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There are some issues when using the editor applet in a non-English locale. The editor applet is now written in Java Developer's Kit (JDK) 1.1.8, which better supports Unicode and non-English languages. However, different browsers and Java Virtual Machines (JVMs) handle non-English characters differently as well.

Netscape issues

• In order to properly display and enter non-English characters, you must be running an operating system in the desired language. For example, if you are connecting to and editing documents from a Cyrillic Domino server, you must be doing so using a browser running on a Cyrillic operating system. This is because the JVM gets the fonts from the operating system. If you are running a US English operating system, the Java fonts are Latin 1 and all characters are interpreted as Latin 1.
• Double-byte languages are simplified and traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Now that the editor applet is built using JDK 1.1.8, it should get the proper key codes from Netscape 4.x browsers when running in a double-byte operating system. In a previous version of the editor applet, characters input into the IME (input mode) did not get entered into the editor applet. To solve this problem, the editor applet displays a text field at the bottom of the data area when running in the ZH, JA, or KO locales. Press F4 to move the cursor into this text field and use the IME to enter characters into the text field. Press Return to move the characters into the applet's data area. Press F4 again to return the cursor to the editor applet's data area. Even though the IME should now work properly with the editor applet, this extra text field is still displayed when running in Netscape. The IME works properly with Internet Explorer 4.01 so this extra text field is not displayed.

Often times international characters are inserted into an editor using an Alt or Esc sequence. This method of inputting characters varies greatly from browser to browser and does not work consistently. To work around this issue, the editor applet allows you to enter Unicode character values. Press the button in the editor applet's UI. A text field is displayed where you can enter a Unicode character value either in decimal or hexadecimal. A hexadecimal value must be preceded with 0x (zero x).