Cree/Inuktitut syllabics show as hollow squares

[denelson83@…]

Characters from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block in Unicode <​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Canadian_Aboriginal_Syllabics_(Unicode_block)> are being rendered in JOSM's interface, such as the tag lists, instead as hollow squares.

[stoecker]

You're simply missing fonts.

Under Linux openSUSE e.g. it's recommended to install these fonts:
arphic-bsmi00lp-fonts, arphic-gbsn00lp-fonts, baekmuk-ttf-fonts, indic-fonts, ipa-gothic-fonts, ipa-pgothic-fonts, ipa-pmincho-fonts, jomolhari-fonts, khmeros-fonts, lklug-fonts

For other systems you can find the required information for corresponding resources in the internet. There are descriptions which fonts java supports or uses.

[mdk]

What operating system you are using? Please add a status report.
How do you install and start JOSM? If you just run the jar, you are responsible for missing fonts, but they should be documented in the wiki. If you use an installer (Windows) the missing fonts could be included there. If you are using a package (Linux) the missing fonts could be declared as dependencies.

[skyper]

Thanks for your report, however your ticket is incomplete and therefore not helpful in its current form.

Please add all needed information according to this list:

• The required parts of the Status Report from your JOSM.
  • Please, use Report Bug from Help menu and copy & paste.
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Remember: This is a generic notice so we don't need to write the same stuff again and again. It may only apply in parts to the specific case!

[denelson83@…]

Here is the missing information.

I create a node, way or relation. Into the name field, I add an Inuktitut name using Inuktitut syllabics, e.g. "ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ".

I expect the syllabic form of the name to appear in the "Tags/Memberships" field, but all I see instead are hollow squares as shown in the attached screenshot.

Revision:18360
Build-Date:2022-01-02 23:53:33

Identification: JOSM/1.5 (18360 en) Windows 10 64-Bit
OS Build number: Windows 10 Home 2009 (19043)
Memory Usage: 1508 MB / 1508 MB (627 MB allocated, but free)
Java version: 17.0.1+12-LTS, Azul Systems, Inc., OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM
Look and Feel: com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsLookAndFeel
Screen: \Display0 1920×1080 (scaling 1.00×1.00)
Maximum Screen Size: 1920×1080
Best cursor sizes: 16×16→32×32, 32×32→32×32
System property file.encoding: Cp1252
System property sun.jnu.encoding: Cp1252
Locale info: en_CA
Numbers with default locale: 1234567890 -> 1234567890
VM arguments: [-Djpackage.app-version=1.5.18360, --add-modules=java.scripting,java.sql,javafx.controls,javafx.media,javafx.swing,javafx.web, --add-exports=java.base/sun.security.action=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-exports=java.desktop/com.sun.imageio.plugins.jpeg=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-exports=java.desktop/com.sun.imageio.spi=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-opens=java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-opens=java.base/jdk.internal.loader=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-opens=java.base/jdk.internal.ref=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.imageio.spi=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.text.html=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-opens=java.prefs/java.util.prefs=ALL-UNNAMED, -Djpackage.app-path=%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\JOSM\HWConsole.exe]
Dataset consistency test: No problems found

Plugins:
+ Create_grid_of_ways (35893)
+ ImproveWay (32)
+ SeaMapEditor (35893)
+ alignways (35893)
+ apache-commons (35893)
+ canvec_helper (35893)
+ centernode (v1.0.4)
+ ejml (35893)
+ geotools (35893)
+ gridify (1606242219)
+ jaxb (35893)
+ jts (35893)
+ measurement (35893)
+ opendata (35893)
+ splinex (35893)
+ utilsplugin2 (35893)

Last errors/warnings:
- 00036.086 E: java.security.KeyStoreException: Windows-ROOT not found. Cause: java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException: Windows-ROOT KeyStore not available
- 100112.264 W: JCS - Silent failure during download: https://tile.openstreetmap.org/14/4816/4126.png
- 101050.692 W: org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.search.SearchParseError: Unexpected token. Expected <right parent>, found <end-of-file>
- 102672.901 E: Thread main-worker-0 raised java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
- 102672.923 E: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space. Cause: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
- 102731.281 E: Thread main-worker-0 raised java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
- 102731.282 E: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space. Cause: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
- 103117.574 W: Warning - <html>You are about to launch 21 524 browser windows.<br>This may both clutter your screen with browser windows<br>and take some time to finish.</html>
- 103859.287 W: Unsaved changes - <html>The relation has been changed.<br><br>Do you want to save your changes?</html>
- 109775.420 W: Unsaved changes - <html>The relation has been changed.<br><br>Do you want to save your changes?</html>

[denelson83@…]

Fix

[denelson83@…]

Okay, I am actually now going to close this issue on my end. All I really needed to do was go into Advanced Preferences and specify which font I needed for the Inuktitut characters, as shown in attached screenshot "JOSM Inuktitut 2".