Windows 7 Ultimate supports Multi Language (I have used it, it is like "Wow the UI is in Japanise...and I don't know what any of it says but it looks really cool"). I get the point though. I don't know why Microsoft seems to have been traditionally so awkward about that.
I also wonder if anyone has ever tried implementing in an O/S the ability to associate different physical keyboards with different layouts. I know that the O/S only sees the keyboard as a device with a bunch of buttons on it and the things printed on the buttons are for our benefit but I wonder if it would be handy to have different layout keyboards plugged into the same computer for doing multi lingual work. Maybe another option would be for the keys to have simple display technology (like LCD) which could change what was displayed on the keys when the system keyboard layout changed. It ought to be possible on USB keyboards. Perhaps too niche an audience to make it viable. Maybe if it could also be used as a gaming keyboard too where the keys display what the key does within the game. Where is a venture capitalist when I need one? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
