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Merlin build: beta_refresh-b66
Solaris9 build: s81_39 with "Entire distribution OEM support" installing
locale : ja_JP.UTF-8, ja_JP.PCK, ja
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>java -version
java version "1.4.0-beta_refresh"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-beta_refresh-b66)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0-beta_refresh-b66, mixed mode)

>uname -a
SunOS ronrico 5.9 s81_39 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-5_10

>uname -a
SunOS bombay 5.9 s81_39 i86pc i386 i86pc


Dingbats are not displayed using drawString and TextLayout.draw with any font, size, style and antialias ON/OFF on Solaris9 s81_39 Sparc and X86 for ja, ja_JP.UTF-8 and ja_JP.PCK locale using Merlin beta-refresh b66.

***NOTE***
1)Dingbats are displayed properly with Merlin beta-refresh b63b on Solaris9 s81_38.

2)The situation is different with Merlin-beta b65 on Solaris9 s81_39.
- With "Antialias OFF":
  Dingbats are displayed with Bold, Italic and BoldItalic.
- With "Antialias ON":
  Dingbats are displayed with all styles Plain, Bold, Italic and BoldItalic.


To reproduce,

1. Extract an attahced tar file (FontEffectTest.tar)
2. Compile java files.
3. Launch FontEffecTest3. (java FontEffectTest3)
4. Input 2700 into "Hex Unicode".
Then, you can see Dingbats characters are not displayed with drawString and TextLayout.draw, even if you change any attribute.