Multilanguange

> If you want to display chinese, you need a chinese
> font,(e.g."simsun"),then set the LANGUAGE
environment
> before startx.
> e.g.
> #setenv LANGUAGE zh_CN.UTF8
> Then you can display chinese filenames under gnome or
gnome-terinal.
>
> If you want to input chinese,you need a chinese input
> method,(e.g.xcin,fcitx),then set env before startx.
> #setenv XMODIFIERS im=fcitx
>
> However, many X program only support english
language,like xterm.
> Also,many OS independent program can support many
language(display &&
> input) without extra configuare,(e.g.emacs).
>

Correct me if I'm wrong, but from the documentation I read
this means change
the WHOLE programs (e.g.: gnome etc.) default language into
the other
language. What I want is the ability to change language on
the fly, like
when I create a presentation, I want to be able to write in
English and also
another language (e.g: chinese).

Is my assumption above is correct? If not, kindly enough to
enlighten me
with the correct manual pages and/or handbook section to do
the above.

TIA
--
Yours sincerely,
Owen Jeremiah
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Owen Jeremiah wrote:

>Correct me if I'm wrong, but from the documentation I
read this means change
>the WHOLE programs (e.g.: gnome etc.) default language
into the other
>language. What I want is the ability to change language
on the fly, like
>when I create a presentation, I want to be able to write
in English and also
>another language (e.g: chinese).
>
>  
>
You can do this. For most european languages you just need
add something 
like this

Option      "XkbLayout" "us,ru"
Option      "XkbOptions"
"grp:ctrl_shift_toggle,grp:switch"

to your xorg.conf

For Japanese/Chinese/Korean you need to install "input
method", for example
/usr/ports/japanese/kinput2-canna+wnn7 for Japanese
or
/usr/ports/chinese/miniChinput for Chinese (I have not tried
this)

You can look to other ports in chinese/ or japanese/ for
more info.

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