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[solved] missing IPA characters in Windows guest
Posted: 10. Mar 2012, 17:08
by blue111
hello
My Windows guest doesn't display IPA characters [see attached screenshot]. I've spent two hours googling and couldn't find any solutions. The original file is UTF-8 (attached). Maybe it is solely a Windows problem?
Re: [solved] missing IPA characters in Windows guest
Posted: 12. Mar 2012, 08:29
by BillG
If it is solved, what was the solution?
Re: [solved] missing IPA characters in Windows guest
Posted: 12. Mar 2012, 11:24
by mpack
It can't be a VirtualBox problem regardless - VirtualBox can't affect how a guest renders fonts. The solution would be choosing the correct font in the guest app.
Re: [solved] missing IPA characters in Windows guest
Posted: 12. Mar 2012, 14:09
by blue111
Hello. That's correct. I as a Linux user did not expect the almighty M$ to provide its users with stock fonts with limited characters sets. Changing the default font to Lucida Sans Unicode solved the problem.
Re: [solved] missing IPA characters in Windows guest
Posted: 12. Mar 2012, 15:03
by mpack
No font has an unlimited character set - it's all a matter of degree. You use a font which is known to be good for the target application.