Hi SoftMaker team,
I found a critical bug regarding east-Asian font rendering in PlanMaker 2024 (and possibly the 2026 beta).
[Symptom]
When I go to Options > General and check "アジア言語のフォントの拡張サポート" (Extended support for Asian fonts), then click OK and restart PlanMaker, the checkbox is automatically unchecked (reset to OFF) every time.
[Technical Detail]
I checked my config file pmfo24config.ini and confirmed that it correctly says AsianFonts=1 after clicking OK.
However, when PlanMaker boots up, the application seems to overwrite or ignore this internal value and forces it back to 0 (OFF) on the user interface.
Because of this bug, Japanese characters in CSV files are forcibly rendered in "Arial", causing severe character corruption (garbled text / Chinese font fallback) upon import.
Running the app as an administrator did not resolve the issue. It happens consistently on Windows 11.
Could you please investigate why the AsianFonts=1 flag is being volatile/wiped out during the boot process? It would be a huge help for all Asian users.
Thank you!
[Bug?] "Asian language support" option is always reset to OFF after restarting PlanMaker
Re: [Bug?] "Asian language support" option is always reset to OFF after restarting PlanMaker
Thank you for the detailed report, including the configuration file check — that is genuinely useful.
I can reproduce this issue and have forwarded the details further.
I can reproduce this issue and have forwarded the details further.
Re: [Bug?] "Asian language support" option is always reset to OFF after restarting PlanMaker
Hi SuperTech,
Thank you for reproducing the issue and forwarding it to the development team! I’m glad the report was helpful.
While you are looking into the Asian language settings, I would like to make one additional feature request regarding date formats for Japanese users.
In Japanese business documents, it is standard practice to display dates with the Japanese Kanji characters for year (年), month (月), and day (日) — for example, "2026年8月7日" (YYYY年M月D日).
Currently, PlanMaker struggles to display or recognize this specific format properly unless manual workarounds are used. Supporting this native Kanji date format (and ideally Japanese Era names like Reiwa, though standard Kanji dates are the top priority!) would make PlanMaker so much more powerful for users in Japan.
Thanks again for your great support!
Thank you for reproducing the issue and forwarding it to the development team! I’m glad the report was helpful.
While you are looking into the Asian language settings, I would like to make one additional feature request regarding date formats for Japanese users.
In Japanese business documents, it is standard practice to display dates with the Japanese Kanji characters for year (年), month (月), and day (日) — for example, "2026年8月7日" (YYYY年M月D日).
Currently, PlanMaker struggles to display or recognize this specific format properly unless manual workarounds are used. Supporting this native Kanji date format (and ideally Japanese Era names like Reiwa, though standard Kanji dates are the top priority!) would make PlanMaker so much more powerful for users in Japan.
Thanks again for your great support!
Re: [Bug?] "Asian language support" option is always reset to OFF after restarting PlanMaker
Thank you for the suggestion.
May I ask you to post each suggestion or bug report as its own topic rather than several together — when different points are raised in one place, they are easily overlooked and cannot be tracked or answered individually.
Before opening a topic, it is worth searching the forum first: if the same suggestion has already been raised, adding your comment to that thread keeps the discussion in one place and gives it more weight. Otherwise, a new topic, if one does not already exist, is the best way forward for each point, and it makes the threads far easier for everyone to follow.
May I ask you to post each suggestion or bug report as its own topic rather than several together — when different points are raised in one place, they are easily overlooked and cannot be tracked or answered individually.
Before opening a topic, it is worth searching the forum first: if the same suggestion has already been raised, adding your comment to that thread keeps the discussion in one place and gives it more weight. Otherwise, a new topic, if one does not already exist, is the best way forward for each point, and it makes the threads far easier for everyone to follow.