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Re: Localization: HA! <warning: flame>

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From: Ron Pomeroy x(Coop)
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1992 22:59
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In article <1992Oct2.173103.5455@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca>  
pascal@nextasy.physics.mcmaster.ca (Pascal Gaudette) writes:
>>
>>Sigh.
>>
>>I'm sorry to say it, but I'm starting to be pretty disappointed 
>>by the localization, or rather the lack thereof, in 3.0.
>>
>>In DL's inspector panel (target->inspector), they have had the
>>decency to put a "Language" inspector, which recognizes that
>>you might want to index stuff in other languages than your
>>main language. This is nice. *But*, it appears that you can't
>>use anything except english!! (ie the only language you are given
>>to choose from is english). "You can use *any* language you want, as
>>long as it's english." Just great.
>>
>>The only things that seem to be localized in 3.0 are the
>>cosmetics. English online help only. English spell
>>checking only. English indexing only.  Isn't that what
>>localization is really all about? I mean, ultimately,
>>it's quite a bit more important to me to be able to
>>spell check my resume', than whether a button says
>>"Print" or "Imprimer".
>>
>>Perhaps NeXT is hoping that some of these holes will be
>>filled by third party companies. But then NeXT shouldn't
>>try to pretend that it fully supports 7 different
>>languages with 3.0. I'll have to pay extra $$$ just to be
>>able to work in my own tongue. 
>>
>>Localization: Yeah, right!
>>
>>At least they're trying, I suppose. But I really had
>>hoped it would be much better than this.
>>
>>--
>>Pascal "The Rascal" Gaudette       pascal@nextasy.physics.mcmaster.ca
>>MacNUG president                      | *NeXTmail encouraged* 
>>graduate student, McMaster university | Je ne suis pas infaillible.
>>Physics and astronomy dep.            | Vive le Quebec LIBRE!

Wow, you mean you have the docs in another language on your machine ?

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Ronald Pomeroy		[Objective-Cruntime: [Smalltalk runtime]];
Advanced Micro Devices	[self dream-on];
CAM Applications Group
rpomeroy@aunext3.amd.com (NeXTmail preferred)
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