Pablo Saratxaga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The problem of missing rpm packages in RC1 concerns various other > packages as well, and it will be handled; it isn't a Chinese > specific problem however.
indeed. > > Details: > > I initially installed using English with added Chinese language > > support. I changed KDE to use Chinese using the > > "Accessibility|Country - Region and Language" setting. (where else > > would the average user change this?) > > You should do it trough localedrake; however... I see it doesn't > appear in mandrake control center! i do not remember the exact reason why but interface team never wanted it to be visible (maybe was it because it can work without root capabilities?) dadou? however, it's availlable through a menu entry in Configuration/Other sub menu. > I don't think KDE control center defines the needed things for the > XIM methods. > Maybe KDE should be patched so it calls localedrake in batch mode > with the right values ? isn't it already the case ? laurent ? > (localedrake defines language variables, but also input method and > KDE default fonts; KDE language panel only defines language) > > > By the way, quitting KDE does not go back to the graphical login > > xdm mode (even though I am in runlevel 5). This happens both when > > auto-logging in and when manually logging in. > > xdm (contrary to mode modern *dm) doesn't monitor itself to catch > problems and reload. I don't know much about xdm; but it should have > written some important logs into a log file before crashing; someone > should tell where the file should be found. anyway, kdm, mdkkdm and gdm are a lot saner regarding robustness or l10n support (though they're quite slower to load on my old machine) > > drakconf works fine with simplified chinese. > > gtk2 programs are able of finding missing glyphs from other fonts if > needed; so you never have the "square box" problem (unless you don't > have any single font at all with those characters of course), err, i did see that bug while testing chinese for now, i can only reproduce it with traditional chinese but i remember i had saw it for at least one other cjk language and one "neither cjk nor latin" language. eg: look at the box with 59.. numbers in "drakxtv --testing" for zh_TH:
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there's also another box with numbers one character right to the "Radio" checkbox. for now, only > > Redhad does this by default. gdm seems to be able to do it. as our gdm is able to (but see also other pablo's notes) > > People need to be able to choose their language before logging in, > > and not have to negotiate menus in English. Chinese speakers (who > > have little or no English) have no problems using Redhat - it all > > works out of the box. > > It should be the same for 9.2, once the bugs get solved.
