The following message from ###@###.### points out some issues with the Hebrew font.properties file:

Concerning the test, I did it on system with Windows NT 4.0 Hebrew
Enabled.

The Good:
   I tested all of three java applications you sent me and for
   all of them all Hebrew characters were displayed correctly.
   It seams like Hebrew works correctly for all AWT controls and
   for 2D's drawString() and TextLayout.draw() functions.

The Bad:
   1. The file font.properties.iw from JDK1.2 package has
      the same "David" font for all HEBREW_CHARSETs.
      I think it should be changed to different fonts like:
         dialog.1=Arial,HEBREW_CHARSET,NEED_CONVERTED
         dialoginput.1=Courier New,HEBREW_CHARSET,NEED_CONVERTED
         serif.1=David,HEBREW_CHARSET,NEED_CONVERTED
         sansserif.1=Times New Roman,HEBREW_CHARSET,NEED_CONVERTED
         monospaced.1=Miriam Fixed,HEBREW_CHARSET,NEED_CONVERTED

   2. When running any of three java examples I got very strange
      output messages:
          Font specified in font.properties not found [Courier New]
          Font specified in font.properties not found [Arial]
          Font specified in font.properties not found [Arial]
          Font specified in font.properties not found [Times New Roman]
          Font specified in font.properties not found [Courier New]

      It looks like exception messages, but I couldn't catch any
      exception. Moreover I couldn't find this message in sources
      of JDK1.2. Could you please explain me where did I get it from ?

     Actually these error messages related to the fonts, that are used
     for ANSI_CHARSET definitions in the file font.properties.iw.
     They don't seem to reflect a real problem.