Summary of the Solaris 8 Locale
All Solaris 8 locale packages are classified into two categories. The first category is for partial locales, which are the enablers of the locales. With partial locales installed on the system, users can run applications on the target locales, while the OS/GUI messages from Solaris are English. All partial locale packages are available on the Solaris OS CDs.
The second category is for full locale packages. These packages include translations of software messages, on-line help files, optional fonts, and language specific features. Full locale packages provide the full set of language features to 9 languages.
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German
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French
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Spanish
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Swedish
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Italian
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Japanese
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Korean
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Simplified Chinese
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Traditional Chinese
Full locale packages are available on the languages CD. Partial locale packages (locale enablers) have to be installed in order for the full locales to be functional.
Localization Content on Solaris 8 CD-ROMs
Partial locales are selected at the beginning of the install procedure on the OS CD-ROM. Full locales are automatically installed from the Language CD-ROM according to the locale selections made at the beginning of the install procedure.
The distribution of locales is shown in the table below.
Table 3-1 Solaris 8 Installation CD-ROMs|
Disk |
Contents |
|---|---|
|
Solaris OS CD-ROM |
Solaris 8 Operating System all partial locales |
|
Language CD-ROM |
message translations for 9 languages locale specific utilities |
As mentioned, the locales include partial locales. These are based on core locales for the main language. For example, the fr_CA.ISO8859-1 (French Canadian) is based on the fr_FR.ISO8859-1 (French) locale. These partial locales utilize the messages that are delivered into its parent locale (French for fr_CA). If a locale hasn't been fully localized, then it might contain only English messages.
Localization Functions in Solaris Interfaces
The OS locale layer provides the basic locale database and functions that are plugged into the OS system interface at the application's run time. Applications will access these OS locale modules through standard APIs as described in Chapter 2.
The X11 locale layer provides the interface to X input method and X output method such that the X11 applications can allow local text input and display. Fonts are provided to allow applications to display characters from various languages.
CDE/Motif is built on top of the X11 window system. Hence, it can utilize the X11 locale capability through X11 APIs. Solaris localizations have various locale-specific configurations for CDE applications, in order to make the desktop functional within the target locale.
Message translations and on-line help contents are provided throughout different layers as described in the following diagram.
Figure 3-1 Functions and Structure of Locales in Solaris
Script Enabling for Solaris 8
The Solaris 8 base product provides multiple levels of script enabling, such as simple ASCII support, Latin/European support, Asian multibyte support, and Arabic/Hebrew bidirectional support.
The interfaces defined within the X/Open specification are capable of supporting a large set of languages and territories, including the following types of script:
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Script |
Description |
|---|---|
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Latin Language |
Americas, Eastern/Western Europe, Turkey |
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Greek |
Greece |
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East Asia |
Japanese, Korean, and Chinese |
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Indic |
Thai |
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Bidirectional |
Arabic and Hebrew |
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Cyrillic |
Russian |
Localization in the Base and Multilingual Solaris Product
The base Solaris 8 product includes all partial locales, (including multibyte locales) which provide the functionality needed to input, display, and print text in their target languages while using English user interfaces.
The multilingual Solaris 8 product is a super set of the base Solaris product. It additionally includes 9 language translations (user interface and documentation) and some additional software such as BCP support, optional fonts, and optional utilities on the Language CD.
The English Unicode locale (en_US.UTF-8) is installed as the default, while other locales are installed when the locale is selected as install locale during the Solaris install process. Since the UTF-8 locales require all the languages fonts, basic fonts supporting all languages are also installed as the default.
The File System Safe Universal Transformation Format, or UTF-8, is an encoding defined by X/Open as a multi-byte representation of Unicode. UTF-8 encompasses almost all of the characters for traditional single-byte and multi-byte locales for European and Asian languages for Solaris locales.
Additional locale support is packaged according to the geographic region which they support. During the Solaris install process, you are prompted to choose which geographic regions require your support. The locale support available after installation has finished depends on the choices made at this stage.
The following tables lists all the locales supported by the Solaris 8 environment. The locale names have been updated from the Solaris 7 environment in keeping with international naming standards.
All of these locales are also present in the base Solaris 8 release.
Table 3-2 Asia
|
Locale |
User Interface |
Territory |
Codeset |
Language Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ja |
Japanese |
Japan |
eucJP |
Japanese (EUC) |
|
|
|
|
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JISX0201-1976 |
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|
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JISX0208-1990 |
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|
|
|
|
JISX0212-1990 |
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ja_JP.PCK |
Japanese |
Japan |
PCK |
Japanese (PC kanji) |
|
|
|
|
|
JISX0201-1976 |
|
|
|
|
|
JISX0208-1990 |
|
ja_JP.UTF-8 |
Japanese |
Japan |
UTF-8 |
Japanese (UTF-8) Unicode 3.0 |
|
ko |
Korean |
Korea |
5601 |
Korean (EUC) KSC 5601-1987 |
|
ko.UTF-8 |
Korean |
Korea |
UTF-8 |
Korean (UTF-8) KSC Unicode 3.0 |
|
th |
English |
Thailand |
TIS620.2533 |
Thai TIS620.2533 |
|
zh |
Simplified Chinese |
PRC |
gb2312 |
Simplified Chinese (EUC) GB2312-1980 |
|
zh.GBK |
Simplified Chinese |
PRC |
GBK |
Simplified Chinese (GBK) GBK |
|
zh.UTF-8 |
Simplified Chinese |
PRC |
UTF-8 |
Simplified Chinese (UTF-8) Unicode 3.0 |
|
zh_TW |
Traditional Chinese |
Taiwan |
cns11643 |
Traditional Chinese (EUC) CNS 11643-1992 |
|
zh_TW.BIG5 |
Traditional Chinese |
Taiwan
|
BIG5 |
Traditional Chinese (BIG5) BIG5 |
|
zh_TW.UTF-8 |
Traditional Chinese |
Taiwan |
UTF-8 |
Traditional Chinese (UTF-8) Unicde 3.0 |
Table 3-3 Australasia
|
Locale |
User Interface |
Territory |
Codeset |
Language Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
en_AU.ISO8859-1 |
English |
Australia |
ISO8859-1 |
English (Australia) |
|
en_NZ.ISO8859-1 |
English |
New Zealand |
ISO8859-1 |
English (New Zealand) |
Table 3-4 Central America
|
Locale |
User Interface |
Territory |
Codeset |
Language Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
es_CR.ISO8859-1 |
Spanish |
Costa Rica |
ISO8859-1 |
Spanish (Costa Rica) |
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es_GT.ISO8859-1 |
Spanish |
Guatemala |
ISO8859-1 |
Spanish (Guatemala) |
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es_MX.ISO8859-1 |
Spanish |
Mexico |
ISO8859-1 |
Spanish (Mexico) |
|
es_NI.ISO8859-1 |
Spanish |
Nicaragua |
ISO8859-1 |
Spanish (Nicaragua) |
|
es_PA.ISO8859-1 |
Spanish |
Panama |
ISO8859-1 |
Spanish (Panama) |
|
es_SV.ISO8859-1 |
Spanish |
El Salvador |
ISO8859-1 |
Spanish (El Salvador) |
Table 3-5 Central Europe
|
Locale |
User Interface |
Territory |
Codeset |
Language Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
cs_CZ.ISO8859-2 |
English |
Czech Republic |
ISO8859-2 |
Czech (Czech Republic) |
|
de_AT.ISO8859-1 |
German |
Austria |
ISO8859-1 |
German (Austria) |
|
de_AT.ISO8859-15 |
German |
Austria |
ISO8859-15 |
German (Austria, ISO8859-15 - Euro) |
|
de_CH.ISO8859-1 |
German |
Switzerland |
ISO8859-1 |
German (Switzerland) |
|
de_DE.UTF-8 |
German |
Germany |
UTF-8 |
German (Germany, Unicode 3.0) |
|
de_DE.ISO8859-1 |
German |
Germany |
ISO8859-1 |
German (Germany) |
|
de_DE.ISO8859-15 |
German |
Germany |
ISO8859-15 |
German (Germany, ISO8859-15 - Euro) |
|
fr_CH.ISO8859-1 |
French |
Switzerland |
ISO8859-1 |
German (Switzerland) |
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hu_HU.ISO8859-2 |
English |
Hungary |
ISO8859-2 |
Hungarian (Hungary) |
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pl_PL.ISO8859-2 |
English |
Poland |
ISO8859-2 |
Polish (Poland) |
|
sk_SK.ISO8859-2 |
English |
Slovakia |
ISO8859-2 |
Slovak (Slovakia) |
Table 3-6 Eastern Europe
|
Locale |
User Interface |
Territory |
Codeset |
Language Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
bg_BG.ISO8859-5 |
English |
Bulgaria |
ISO8859-5 |
Bulgarian (Bulgaria) |
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et_EE.ISO8859-15 |
English |
Estonia |
ISO8859-15 |
Estonian (Estonia) |
|
hr_HR.ISO8859-2 |
English |
Croatia |
ISO8859-2 |
Croatian (Croatia) |
|
lt_LT.ISO8859-13 |
English |
Lithuania |
ISO8859-13 |
Lithuanian (Lithuania) |
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lv_LV.ISO8859-13 |
English |
Latvia |
ISO8859-13 |
Latvian (Latvia) |
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mk_MK.ISO8859-5 |
English |
Macedonia |
ISO8859-5 |
Macedonian (Macedonia) |
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ro_RO.ISO8859-2 |
English |
Romania |
ISO8859-2 |
Romanian (Romania) |
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ru_RU.KOI8-R |
English |
Russia |
KOI8-R |
Russian (Russia, KOI8-R) |
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ru_RU.ANSI1251 |
English |
Russia |
ansi-1251 |
Russian (Russia, ANSI 1251) |
|
ru_RU.ISO8859-5 |
English |
Russia |
ISO8859-5 |
Russia (Russia) |
|
sh_BA.ISO8859-2@bosnia |
English |
Bosnia |
ISO8859-2 |
Bosnian (Bosnia) |
|
sl_SI.ISO8859-2 |
English |
Slovenia |
ISO8859-2 |
Slovenian (Slovenia) |
|
sq_AL.ISO8859-2 |
English |
Albania |
ISO8859-2 |
Albanian (Albania) |
|
sr_YU.ISO8859-5 |
English |
Serbia |
ISO8859-5 |
Serbian (Serbia) |
|
tr_TR.ISO8859-9 |
English |
Turkey |
ISO8859-9 |
Turkish (Turkey) |
Table 3-7 Middle East
|
Locale |
User Interface |
Territory |
Codeset |
Language Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
he_IL.ISO8859-6 |
English |
Israel |
ISO8859-6 |
Hebrew (Israel) |
Table 3-8 North Africa
|
Locale |
User Interface |
Territory |
Codeset |
Language Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ar_EY.ISO8859-1 |
English |
Egypt |
ISO8859-6 |
Arabic (Egypt) |
Table 3-9 North America
|
Locale |
User Interface |
Territory |
Codeset |
Language Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
en_CA.ISO8859-1 |
English |
Canada |
ISO8859-1 |
English (Canada) |
|
en_US.ISO8859-1 |
English |
USA |
ISO8859-1 |
English (U.S.A.) |
|
en_US.ISO8859-15 |
English |
USA |
ISO8859-15 |
English (U.S.A., ISO8859-15 - Euro) |
|
en_US.UTF-8 |
English |
USA |
UTF-8 |
English (U.S.A., Unicode 3.0) |
|
fr_CA.ISO8859-1 |
French |
Canada |
ISO8859-1 |
French (Canada) |
Table 3-10 North Europe
|
Locale |
User Interface |
Territory |
Codeset |
Language Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
da_DK.ISO8859-1 |
English |
Denmark |
ISO8859-1 |
Danish (Denmark) |
|
da_DK.ISO8859-15 |
English |
Denmark |
ISO8859-15 |
Danish (Denmark, ISO8859-15 Euro) |
|
fi_FI.ISO8859-1 |
English |
Finland |
ISO8859-1 |
Finnish (Finland) |
|
fi_FI.ISO8859-15 |
English |
Finland |
ISO8859-15 |
Finnish (Finland ISO8859-15 Euro) |
|
is_IS.ISO8859-1 |
English |
Iceland |
ISO8859-1 |
Icelandic (Iceland) |
|
no_NO.ISO8859-1@bokmal |
English |
Norway |
ISO8859-1 |
Norwegian (Norway -- Bokmal) |
|
no_NO.ISO8859-1@nyorsk |
English |
Norway |
ISO8859-1 |
Norwegian (Norway -- Nynorsk) |
|
sv_SE.ISO8859-1 |
Swedish |
Sweden |
ISO8859-1 |
Swedish (Sweden) |
|
sv_SE.ISO8859-15 |
Swedish |
Sweden |
ISO8859-15 |
Swedish (Sweden, ISO8859-15 Euro) |
|
sv_SE..UTF-8 |
Swedish |
Sweden |
UTF-8 |
Swedish (Sweden, Unicode 3.0) |
Table 3-11 South America
|
Locale |
User Interface |
Territory |
Codeset |
Language Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
es_AR.ISO8859-1 |
Spanish |
Argentina |
ISO8859-1 |
Spanish (Argentina) |
|
es_BO.ISO8859-1 |
Spanish |
Bolivia |
ISO8859-1 |
Spanish (Bolivia) |
|
es_CL.ISO8859-1 |
Spanish |
Chilie |
ISO8859-1 |
Spanish (Chile) |
|
es_CO.ISO8859-1 |
Spanish |
Colombia |
ISO8859-1 |
Spanish (Colombia) |
|
es_EC.ISO8859-1 |
Spanish |
Ecuador |
ISO8859-1 |
Spanish (Ecuador) |
|
es_PE.ISO8859-1 |
Spanish |
Peru |
ISO8859-1 |
Spanish (Peru) |
|
es_PY.ISO8859-1 |
Spanish |
Paraguay |
ISO8859-1 |
Spanish (Paraguay) |
|
es_UY.ISO8859-1 |
Spanish |
Uruguay |
ISO8859-1 |
Spanish (Uruguay) |
|
es_VE.ISO8859-1 |
Spanish |
Venezuela |
ISO8859-1 |
Spanish (Venezuela) |
|
pt_BR.ISO8859-1 |
English |
Brazil |
ISO8859-1 |
Portuguese (Brazil) |
Table 3-12 South Europe
|
Locale |
User Interface |
Territory |
Codeset |
Language Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
el_GR.ISO8859-7 |
English |
Greece |
ISO8859-7 |
Greek (Greece) |
|
es_ES.ISO8859-1 |
Spanish |
Spain |
ISO8859-1 |
Spanish (Spain) |
|
es_ES.ISO8859-15 |
Spanish |
Spain |
ISO8859-15 |
Spanish (Spain, ISO8859-15 - Euro) |
|
es_ES.UTF-8 |
Spanish |
Spain |
UTF-8 |
Spanish (Spain, Unicode 3.0) |
|
it_IT.ISO8859-1 |
Italian |
Italy |
ISO8859-1 |
Italian (Italy) |
|
it_IT.ISO8859-15 |
Italian |
Italy |
ISO8859-15 |
Italian (Italy, ISO8859-15 - Euro) |
|
it_IT.UTF-8 |
Italian |
Italy |
UTF-8 |
Italian (Italy, Unicode 3.0) |
|
pt_PT.ISO8859-1 |
English |
Portugal |
ISO8859-1 |
Portuguese (Portugal) |
|
pt_PT.ISO8859-15 |
English |
Portugal |
ISO8859-15 |
Portuguese Portugal, ISO8859-15 - Euro) |
Table 3-13 Western Europe
|
Locale |
User Interface |
Territory |
Codeset |
Language Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
en_GB.ISO8859-1 |
English |
Great Britain |
ISO8859-1 |
English (Great Britain) |
|
en_GB.ISO8859-15 |
English |
Great Britain |
ISO8859-15 |
English (Great Britain, ISO8859-15 - Euro) |
|
en_IE.ISO8859-1 |
English |
Ireland |
ISO8859-1 |
English (Ireland) |
|
en_IE.ISO8859-15 |
English |
Ireland |
ISO8859-15 |
English (Ireland, ISO8859-15 - Euro) |
|
fr_BE.ISO8859-1 |
French |
Belgium-Walloon |
ISO8859-1 |
French (Belgium-Walloon) |
|
fr_BE.ISO8859-15 |
French |
Belgium-Wallon |
ISO8859-15 |
French (Belgium-Walloon, ISO8859-15 - Euro) |
|
fr_FR.ISO8859-1 |
French |
France |
ISO8859-1 |
French (France) |
|
fr_FR.ISO8859-15 |
French |
France |
ISO8859-15 |
French (France, ISO8859-15 - Euro) |
|
fr_FR.UTF-8 |
French |
France |
UTF-8 |
French (France, Unicode 3.0) |
|
nl_BE.ISO8859-1 |
English |
Belgium-Flemish |
ISO8859-1 |
Dutch (Belgium-Flemish)
|
|
nl_BE.ISO8859-15 |
English |
Belgium-Flemish |
ISO8859-15 |
Dutch (Belgium-Flemish, ISO8859-15 - Euro) |
|
nl_NL.ISO8859-1 |
English |
Netherlands |
ISO8859-1 |
Dutch (Netherlands) |
|
nl_NL.ISO8859-15 |
English |
Netherlands |
ISO8859-15 |
Dutch (Netherlands, ISO8859-15 - Euro) |
Note -
Locale naming conventions are as follows:
language[_territory][.codeset]
where language is from ISO639 and territory is from ISO3166.
All Solaris product locales preserve the Portable Character Set characters with US-ASCII code values.
A single locale can have more than one locale name. For example, ja_JP.eucJP is the same as ja. Also, fr_FR.ISO8859-1 is the same as fr.
Note -
5601 signifies the Korean EUC codeset containing KS C 5636 and KS C 5601-1987.
eucJP signifies the Japanese EUC codeset. It contains JIS X0201-1976, JIS X0208-1983, and JIS X0212-1990.
gb2312 signifies Simplified Chinese EUC codeset, which contains GV 1988-80 and GB 2312-80.
PCK is also known as Shift JIS (SJIS).
UTF-8 is the UTF-8 of ISO/IEC 10646-1 containing various approved amendments and Unicode 3.0
GBK signifies GB extensions. This includes all GB 2312-80 characters and all Unified Han characters of ISO/IEC 10646-1, as well as Japanese Hiragana and Katagana characters. It also includes many characters of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean character sets and of ISO/IEC 10646-1.
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