On Thursday 11 August 2005 05:43 pm, Vivek Rai wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> This is an enhancement request.
>
> In a multilingual environment, the same packaged distribution might be
> used by people of different languages. Further, in some cases, each of
> these languages might be completely different from each other.
>
> It would be useful to have a Language Choice drop down in the KDM screen.
>
> I think there was already some provision for it, but this has never
> been implemented (looking at the KThemedGreeter class constructor)
>
> GDM already has this feature.
>
> Can this be easily added? I would love to be of any help, but am very
> rusty on C++, and very unfamiliar with the KDE class hierarchy in
> general.

This is already possible by creating a separate account for each user. Use=
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can go to K Control Center and set their desired language (assuming they ar=
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installed). They should restart KDE to get the full effect. Users can als=
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set whatever other preferences they want, since language won't be the only =

thing they might want different. The only trouble I see is being able to u=
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K Control Center under the default language long enough to set the desired =

language. But doesn't the first-time wizard ask for language? If not, may=
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it should.

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Gary Cramblitt (aka PhantomsDad)
KDE Text-to-Speech Maintainer
http://accessibility.kde.org/developer/kttsd/index.php
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