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Global Deployment Guide > Configuring Global Deployments > About Configuring Language Support for Browser PlatformsA browser platform includes the following:
For a list of supported Web browsers, operating systems, and other client environment requirements, see System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Siebel SupportWeb. See also the browser configuration chapter in the Siebel System Administration Guide. Current Web browser platform default configurations are not installed with all fonts and other resources necessary to display all Unicode characters outside the default non-Unicode code page. Some manual setup may be required in order to view all characters correctly in Web pages, including Siebel Web Client screens. More recent versions of operating systems, browsers, and Java runtime environments require less setup than earlier versions. If characters from some languages appear as hollow or solid boxes, it may be due to lack of language setup on the browser platform. Box characters always indicate a problem at the user interface level. Question marks appear when Unicode characters are mishandled on the server or within third-party applications. They can also be due to the character set having been incorrectly configured in the database. While the vendor's documentation and support should be definitive on these issues, the following hints can provide a starting point for resolving any issues. There are several contexts where Web browsers display text, including: |
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