can't type symbol font

[Fernando Zapata Montes]

I have symbol font installed in my OS but I can't type this font.

OS: Windows 7
Inkscape: 0.48

[Alvin Penner (apenner)]

if you need to use a font like Symbol or Webdings, then you will need to download a more recent Inkscape development version from:

http://www.oss-marketplace.com/index.php/inkscape-blog/50-inkscape-text/768-inkscape-aktuelle-entwicklerversion-r12339

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Known issue, tracked in
- Bug #165665 (sf937347) “non-Unicode symbol fonts do not work on Windows”
  <https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/165665>