Viewing Unicode characters in Studio

You can define Unicode characters in elements of Guidewire Studio and then set a theme in your operating system so you can see Unicode characters.

Elements of Studio that support viewing Unicode

You can define and view Unicode characters for the following elements in Guidewire Studio™:

  • Database column descriptions, but not names
  • Gosu identifiers, such as class names, method names, and variable names
  • Gosu comments
  • Typekey/Typecode names and descriptions, but not codes
  • XSD element and attribute names
  • Web service method names

You cannot define Unicode values for the following elements visible in Studio:

  • Database column names, which are limited to a-z, A-Z, 0-9, and underscore
  • PCF file names or the ID property
  • Typekey and Typecode codes

Set Studio to view Unicode characters

Before you begin

Guidewire does not supply fonts for your system. You must download the fonts for the languages that you want to use in Guidewire Studio. Microsoft Windows has downloadable support for many languages. For example, if you install support for Korean, Chinese, or Japanese, the downloaded files include Unicode character support for the characters used by those languages. Linux might require special font downloads.

About this task

To see Unicode characters in Studio, set a theme that is appropriate for your operating system.

Procedure

  1. In Studio, navigate to File > Settings > Appearance.
  2. Change the Theme setting to a value that works for your operating system.
    • If you are on Microsoft Windows, change the theme to Windows.
    • If you are on Linux, change the theme to Nimbus.
  3. Click OK.