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<blockquote data-quote="remain" data-source="post: 431019" data-attributes="member: 23182"><p>From what I know (someone correct me if I'm wrong):</p><p> </p><p>Mac OS X does <strong>not </strong>come in different language versions, like Windows does.</p><p></p><p>There is only <strong>one version of Mac OS X</strong>, and it supports the following languages:</p><p></p><p> * Brazilian Portuguese</p><p> * Chinese (Traditional & Simplified)</p><p> * Danish</p><p> * Dutch</p><p> * English UK</p><p> * English Canada</p><p> * English US</p><p> * Finnish</p><p> * French</p><p> * French (Canada)</p><p> * German</p><p> * Icelandic</p><p> * Italian</p><p> * Japanese</p><p> * Korean</p><p> * Norwegian</p><p> * Russian</p><p> * Spanish</p><p> * Swedish</p><p> * Turkish</p><p></p><p></p><p>Let's say you're logged in a user account in OS X.</p><p>Go to System Preferences, then to the International section, and you'll see a list of languages. </p><p></p><p>You can drag a language up or down the list.</p><p>This way, you can set the preferred order of the languages in which you want the OS and application, <strong>if available</strong>, to be displayed for <strong>that</strong> user account.</p><p></p><p>Let me clarify:</p><p>The one at the top of this list will the one in which the OS will be displayed. </p><p>This will also apply to <strong>applications</strong>.</p><p>All the apps that are made by Apple (Finder, Safari, iTunes, etc.) come in all the languages.</p><p>However, not all 3rd-party apps support all the languages listed above that Mac OS X supports.</p><p>For 3rd-party apps, it'll depend on whether the language selected is available/supported in that app.</p><p></p><p>And remember that this is a per-user account setting.</p><p>(meaning yes, one user account can have English, and another, Japanese)</p><p></p><p></p><p>As previously mentioned, </p><p>when you first open a new Mac, it'll ask you to select a language.</p><p></p><p>I believe this shouldn't be permanent.</p><p></p><p>As I've just said, you can easily change the language inside a user account.</p><p></p><p>The only concern is the login window, of which the language is set the 1st time you open the Mac, </p><p>but that <a href="http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106478" target="_blank">Apple article</a> you've found seems to indicate the language of the login window can also be changed, with some effort.</p><p></p><p>[[[ edit:</p><p></p><p>Oh wait, seems like that article is a bit outdated.</p><p></p><p>Read this:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302418" target="_blank">http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302418</a></p><p></p><p>]]]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>But since you <strong>can</strong> choose the language when you first open the Mac, </p><p>just make sure you choose English, so you won't have to bother with any of this. ;p</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>[Addendum 1]</p><p></p><p>Here's what that the International section of System Preferences looks like:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v32/dhtns/misc/mac_os_x_international.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>For example, I have English at the top right now.</p><p>I can easily drag French to the top of the list.</p><p>Now, if I open an app, it'll be in French (if that app supports it of course).</p><p>If an app is already open, then it'll still be in English. If I quit it and re-open in, then it'll be in French.</p><p>If I log out and log back in, the Finder (desktop and folders) will be in French as well.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[Addendum 2]</p><p></p><p>Apple article: Changing the language shown in menus and dialogs</p><p></p><p><a href="http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh163.html" target="_blank">http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh163.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="remain, post: 431019, member: 23182"] From what I know (someone correct me if I'm wrong): Mac OS X does [B]not [/B]come in different language versions, like Windows does. There is only [B]one version of Mac OS X[/B], and it supports the following languages: * Brazilian Portuguese * Chinese (Traditional & Simplified) * Danish * Dutch * English UK * English Canada * English US * Finnish * French * French (Canada) * German * Icelandic * Italian * Japanese * Korean * Norwegian * Russian * Spanish * Swedish * Turkish Let's say you're logged in a user account in OS X. Go to System Preferences, then to the International section, and you'll see a list of languages. You can drag a language up or down the list. This way, you can set the preferred order of the languages in which you want the OS and application, [B]if available[/B], to be displayed for [B]that[/B] user account. Let me clarify: The one at the top of this list will the one in which the OS will be displayed. This will also apply to [B]applications[/B]. All the apps that are made by Apple (Finder, Safari, iTunes, etc.) come in all the languages. However, not all 3rd-party apps support all the languages listed above that Mac OS X supports. For 3rd-party apps, it'll depend on whether the language selected is available/supported in that app. And remember that this is a per-user account setting. (meaning yes, one user account can have English, and another, Japanese) As previously mentioned, when you first open a new Mac, it'll ask you to select a language. I believe this shouldn't be permanent. As I've just said, you can easily change the language inside a user account. The only concern is the login window, of which the language is set the 1st time you open the Mac, but that [URL="http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106478"]Apple article[/URL] you've found seems to indicate the language of the login window can also be changed, with some effort. [[[ edit: Oh wait, seems like that article is a bit outdated. Read this: [url]http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302418[/url] ]]] But since you [B]can[/B] choose the language when you first open the Mac, just make sure you choose English, so you won't have to bother with any of this. ;p [Addendum 1] Here's what that the International section of System Preferences looks like: [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v32/dhtns/misc/mac_os_x_international.png[/img] For example, I have English at the top right now. I can easily drag French to the top of the list. Now, if I open an app, it'll be in French (if that app supports it of course). If an app is already open, then it'll still be in English. If I quit it and re-open in, then it'll be in French. If I log out and log back in, the Finder (desktop and folders) will be in French as well. [Addendum 2] Apple article: Changing the language shown in menus and dialogs [url]http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh163.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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