AC9 & PM9 Font Encoding Problems

Anonymous — Mon, 22 May 2023 22:03:28 GMT

Font Encoding Problems
PROBLEM 1
I have changed default Font Encoding from 0 (ANSI_CHARSET) to 204 (RUSSIAN_CHARSET), because I'm working with russian Layers, using russian words in Navigator, need to see russian characters for Library Parts etc.
My ArchiCAD 9 and PlotMaker 9 are showing the russian characters, but the problem now is that when I insert Ø (diameter sybmol) with any font that supports this character with WESTERN font script and then update my AC9 file in PM9 the symbol is shown with invailed encoding.
I have found 2 ways to bypass this problem, but better is to solve problem at GRAPHISOFT.
1st Method:
use Font that supports diameter character with cyrillic font script. From my 70 fonts, I have found only RusAria. And this is not the best font for dimension texts, beacause is wide and bold.
2nd Method:
When PM9 starts, the program checks AC9 Font Script Encoding (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Graphisoft\ArchiCAD\ArchiCAD 9.0.0 INT R1\Font Description). If the default 0 (ANSI_CHARSET) replaced with 204 (RUSSIAN_CHARSET) PM9 remembers this last value at start up. And I think that's the problem, beacuse each time if I reset to default AC9 font enconding 0 (ANSI_CHARSET) value before starting PM9, the characters are showing correct. /Font encoding value 204 for PM9 can be leaved/
I'm not programmer and don't shure that this is only problem. Maybe the problem is, that AC9 don't saves font scripts and application font encoding together.

PROBLEM 2
In AC9 navigator with russian characters saved views can't be imported/updated in PM9. /note: view set names can be written in russian /
The only way for solving this problem, that I know is to replace view set names with Latin(english) characters.

OS: WinXP Professional, SP2
ArchiCAD version: AC 9 INT R1 (not yet updated)

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AC9 & PM9 Font Encoding Problems