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VMware Hebrew font problem work-around



	I received this e-mail message in response to a incident report
that I filed complaining that the Hebrew font bug still exists in the
latest experimental version of VMware (build 179).

On Wed, 23 Jun 1999 support@vmware.com wrote:

> 
> Dear Kenneth,
> 
> Another customer has found a workaround for the following known
> problem: "Non-english, localized fonts do not appear on Windows
> dialog. Guest OS is unusable at this point".
> 
> What you need to do iswhen the bug happens (every guest OS boot) to go
> into the Control Panel / Display / Settings and change the display
> size, possibly only for a second (do not confirm you want the new
> settings to stay). The fonts will re-appear. This works in the
> Hebrew-enabled version. Good luck !
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Kenon
> VMware Customer Service
> 

Here is my response:

>Dear Kenon:
>
>	Many thanks for telling me about the tip regarding the Hebrew
>fonts. I have confirmed that it does work! I plan to pass it along to the
>linux-il discussion group where this subject has aroused much interest.  
>However, a work-around is not the same as a bug fix and I really hope 
>that VMware is working to eliminate this problem entirely. VMware is an
>excellent product and fixing this bug will make it much more attractive
>to a potentially large market.

		Ken



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