GNOME 2.0 Desktop for the Solaris Operating Environment Troubleshooting Guide

9.4.12 Character Display Problem in Terminal

Problem  

Affects Japanese locales. 

In the Terminal application Preferences dialog, IBM/NEC extended character and special characters are not displayed when you select the option Use the same font as other applications.

Solution  

Perform the following steps: 

  • Open a terminal.

  • Choose Edit -> Current Profiles.

  • In the Editing Profiles dialog, deselect the option Use the same font as other applications.

  • Specify the font to be interface user.