Chinese Characters are replaced by square boxes. I could complete the installation only because I am familiar with the process. After installation, Chinese characters of the user interface could not be showned either. Then, I choose "use system font for user interface" from "Tools-> Options->Accessibility". The problem was solved instantly. The user interface showed Chinese characters properly! I was able to find the option only because I am familiar with the position. After all, this problems appears on Windows me/9x only. I know that these i10n packages were not officical ones. However, I believe there will be the same problem on upcoming official packages if the option for "use system font for user interface" do not turn on. May I suggest "use system font for user interface" be the default option in OOo of Windows version in order to attract more potential users?
Created attachment 6629 [details] Screenshot of installation 1
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Created attachment 6631 [details] user interface 1
Created attachment 6632 [details] user interface 2
Created attachment 6633 [details] screenshot after choosing "system font"
Reassigned to Bettina.
Reassigned to Falko as the responsible one for the component L10N.
FT->OS: Are there any issues against such setting? Like UI font problems under Solaris?
assigning the bug to me will not make OS to answer your question (nice try). I recommend to use the system font on Windows (StarOffice and OpenOffice.org) and keep the supplied fonts on Unix. I suggest to move the according checkbox from toolsoptionsopenoffice Accessibility to View and to provide a Font selection box to choose the font if "system font" is not checked. To force Joe User to use the font replacement dialog to chose a UI font is clearly against human rights. I'm not sure if CJ is already working on that. I furtheron suggest that you login to CDE on Sunray to examine the beauty of Solaris UI fonts in the different locales ;-)
Ooops... New try ;o) FT->OS: Are there any issues against such setting? Like UI font problems under Solaris?
os->ft: As cp already noted the use of system fonts is not really an option on non-Windows systems. The reported problem while setup was running is another one which will be solved by the use of native installers. And again cp is right in suggesting the move of the UI font checkbox away from the Accessibility dialog page.
This issue is duplicate with 16683 *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 16683 ***
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First a comment regarding a11y and JDS: 1. Accessibility requirement definition to use system fonts: Source: http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Content&ID=12#Software [...] f) Textual information shall be provided through operating system functions for displaying text. The minimum information that shall be made available is text content, text input caret location, and text attributes. (g) Applications shall not override user selected contrast and color selections and other individual display attributes. [...] This a "shall" requirements but I also found this one as a must have requirement in an official check list for government buying agents. 2. Fine if there is not issue regarding JDS and system fonts for different languages. I propose the following regarding the issue itself: A. Always use system fonts on Windows systems B. Use system fonts only for Gnome or KDE window manager on Unix systems only Any comments?
FL: Sorry wrong issue....