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diff --git a/selectLanguage.html b/selectLanguage.html index 214f718..e482bbb 100644 --- a/selectLanguage.html +++ b/selectLanguage.html @@ -2,146 +2,98 @@ <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> - <title>Choosing your Language</title> + <title>Please choose a language to use</title> <meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"> <link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX"> <link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX"> - <link rel="prev" href="intro.html" title="The Mageia Installer"> - <link rel="next" href="acceptLicense.html" title="License Terms of the Distribution"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css"> + <link rel="prev" href="installer.html" title="DrakX, the Mageia installer"> + <link rel="next" href="acceptLicense.html" title="License and Release Notes"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css"> <!-- body { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px } table { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px } --></style></head> <body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"> - <div lang="" class="section" title="Choosing your Language"> + <div lang="" class="section" title="Please choose a language to use"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h2 class="title"><a name="drakxid-selectLanguage"></a>Choosing your Language + <h2 class="title"><a name="selectLanguage"></a>Please choose a language to use </h2> </div> </div> - </div> - + </div> - - <p><a name="BId-drakxid-selectLanguage-pa1"></a>The first step is to - choose your preferred language. - </p> - - - - <p><a name="BId-drakxid-selectLanguage-pa2"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-selectLanguage-it1"></a>First open the tree relative to the continent you are located in, and then choose - the language you speak. Your language choice will affect the installer, the documentation, and - the system in general. + <p><a name="selectLanguage-pa1"></a>Select your preferred language, by first expanding + the list for your continent. <span class="application">Mageia</span> will use this selection during + the installation and for your installed system. </p> - - <p><a name="BId-drakxid-selectLanguage-pa3"></a>Click the <span class="guilabel">Multiple languages</span> button near the botom of the list to go to the screen to select additional languages for your workstation, thereby installing - the - language-specific files for system documentation and - applications. For example, if Spanish friends are to use your - machine, select English as the default language in the first screen - and <span class="guilabel">Español</span> in the <span class="guilabel">Multiple languages</span> screen. + + <p><a name="selectLanguage-pa2"></a> If it is likely that you will require several + languages installed on your system, for yourself or other users, then you should use the + <span class="guibutton">Multiple languages</span> button to add them now. It will be difficult to add + extra language support after installation. </p> + - <div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> - <table border="0" summary="Note"> + + + <div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> + <table border="0" summary="Warning"> <tr> - <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="note.png"></td> - <th align="left">Note</th> + <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Warning]" src="warning.png"></td> + <th align="left">Warning</th> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> - - <p><a name="BId-drakxid-selectLanguage-pa4"></a>You are advised to install the language of your keyboard and the language of the country you live in as additional languages - if they are not the same as your preferred language. + <p><a name="selectLanguage-pa3"></a>Even if you choose more than one language, you must + first choose one of them as your preferred language in the first language screen. It will + also be marked as chosen in the multiple languages screen . </p> - </td> </tr> </table> </div> - - - <div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> - <table border="0" summary="Note"> - <tr> - <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="note.png"></td> - <th align="left">Note</th> - </tr> - <tr> - <td align="left" valign="top"> - - <p><a name="BId-drakxid-selectLanguage-pa5"></a>About - <acronym class="acronym">UTF-8</acronym> (unicode) support: Unicode is a - character encoding intended to cover all existing - languages. <span class="application">Mageia Linux</span> uses <acronym class="acronym">UTF-8</acronym> by default for all languages - </p> - + + + <div class="itemizedlist"> + <ul class="itemizedlist"> + <li class="listitem"> + + <p><a name="selectLanguage-pa4"></a>If your keyboard language is not the same as your preferred language, then it is advisable to install the language of your + keyboard as well. + </p> + + </li> + <li class="listitem"> + + + <p><a name="selectLanguage-pa5"></a>Mageia uses UTF-8 (Unicode) support by default. + This may be disabled in the "multiple languages" screen if you know that it is inappropriate + for your language. Disabling UTF-8 applies to all installed languages. + </p> + + </li> + <li class="listitem"> + - - <div class="orderedlist"> - <ol class="orderedlist" type="1"> - <li class="listitem"> - - <p><a name="BId-drakxid-selectLanguage-pa6"></a>If you know UTF-8 encoding doesn't work well for your language, tick the box <span class="guilabel">Old compatibility (non-UTF) encoding</span> at the top of the <span class="guilabel">Multiple languages</span> screen - </p> - - </li> - <li class="listitem"> - - <p><a name="BId-drakxid-selectLanguage-pa7"></a>Be aware that this will then apply to all languages on your system - </p> - - </li> - </ol> - </div> - - </td> - </tr> - </table> + <p><a name="selectLanguage-pa6"></a>You can change the language of your system after installation in the Mageia Control Center -> System -> Manage localization + for your system. + </p> + + </li> + </ul> </div> - - <p><a name="BId-drakxid-selectLanguage-pa4"></a>Note that - you're not limited to choosing a single additional language. You - may choose several, or even install them all by selecting the - <span class="guilabel">All languages</span> box. Selecting support for a - language means translations, fonts, spell checkers, etc. will also - be installed for that language. Make sure you select all languages - which are likely to be useful on the machine now, it may be difficult - to configure support for languages not chosen at - install time at a later date. - </p> + + - - <div class="tip" title="Tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> - <table border="0" summary="Tip"> - <tr> - <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="./tip.png"></td> - <th align="left">Tip</th> - </tr> - <tr> - <td align="left" valign="top"> - - <p><a name="drakx-pa18a"></a>To switch between the various - languages installed on your system, you can launch the - <span class="command"><strong>localedrake</strong></span> command as <code class="literal">root</code> to - change the language used by the entire system. Running the command - as a regular user will only change the language settings for that - particular user. - </p> - - </td> - </tr> - </table> - </div> - + + </div> </body> </html> |