Hi, >>>>> On Mon, 5 Apr 2004 11:21:08 -0700, >>>>> "PZ" == Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: PZ> I suspect we are entering an area where a more developer-oriented PZ> feedback might be useful. I cringe every time when people follow PZ> a blackbox approach to kernel failures when a simple look at the PZ> code would explain them. The difficulty in this case is that the PZ> userland is hideously complex. I am willing to look at this in PZ> better detail, but I need a mentor. Do you know a GNOME hacker PZ> who would be willing to guide me? BTW do you see Japanese on your box? in particular on gtk2 applications. if it's gimlet specific problem, I have no clue to fix this. otherwise you need to check if the fonts are installed properly. can you see the Kochi Gothic and the Kochi Mincho from fc-list? and does gtk2 apps show Japanese on the menu say? please try to run gtk2 apps with LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8. Regards, -- Akira TAGOH