PRB: Controls that Use FoxFont are Unreadable on Arabic or Hebrew OS (266370)

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When the FoxFont is installed in the Windows\Fonts directory, and the FontName property of certain controls is set to "FoxFont," the controls do not display readable data. Spinners, edit, list, and text boxes that are used on Visual FoxPro forms with a FontName property of "FoxFont" display data as a gray bar. Comboboxes on Visual FoxPro forms with a FontName property of "FoxFont" do not display as a gray bar; however, the display values and ListItem values are not visible.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Using either an Arabic or Hebrew version of Windows, install the FoxFont in the Windows\Fonts folder.
2. Create a program (.prg) file named FoxFont.prg using the following code:

   PUBLIC ox
   ox = CREATEOBJECT("demo")
   ox.Show()
   
   DEFINE CLASS demo AS form
      Name = "demo"
   
      ADD OBJECT textbox1 AS textbox WITH ;
         Height = 25, ;
         Top = INT((ThisForm.Height - 12.5) / 2), ;
         Width = 96, ;
         Left = INT((ThisForm.Width - 48) / 2), ;
         FontName = "FoxFont", ;
         Value = "Demo", ;
         Visible = .T.
   
      ADD OBJECT textbox2 AS textbox WITH ;
         Height = 25, ;
         Top = INT((ThisForm.Height - 12.5) / 2) + 30, ;
         Width = 96, ;
         Left = INT((ThisForm.Width - 48) / 2), ;
         FontName = "Arial", ;
         Value = "Demo", ;
         Visible = .T.
   
      ADD OBJECT commandbutton1 AS commandbutton WITH ;
         Caption = "\<Close", ;
         Height = 25, ;
         Width = 50, ;
         Top = ThisForm.Height - 28, ;
         Left = ThisForm.Width - 60, ;
         Visible = .T.
   
      PROCEDURE commandbutton1.Click
         ThisForm.Release
      ENDPROC
   
   ENDDEFINE
   					

3. Save and run the program file. Note that TextBox1 appears as a gray bar.

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