Localization Bugs

Cannot Add a New User With Solstice^TM AdminTools in Arabic or Hebrew Locales (4159527)

If you log in as root in the Arabic or Hebrew locale, you cannot add or modify users with the Solstice^TM AdminTools^TM. The Add User window is displayed but is blank. This problem occurs whenever you add or modify information about the user in all subwindows.

Workaround: Use root to add or modify information about users.

Some Custom Arabic TrueType Fonts May Cause an Intel XServer To Crash (4161002)

If applications are using custom fonts rather than system fonts, the XServer may crash on x86 platforms. The problem occurs because some characters in the font are exceeding the height limitation specified with the font.

Workaround: Provide an unhinted version of the offending font. The height of unhinted versions is usually lower.

Arabic 16-Bit Proportional Fonts Clip Characters (4167851)

If you use Arabic 16-bit proportional fonts in the Solaris 7 operating environment, the characters are only partially displayed on the screen.

Workaround: Only use monospace fonts.

Static Desktop Text Is Not Enabled For Complex Text Layout (4170194)

Static text, such as icon text and Workspace panel text, has not been enabled for Complex Text Layout. Therefore, the Arabic and Hebrew translations of English static text do not display correctly.

OW Is Not Supported As a Desktop Option In Some Locales

OW is not supported as a desktop option in the following locales and partial locales:

Table 3-1 Desktop Options Not Supported

Desktop Option	Name of Country
en_GB.ISO8859-15	Britain
de.ISO8859-15	Germany
fr.ISO8859-15	France
it.ISO8859-15	Italy
es.ISO8859-15	Spain
sv.ISO8859-15	Sweden
da.ISO8859-15	Denmark
de_AT.ISO8859-15	Austria
en_IE.ISO8859-15	Ireland
pt.ISO8859-15	Portugal
nl_BE.ISO8859-15	Belgium
nl.ISO8859-15	Netherlands
fr_BE.ISO8859-15	Belgium
fi.ISO8859-15	Finland
el_EURO	Greece
th	Thailand
th_TH	Thailand
he	Israel
ar	Egypt
de.UTF-8	Germany
fr.UTF-8	France
it.UTF-8	Italy
es.UTF-8	Spain
sv.UTF-8	Sweden
en_EU.UTF-8	Europe
ja_JP.UTF-8	Japan
ja_JP.PCK	Japan
ko.UTF-8	Korea
zh.GBK	PRC
zh_TW.BIG5	Taiwan