On 2002-01-18 14:49 +0100, Guy Brooker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Most OS X apps seem to be multi language aware. Displaying menus and dialogs > in English, French, German, etc depending on the users language choice, and > the resources they have installed. > > If I select Show Info for Entourage X in the Finder, there is no 'Languages' > pop up, and if I select another app, say Internet Explorer, and choose the > language tab, and then select Entourage, there is a message saying "Language > information does not apply". > > I would like to use Entourage X (and the rest of office) on a machine with > two users, one French and one English. The GUI of Internet Explorer follows > the language prefs, but Entourage and the rest of office appear to only use > English. > > Is there a way of adding language resources to the Office apps ? Might this > come with an update in the near future ?
Looks like you're out of luck -- while Multilanguage capability at OS X is available in principle (and Apple itself using it), most software vendors -- especially large international companies -- aren't likely to adapt it. It's rather a matter of politics than a matter technical limitations or whatsoever. Though software vendors operating internatinal (keep in mind, they depend on local "national" distributors) are trying hard to keep the "one world, one price" model, for some markets they have to adapt to the local real purchase power. And of cause, as distributors aren't just selling, but provide services as well (upgrades etc) vendors need to make sure customers are tied to their local distributors -- in this context purchasing software somewhere at (continental) China and calling an American distributor for getting upgrades apparently cannot be regarded fair play. At this time, large international vendors have no other instrument than to resort to selling one-language-only packages in order to get the distribution channel managed. Of cause, that model seems to be outdated, but what else? Look at Quark, they're offering Passport, for a steep price increase ... not everybody outside of U.S. loves that price model :-o Bottomline -- though I understand vendors are and will be subjected to services provided by local distributors -- customers, especially OS X types, naturally in long term will expect multi-language software (well, that would be a huge step forward -- I have (local) Czech and Turkey users that have to live with German localized high-tech software). In an ideal world I'd give them software according to their native language ... and *I'm not willing* to spent my time (or money) for installing any type of special yadayada pack. Dan at allies, please forward to responsibles -- OS X is giving you a hard time sticking with the *old* distribution scheme. -Thomas btw, for U.S. resident readers, German + Czech is in no way equal to U.S. + Mexican -- Thomas Schierle, Munich, Germany PGP key [DSS/DH] 0xA23CDA1D available at various public key servers -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
