Font.properties files

Hello!
Do you know at what point does the Java Runtime load font.properties file and how it selects the one to load?
I am struggling with displaying cyrillic characters in AWT controls.
I have a code like this inside the applet's init() method:
=================================================
Locale rus = new Locale("ru", "RU");
this.setLocale(rus);
DateFormat df = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.LONG, rus);
String s = df.format(new Date());
displayString = new Label();
displayString.setLocale(rus);
add(displayString);
displayString.setText(s);
===========================================================
The output is supposed to be "12 ��, 2005�."
Instead, every cyrillic character is replaced with a square box.
I think the JRE is just loading the wrong font.properties file somehow...
BTW, my OS is an english version of Windows XP.
I'll greatly appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks for your time.

Which one is loaded is based on the locale of the JVM at start-up time. The locale is taken from the system locale, which on Windows is based on the region/language currently selected. You can override this using java intergreter's options, such as, in your case:
java -Duser.language=ru -Duser.region=RU yourgrogramUsing the above settings, font.properties.ru will be used. Cyrillic characters will then be displayed properly if appropriate fonts are installed. This, however, may not work with AWT components. To be sure, use Swing -- they are better designed for rendering Unicode characters.

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