Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) 10/01 Release Notes

Runtime Localization Bugs

Euro Not Accessible in UTF-8 Locales (4363812)

The Euro is not accessible in any UTF-8 locale by using the standard key sequence ALTGr+E.

Workaround: Log in to any ISO8859-15 locale and use Alt+E to access the Euro.

Warning Messages Might Appear When Launching Java Applications From Any UTF-8 Locale (4342801)

LucidaSansLat4 font aliases are not available, so related error messages might appear when you launch a Java application from any UTF-8 locale.

Workaround: Log in to the ISO-1 equivalent of the locale and launch the Java application from there.

Some Greek Characters Are Not Available in CDE (4179411)

Some dead-key combinations do not work correctly in CDE. Also, names of months do not function correctly in the Calendar Manager in the Greek locale.

Cannot Print Extended Characters in Calendar Manager in All Partial Locales (4285729)

If you attempt to print extended characters when you use Calendar Manager in a partial locale, the extended characters do not print correctly.

Cutting and Pasting Text Between Arabic and UTF-8 English Does Not Work (4287746)

You cannot cut or paste Arabic text between an application or window that is running under en_US.UTF-8 in Arabic input mode and an application or window running under ar_EY.ISO8859-6 in Arabic input mode.

The CDE Extras Drop-Down Menu Is Not Available for European Locales (4298547)

When you right-click in any CDE application for a European locale, the CDE Extras drop-down menu does not display any options.

CTL Is Not Supported in Japanese and Asian UTF-8 Locales (4300239)

Complex Text Language (CTL) support for entering Hebrew, Arabic, or Thai has been implemented in en_US.UTF-8 and European UTF-8 locales, but is not supported in ja_JP.UTF-8, ko.UTF-8, also known as ko_KR.UTF-8, zh.UTF-8, which is also known as zh_CH.UTF-8, and zh_TW.UTF-8 locales.

Workaround: Use the en_US.UTF-8 locale if you need to enter Thai, Arabic, or Hebrew by using CTL. If you want to enter those languages in Asian and Japanese UTF-8 locales, do the following.

Create a symbolic link to common CTL modules. In the instance of ja_JP.UTF-8, use the following commands.:

	# cd /usr/lib/locale/ja_JP.UTF-8
	# mkdir LO_LTYPE ; cd LO_LTYPE
	# ln -s ../../common/LO_LTYPE/umle.layout.so.1 \
   ja_JP.UTF-8.layout.so.1
	# mkdir sparcv9 ; cd sparcv9
	# ln -s ../../../common/LO_LTYPE/sparcv9/umle.layout.so.1 \ 
   ja_JP.UTF-8.layout.so.1

Edit the /usr/openwin/lib/locale/ja_JP.UTF-8/XLC_LOCALE file by commenting out the load_option delay_nocheck line from Thai, Arabic, or Hebrew entries. For example, in the Thai language, use the following.

# fs14 class (Thai)
 	fs14    {
        charset         TIS620.2533-0:GR
        font {
            # load_option delay_nocheck  <--- comment out
            primary     TIS620.2533-0:GR
        }
}

Cannot Add, Remove, or Modify Users in Solstice AdminTool in the Greek Locale (4302983)

The Add, Modify, and Remove User screens are blank in the Greek locale of the Solstice AdminTool software.

Workaround: In superuser mode, copy the following file.

# cp /usr/openwin/lib/locale/C/app-defaults/Admin \
  /usr/openwin/lib/locale/el_GR.ISO8859-7/app-defaults/Admin

You can now add, remove, and modify user information in the Greek locale.

Font Downloader Add and Cancel Buttons Are Incorrectly Labeled in the Italian Locale (4303549)

When you are in the Italian locale and you are using the Font Downloader, both the Add and Cancel buttons in the Add Printer dialog box are incorrectly labeled. Both buttons are labeled A.

The left button should be labeled Aggiungi (Add).
The right button should be labeled Annulla (Cancel).

Missing Arabic Characters and Incompatibility Between the Sun Arabic Keyboard and the Microsoft Arabic Keyboard (4303879)

The following table describes the differences between the Sun Solaris Arabic keyboard and the Microsoft Arabic keyboard.

Table 2-1 Differences Between Sun and Microsoft Arabic Keyboards


Key	Sun Keyboard Layout	Microsoft Keyboard Layout
T	T	Arabic Lam_alef with Hamza below
U	U	Right single quotation mark
I	I	Arabic multiplication sign
O	O	Arabic division sign
A	;	Arabic Kasra
S	S	Arabic Kasratan
Z	Z	Tilde
X	X	Arabic Sukun
C	Arabic Kasratan	Left curly brace
V	Arabic Kasra	Right curly brace
M	Sukun	Single low quotation mark
<	<	Arabic comma

The Euro Currency Symbol Is Not Adequately Supported in the `UTF-8` and Greek Locales (4306958, 4305075)

The euro currency symbol is not generated when you press AltGr+E in the UTF-8 locale.

Workaround: Perform the following steps to enter the euro currency symbol in the UTF-8 locale:

Select Lookup in the UTF-8 Input Mode Selection window.
Select Currency Symbols.
Select the Euro symbol.

Note -
In the Greek locale type, dumpcs at the console prompt. Then copy and paste the euro currency symbol.

Sorting in the European `UTF-8` Locales Does Not Function Correctly (4307314)

Sorting in the European UTF-8 locales produces unexpected results.

Workaround: Before you attempt to sort in a FIGGS UTF-8 locale, set the LC_COLLATE variable to the ISO-1 equivalent.

# echo $LC_COLLATE
>  es_ES.UTF-8
# setenv LC_COLLATE es_ES.IS08859-1

Then start sorting.

Applications Not Fully Localized (4304495, 4306619)

The following applications are not fully localized. Some parts are not fully translated.

Smart Card application (4304495)
SEAM application messages (4306619)