Java Desktop System Release 3 Administration Guide

To Create a Launcher for an Application to Start in a Non-UTF-8 Locale

Perform the following steps:

  1. Right-click on the panel where you want to create the launcher.

  2. Choose Add to Panel -> Launcher.

  3. Use the following format to type the entry in the Command field of the Create Launcher dialog:

    env LANG=locale LC_ALL=locale application-name

    For example, if you want to launch an application called motif-app from the directory /usr/dt/bin in the Chinese Big5 locale, use the following string in the Command field:

    env LANG=zh_TW.BIG5 LC_ALL=zh_TW.BIG5 /usr/dt/bin/motif-app

    You might also need to specify the appropriate value for the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable for the application.

  4. Click OK to create the launcher on the panel.