MantisBT - NetSurf
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0002559NetSurfRISC OS-specificpublic2017-09-22 19:022017-10-02 21:18
ReporterGeorge Greenfield 
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PrioritynormalSeverityblockReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionno change required 
PlatformVirtual Acorn VRPC-SA on Win7OSRISC OSOS Version4.02
Product Version3.6 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
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Summary0002559: NetSurf launch fails due to font issue
DescriptionAbout 20% through the normal font-scanning process on first launch, an error message appears:

Unicode font initialisation failed. Please contact the NetSurf developers.

Earlier NetSurf versions exhibit the same problem on VRPC-SA, and the problem is 100% repeatable i.e. affects every launch. NetSurf functions normally on other emulators (RPCEmu) on the same machine.I have tried replacing !Boot.Resources.Unicode in VRPC's !Boot sequence, without success.
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Attached Files? Log (4,378) 2017-09-22 19:02
https://bugs.netsurf-browser.org/mantis/file_download.php?file_id=511&type=bug

Notes
(0001606)
George Greenfield   
2017-09-24 11:47   
UPDATE: This issue is now solved: my font directory was broken/had broken fonts, removal of which restored normal operation of NetSurf on VRPC. 24.9.17
(0001611)
Dave Higton   
2017-10-02 21:18   
The problem was with the user's fonts, not with NetSurf.

Issue History
2017-09-22 19:02George GreenfieldNew Issue
2017-09-22 19:02George GreenfieldFile Added: Log
2017-09-24 11:47George GreenfieldNote Added: 0001606
2017-10-02 21:18Dave HigtonStatusnew => closed
2017-10-02 21:18Dave HigtonResolutionopen => no change required
2017-10-02 21:18Dave HigtonNote Added: 0001611