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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns6="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0" xml:id="selectLanguage">
  <!-- Made by marja on 2012 04 01, using barjac's text -->

  <!-- NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED! -->

  <!-- SimonNZG 2012-04-03 has had a look -->

  <!-- removed para id's, corrected duplicate id's for segments, corrected wrong
       code in figure, marja, 20120409 -->

  <!-- barjac 2012-04-11 - removed image figure tag - and once again had to clean
       up mess made of this header by xxe -->

  <info>
    <title xml:id="selectLanguage-ti1">Please choose a language to use</title>
  </info>

  <para condition="classical">Select your preferred language, by first
  expanding the list for your continent. <application>Mageia</application>
  will use this selection during the installation and for your installed
  system.</para>

  <para condition="live">Select your preferred language.
  <application>Mageia</application> will use this selection during the
  installation and for your installed system.</para>

  <para condition="classical">If it is likely that you (or others) will
  require several languages to be installed on your system, then you should
  use the <guibutton>Multiple languages</guibutton> option to add them now. It
  will be difficult to add extra language support after installation.</para>

  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject condition="classical">
      <imagedata format="PNG" fileref="dx2-selectLanguage.png" align="center"/>
    </imageobject>

    <imageobject condition="live">
      <imagedata fileref="live-language.png" format=""/>
    </imageobject>
  </mediaobject>

  <warning condition="classical">
    <para>Even if you choose more than one language, you must first choose one
    as your preferred language in the first language screen. It will also be
    marked as chosen in the multiple languages screen.</para>
  </warning>

  <itemizedlist>
    <listitem condition="classical">
      <para>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.</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para>Mageia uses UTF-8 (Unicode) support by default.</para>

      <para condition="classical">This may be disabled in the <emphasis role="bold">Multiple languages</emphasis> screen if you know that it is
      inappropriate for your language. Disabling UTF-8 applies to all
      installed languages.</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para>You can change the language of your system after installation in
      the Mageia Control Center -> System -> Manage localization for
      your system.</para>
    </listitem>
  </itemizedlist>
</section>