On Wed, Jan 12, 2000 at 06:14:17PM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Q4: Is there any Japanese/Chinese version of Linux like Windows NT does?

I'll take a stab at answering this one. The TurboLinux distro is the big
name in Asia: they've done a lot of work on I18N and L10N. I would
start by trying to use the JDK in that environment.

Nathan


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nathan Meyers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 5:46 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Nathan's Book
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jan 12, 2000 at 05:37:22PM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Thanks, Nathan.
> > 
> > Yes, it's copyright 2000.  The reason I asked the question because I
> > couldn't find any topic on internationalization from the book.  It would
> be
> > appreciated if you could give me some information on how to implement this
> > (i.e. display Japanese or Chinese on buttons, listbox, menu, etc.) in
> > Java-Linux environment.  Is there any web sites containing this kind of
> > information?
> 
> Afraid I haven't spent much time in this area. The JDK implements a lot
> of its own I18N capabilities, although there is clearly some reliance
> on the native environment. What I18N issues have you identified specific
> to Linux?
> 
> Nathan
> 
> [Lee]
> I'm new in this area too (and new in Java-Linux as well).  The issue of I18N
> I have is very basic at this time.  That is what we need and need to do to
> display Japanese and Chinese characters on a JButton on Linux.  
> 
> Q1: Do we need a Japanese/Chinese font packages?  
> Q2: If so, where to find the right font package for Linux?  
> Q3: After find the font package, how to use it to show a Japanese/Chinese
> character on a JButton?
> Q4: Is there any Japanese/Chinese version of Linux like Windows NT does?
> 
> It would be appreciated if you could give me a hint.
> 
> 
> Lee

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