On Thu, 27 Dec 2001 14:57:05 -0500, "Anuerin G. Diaz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Dec 2001 21:51:08 -0900
> tester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Doug Lerner wrote:
> >
> > >Is there something analagous to the Japanese Language Toolkit in MacOS
> > >that I can install so that I can read and write Japanese?
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >
> > >Doug Lerner, Tokyo
> > >
> >
> > well since you have one partition open where win2k was, try searching on
> > "Two Mandrake" at www.mandrakeforum.com and set up a second mandrake
> > system and choose to _install_ in Japanese. Also, the install usually
> > permits additional languages--there is no specific kit, just additional
> > languages that may be chosen.
> >
> > Civileme
>
> [this is where i get teary-eyed]
>
> what about me?
>
> [end melodramatics]
>
> i am working for a japanese-owned company and am the only one using mandrake
> here. it is one of the reasons why i cannot make my officemates try linux here
> in the office. Japanese language support is pretty much a black art to me
> right now. i can receive email with " alias sy='export LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.eucJP
> sylpheed;sylpheed &' " but aside from that i cant do anything in nihongo. im
> using an english QWERTY keyboard so it would be beneficial if there would be a
> mandrake how-to to enable me to work in english or japanese like in Windows
> (the reason why i dual-boot here in the office). Wine is out of the question.
>
> i found somebody in the sylpheed mailinglist that can write in mandarin while
> still maintaining an english linux installation. he said the principles were
> the same but he was using some chinese-centric applications.
>
>
> as far as using japanese while maintaining an english installation (aside from
> the TWO Mandrakes solution)... HELP!
>
> ciao!
This obviously isn't the best solution, but I hear that Turbolinux basically
specialises in Japanese support (it has a bigger following in Japan than it does
in the US).
--
Sridhar Dhanapalan
But hey, thats just my 31,000 Turkish Lira.
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