Set the other columns as explicitly using the default font, to work around the previous issue (but still pack columns, for consistency).
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<name>com.nokia.sdt.component.symbian</name>
<comment></comment>
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</arguments>
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<buildCommand>
<name>org.eclipse.pde.SchemaBuilder</name>
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