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 Selling and Fulfillment Foundation default font) does not support Japanese; for best results when localizing Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation 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 Selling and Fulfillment Foundation 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