Japanese Font Support ?

mieko1970 · 2009-05-14 04:22

I've got XBMC installed on macbook and it's working pretty good but i cannot
get the files i have in Japanese to show up properly. I know that when i set up
my xbox it was just a matter of swapping out a font but is there a similar trick
for a mac based xbmc ? My old xbox it's just getting too noisy these days and i want to fullly swich to my mac set up. Any help would be appreacted Smile

mieko1970 · 2009-05-18 00:39

Not a single reply to my query... Boy there's a lot of help here... NOT !!!!!!!

**davilla** · 2009-05-18 03:06

mieko1970 Wrote:Not a single reply to my query... Boy there's a lot of help here... NOT !!!!!!!

well, since you don't follow the rules for posting about problems, what can you expect Smile

see http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=47124

**jmarshall** · 2009-05-18 03:36

Changing the fonts is identical to the xbox version by the way, assuming you're using the same skin ofcourse (some skins may use something other than arial.ttf as the unicode fontset).

mieko1970 · 2009-05-23 10:57

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mieko1970 · 2009-05-23 10:58

jmarshall Wrote:Changing the fonts is identical to the xbox version by the way, assuming you're using the same skin ofcourse (some skins may use something other than arial.ttf as the unicode fontset).

THANK YOU !!!! That's all i wanted to know. Thank you for you assistance.

VonMagnum · 2011-02-13 20:04

Copy "Arial Unicode.ttf" to Contents/Resources/XBMC/media/fonts on any given XBMC install (Dharma) and you don't have to "replace" anything. Just select "Arial Based" from the font drop down in System -> Appearance -> Skin instead of "default" and XBMC will automatically use the Unicode font when it needs it.

In regards to the reply above, I fail to see what the "rules" for posting problems has to do with anything given this problem is universal to all versions of XBMC. In fact, XBMC includes arial.ttf in that very directory. If "Arial Unicode.ttf" were included as well (or instead of), this would be a total non-issue for the user as all they would have to do is select "Arial based" from the font drop-down and it would work (all versions, all systems, all configurations).

**jmarshall** · 2011-02-14 01:04

Arial Unicode.ttf is not a freely distributable font.

VonMagnum · 2011-02-14 04:32

Are these freely distributable unicode fonts any good?

http://unifoundry.com/unifont.html

riromero · 2011-02-27 23:06

The quality of this unifoundry font is pretty low. Akin to a bitmap terminal font. I personally copy "MS PGothic.ttf" from my Windows machine into "/usr/share/xbmc/media/Fonts/arial.ttf" and select "arial.ttf" from the settings menu.

VonMagnum Wrote:Are these freely distributable unicode fonts any good?

http://unifoundry.com/unifont.html

mieko1970 Junior Member Posts: 5 Joined: Jun 2008 Reputation: 0	2009-05-18 00:39 Post: #2 Not a single reply to my query... Boy there's a lot of help here... NOT !!!!!!!
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mieko1970 Junior Member Posts: 5 Joined: Jun 2008 Reputation: 0	2009-05-23 10:58 Post: #6 jmarshall Wrote:Changing the fonts is identical to the xbox version by the way, assuming you're using the same skin ofcourse (some skins may use something other than arial.ttf as the unicode fontset). THANK YOU !!!! That's all i wanted to know. Thank you for you assistance.
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jmarshall Team-XBMC Developer Posts: 24,570 Joined: Oct 2003 Reputation: 138	2011-02-14 01:04 Post: #8 Arial Unicode.ttf is not a freely distributable font. Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forum before posting. Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules. For troubleshooting and bug reporting please make sure you read this first.
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VonMagnum Member Posts: 58 Joined: Aug 2009 Reputation: 0	2011-02-14 04:32 Post: #9 Are these freely distributable unicode fonts any good? http://unifoundry.com/unifont.html
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riromero Junior Member Posts: 9 Joined: Oct 2008 Reputation: 0	2011-02-27 23:06 Post: #10 The quality of this unifoundry font is pretty low. Akin to a bitmap terminal font. I personally copy "MS PGothic.ttf" from my Windows machine into "/usr/share/xbmc/media/Fonts/arial.ttf" and select "arial.ttf" from the settings menu. VonMagnum Wrote:Are these freely distributable unicode fonts any good? http://unifoundry.com/unifont.html
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