User interface themes

The user interface theme files specify the screen colors and display fonts to be used. Display fonts are dependent on the languages that must be supported. Some fonts may not support all the languages.

For example, Tahoma (the Sterling™ Order Management System Software default font) does not support Japanese; for best results when localizing Sterling Order Management System Software to Japanese, use the Microsoft Gothic font. When setting up a theme, choose a font that displays the specific language you require. For example, when setting up a Japanese locale, customize the theme to use a font that displays Japanese characters such as Hiragana.

Note: If you use a font that is bigger than the Sterling Order Management System Software default font (Tahoma), it may be necessary to customize the <INSTALL_DIR>/repository/datatypes/datatypes.xml file to increase the user interface size of data types that are used for input fields in the Application Console. In particular, the user interface size of the "Date" data type should be increased.

When choosing a font for a specific language, you can refer to Table 1 for the language's recommended font.

Table 1. Recommended fonts for languages
Language	Font
French	Tahoma
German	Tahoma
Japanese	MS UI Gothic
Spanish	Tahoma
Simplified Chinese	SimSun
Traditional Chinese	PMingLiu
Korean	Dotum