On Thursday, February 01, 2001, 12:16:06 AM, Yuki wrote:
> It's an incomplete "all languages" at best. I could have the same
> setup I have right now with TB! using Outlook, but OL is
> apparently never going to have the fix where you can read subject
> lines in the message window, unless you configure your system for
> Japanese default.
I'm surprised to hear this. I've no experience with Outlook, but
Outlook Express display everything just fine (Chinese, Japanese,
Korean, whatever), without FEP, and without having to set my default
system locale to Chinese--IOW, a pure English Win2k setup. As long
as the proper language supports are installed (since you're using
Win2k, I believe you know the difference of language support and
default language).
The same applies to IE, and Word, and Netscape 6.
> I'm hoping that TB! will come through.
The list has been hearing the same wish from me for the last several
months. It's good to hear another one who needs DBCS support as
badly as I'm. It's promised for v2, which would hopefully see the
light sometime this year.
> To be fair to MS, which goes against my grain <g>, there is
> apparently a "multi-language version" of Win2k, which apparently
> costs an arm and a leg, but which will handle all these problems
> just fine.
Hmmm, I'm not sure. AFAIK, the multi-language version of Win2k comes
with multi-lingo-supported UI (menus and helps), but otherwise is
the same as the standard version. It won't really solve the problem.
And I don't think the problem can be solved by MS alone. Win2k
provides an environment where any supported codepage can be
displayed properly regardless of what the default system language
is. But it's up to the individual application to call the right
system function to do that. It's especially true for DBCS.
--
Best regards,
Ming-Li
The Bat! 1.49c | Win2k SP1
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