Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 08:33:23 +0700 From: Owen Jeremiah <fowlplay77@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Multilanguange Message-ID: <25b28b630510051833na359481q9ad4af517be5c8f4@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4342B34E.5030603@gmail.com> References: <25b28b630510032201l46575bdfibc7b9341f90461b5@mail.gmail.com> <4342B34E.5030603@gmail.com>
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> If you want to display chinese, you need a chinese > font,(e.g."simsun"),then set the LANGUAGE environment > before startx. > e.g. > #setenv LANGUAGE zh_CN.UTF8 > Then you can display chinese filenames under gnome or gnome-terinal. > > If you want to input chinese,you need a chinese input > method,(e.g.xcin,fcitx),then set env before startx. > #setenv XMODIFIERS @im=3Dfcitx > > However, many X program only support english language,like xterm. > Also,many OS independent program can support many language(display && > input) without extra configuare,(e.g.emacs). > Correct me if I'm wrong, but from the documentation I read this means chang= e the WHOLE programs (e.g.: gnome etc.) default language into the other language. What I want is the ability to change language on the fly, like when I create a presentation, I want to be able to write in English and als= o another language (e.g: chinese). Is my assumption above is correct? If not, kindly enough to enlighten me with the correct manual pages and/or handbook section to do the above. TIA -- Yours sincerely, Owen Jeremiah
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