[Pidgin] #3562: Automatic Unicode font adjustment

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#3562: Automatic Unicode font adjustment
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Reporter:  soapergem    |       Owner:  lschiere    
    Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new         
Priority:  minor        |   Component:  unclassified
 Version:  2.2.1        |    Keywords:  unicode     
 Pending:  0            |  
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 I was hoping that the support for Unicode formatting can be improved.
 Currently, if you type a Unicode character (I've been using Japanese
 characters in particular), they will only display properly if you have the
 preferences set to use a font that supports them (e.g. the ''default
 font'', ahem), otherwise all that gets displayed is a box with four
 circles in it for each character. However, this is not really the default
 behavior for most programs that I have seen. Usually the program will
 adjust the font automatically if the character is not contained within it.

 For example, I used Microsoft Word 2007. The default font there is
 Calibri, which does not provide support for many unicode characters.
 However, if I start typing Japanese letters, it automatically adjusts and
 sets them to the MS Mincho font, the default for Asian characters.

 I have seen other programs behave similarly as well, adjusting the font
 when necessary (including AIM, I believe). This would be a more desired
 behavior than the current behavior of only displaying the characters
 properly when all the letters are set to that font. Would it be possible
 to incorporate this sort of feature in Pidgin?

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/3562>
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