[katakai 9/19/07 JST - RFE for JDK]
 
Need 1:2 width font for Java localization products
 
Currently JDK uses iso8859-01 fonts for ascii part when JDK runs on
Japanese locale. It's same with when we use monospaced fonts and
this means the ratio of glyph width for ascii and kanji is not 1:2.
It's not an issue on GUI buttons, menus and error dialogs. But
most of the applications that use terminal and text area
assume that ratio of ascii and kanji is 1:2 and 1:2 width fonts
are used on terminal and text area part.
 
For example, most of mail applications use 1:2 width fonts
on the compose window and view window.
 
- Java Workshop 2.0 for japanese locale needed 1:2 fonts for terminal
 
        To solve the problem, JWS2.0 newly added terminal font
        that 1:2 width into font.properties.ja of JDK within
        JWS2.0. It's just a workaround because the JDK of
        JWS has modified font.properties.ja so JWS2.0 depends on
        'special' JDK, will not run with other JDK.
 
- HotJava Views 1.1 will need 1:2 fonts for MailView Compose window
 
        Also HJV1.1 localized version will need 1:2 fonts
        for MailView compose window.
 
The workaround of JWS would not be good because each localization
products will have to include the 'special' Java runtime.
 
I'm not sure it's right solution or not but font.properties.ja of
base JDK needs to provide the 1:2 fonts by default.
 
This bug report is just an RFE. Let's discuss this issue and find the
right solution.
 
Thanks.