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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>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>If it is likely that you will require several languages installed on
  your system, for yourself or other users, then you should use the
  <guibutton>Multiple languages</guibutton> button to add them now. It will be
  difficult to add extra language support after installation.</para>

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

  <warning>
    <para>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 .</para>
  </warning>

  <itemizedlist>
    <listitem>
      <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. 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.</para>
    </listitem>

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