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[macosx] Wrong glyph is generated by text layout for Monospaced font on OS X

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      FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
      java version "1.8.0_92"
      Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_92-b14)
      Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.92-b14, mixed mode)

      ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
      OS X El Capitan 10.11.5

      A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
      Under certain conditions text layout performed by Font.layoutGlyphVector method generates wrong glyphs for logical fonts (e.g. Monospaced) on OS X.

      STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
      Run sample program with code given below.

      EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
      EXPECTED -
      Cyrillic letter 'а' is rendered in plain and italic fonts.
      ACTUAL -
      Instead of italic 'а' letter, italic 'г' is rendered.

      REPRODUCIBILITY :
      This bug can be reproduced always.

      ---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
      import javax.swing.*;
      import java.awt.*;
      import java.awt.font.FontRenderContext;
      import java.awt.font.GlyphVector;

      public class MonospacedLayoutTest {
          public static void main(String[] args) {
              SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
                  JFrame frame = new JFrame();
                  frame.add(new MyComponent());
                  frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
                  frame.setSize(150, 150);
                  frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
                  frame.setVisible(true);

              });
          }

          private static class MyComponent extends JComponent {
              private final Font fontP = new Font(Font.MONOSPACED, Font.PLAIN, 30);
              private final Font fontI = new Font(Font.MONOSPACED, Font.ITALIC, 30);
              private final String text = "а"; // cyrillic letter a

              @Override
              protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
                  g.setColor(Color.black);
                  FontRenderContext frc = new FontRenderContext(null, false, false);
                  GlyphVector gvP = fontP.layoutGlyphVector(frc, text.toCharArray(), 0, text.length(),
                                                            Font.LAYOUT_LEFT_TO_RIGHT);
                  ((Graphics2D) g).drawGlyphVector(gvP, 70, 50);
                  GlyphVector gvI = fontI.layoutGlyphVector(frc, text.toCharArray(), 0, text.length(),
                                                            Font.LAYOUT_LEFT_TO_RIGHT);
                  ((Graphics2D) g).drawGlyphVector(gvI, 70, 100);
              }
          }
      }

      ---------- END SOURCE ----------

      CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
      Workaround is to use corresponding system font instead of Java logical font to render text (e.g. using Menlo instead of Monospaced).

            prr Philip Race
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