Thanks, Shaun, I know about the workaround, as I also wrote in my email. In my post I asked about using *native* dialogs in OOo languages not supported by Apple. Which from your reply might or might not be possible.
Lp, m. On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 10:51 AM, Shaun McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 18 Mar 2008, at 09:24, Martin Srebotnjak wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I downloaded dev300m3 Intel build by Pavel and really like the result. > > But since all the great things happened (inclusion of native mac > > dialogs for printing and opening/saving files), I do have a problem > > with it, as probably do others using the software. > > > > As you might know, OS X (it's UI strings) is localized into 15 > > languages: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303588 > > As you might know, OpenOffice.org is (being) localized into 90 > > languages: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Languages > > > > Using native dialogs (like print, open and save) makes localization of > > OOo obsolete. If print, open and save dialogs, that user will use > > quite often, are in English, why translating other less used dialogs > > into native language? > > > > So I would really kindly ask developers/mac porters to find a way to > > force localized strings from OOo package into the system native > > dialogs used, if that is possible at all. Maybe that could be an > > option in the preferences. > > It is known that you can use the Apple localisation in the native > dialogs can be easily done for the Apple supported languages, but I > don't know how easily the other community languages will be. The > current process is to place an empty fr.lproj folder inside the > resources fold in the .app bundle. I currently don't know if it is > possible to override the Apple specified strings, as they are > currently set system wide. > > > > > > > > I do know that it is possible to use old OpenOffice.org dialogs > > instead. But then, one could also use some other office suite. Or > > operating system, I know. Apple might support more languages in the > > future, but how many and when? For them only costs-revenue ratio is > > important, so I am sure they will not support languages of > > less-developed nations. For sure not as many as there are OOo > > localizations. I do understand that for developers from USA, France, > > Germany or other 12 languages this doesn't look like a big problem. If > > more and more apps speak other languages, Apple might consider > > investing more into supporting those languages ... > > > > You can use the old OpenOffice.org dialogs by changing one of the > preferences. > 1. Open preferences > 2. Choose OpenOffice.org>General on the left list. > 3. Make sure that "Use OpenOffice.org dialogs" us enabled under "Open/ > Save OpenOffice.org dialogs" and "Print dialogs". > > Devs: > I've just noticed that the spinner doesn't fully fit the year into the > text box, on the bottom of the above page. > > Shaun > [..] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
