Re: gdi32: Change default interface font to Gothic typeface for CJK.

[Huw Davies]

> On 5 Apr 2017, at 15:03, Akihiro Sagawa  wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 04, 2017 at 11:25:18PM +0800, Jactry Zeng wrote:
> > > This patch changes default interface typeface of CJK from Mincho font to
> > > Gothic font.
> > > Windows had made this change since Windows Vista. macOS and most of Linux
> > > distros are using Gothic typeface by default for CJK, too.
> >
> > This seems to be confirmed by the great oracle of truth that is Wikipedia.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Huw Davies
>
> I'm not sure about this. On my Japanese Windows 7, MS Shell Dlg points
> to MS UI Gothic, not Meiryo. If I remember correctly, it also points to
> legacy Mincho font in Chinese/Korean environment.
>
> I'm afraid that this change also affects dialog base units (e.g.
> GetDialogBaseUnits). A lot of application dialogs depend on default font's
> dialog units. Though Windows 7 introduces new type faces, we should use
> legacy font face in GDI for that reason.
>
> Instead of MS Shell Dlg, how about using "MS Shell Dlg 2" for system
> dialog windows?

Ok, so it sounds like this patch may not be correct.

Jactry, could you tell us what MS Shell Dlg and MS Shell Dlg 2 map
to on your system?  Look under
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes

Thanks,
Huw.