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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" xml:id="selectLanguage" version="5.0">
  <!-- 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 condition="classical">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 condition="classical">
      <imagedata align="center" fileref="dx2-selectLanguage.png" format="PNG"/>
    </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
    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 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 "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 -> System -> Manage localization for
      your system.</para>
    </listitem>
  </itemizedlist>
</section>