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Article #4395Re: Voicetype for Warp 4 - how to convert to UK version.
From: aacton
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 00:00
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See: ftp://ftp.pcug.org.au/pub/pc/os2/vtuk.txt and ftp://ftp.pcug.org.au/pub/pc/os2/vtuk.zip Regards, Andrew Acton In <GHuX2.6549$116.10101@news2.ozemail.com.au>, giprice@ibm.net writes: >For spellings and VT the UK version would be better. >For character set and other settings the US version is better for us, IMHO. >Given the choice, I would still go for a US version over a UK version, but >I don't use VT. > >If you want to put UK fixes on, you should already have the UK version. >If you want to use the UK version of OS/2, then get it. > >If you want to convert the VT component from US to UK on a US version of >OS/2, install the US VT component (new OS/2 install, or selective install) so >that "the system" knows it is there, and overlay the VT directory and all its >subdirectories with a UK version of the VT "tree". > >It's all documented in vtuk.txt (22,123 bytes). The data is supplied in >vtuk.zip (18,473,290 bytes) both of which I downloaded from the Canberra >PC Users' Group (sorry if the name is not exactly right). Again, I have no >URL, but someone previously posted it here in the last 6 months so dejanews >should be able to get it for you. > >The registration/enrollment exercises are much easier for an Australian speaker >with the UK version, I found, but again, I didn't bother with it in my latest OS/2 >install effort. > >Cheers - hth, Greg > >In <372e4c01@dnews.tpgi.com.au>, vbien@ibm.net (Victor Bien) writes: >> I noticed someone mentioned that Warp 4's Voicetype can be >>converted from the US version to the UK version. I donwloaded the >>CSD1_UK from IBM's ftp site but it says that you have to have the UK >>version installed for you to apply it. >> >> Does this mean I have to approach IBM for a conversion direct from >>them? >> >> We Aussies don't talk like you Yanks for too many words to make >>training up the Voicetype up seem too much like hard work like maybe >>up to 30h instead of the normal 3h! What a stupid decision for IBM >>to release the US version to us here! >> >>TIA >>Victor Bien >>VCB Computing Alternatives (R) >>Employing network marketing concepts to promote OS/2 >>The network is the channel (apologies to Sun). >>Use and help promote OS/2 to your friends and associates and teach >>them to do the same! >> >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10a752,597b2579fee31886 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a752,public X-Google-Thread: 112d6c,597b2579fee31886 X-Google-Attributes: gid112d6c,public From: aacton@pcug.org.au Subject: Re: Voicetype for Warp 4 - how to convert to UK version. Date: 1999/05/10 Message-ID: <3736b940.0@newshost.pcug.org.au> X-Deja-AN: 476130321 References: <372e4c01@dnews.tpgi.com.au> <GHuX2.6549$116.10101@news2.ozemail.com.au> Reply-To: aacton@pcug.org.au Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps,aus.computers.os2