Using Localization on the Workspace Properties Worksheet

The Simplified Chinese OpenWindows Workspace Properties worksheet contains a localization field. To change the language setting for the next OpenWindows tool you start:

1. Choose Properties... on the main window Workspace menu.

2. Choose the Locale category on the Category pull down menu.

   The English and Simplified Chinese versions of the Workspace Properties worksheet appear as follows:

   

   You can set the display and input mechanisms of the Simplified Chinese OpenWindows environment by using the Locale field in the Workspace Properties worksheet. You can switch between the U.S.A. and the China setting.

   The Locale setting determines which characters (ASCII, Simplified Chinese) appear in new tool windows when they are started. Changing the locale does not affect the appearance or operation of tools windows that are started before the change.

Changing Your System Locale Setting

To change the Locale setting on the Workspace Properties worksheet (and in the .OWdefaults file as explained in Simplified Chinese Solaris System Administrator's Guide):

1. Access the Workspace Properties Locale worksheet.

2. Change the Locale setting by choosing U.S.A. or China on the Basic Locale menu.

   The English and the Simplified Chinese versions of this worksheet appear as follows. In this example, China is selected as the locale.

   

3. Click the Apply button to set the locale on the system.

   The English version of this menu is on the left and the Simplified Chinese equivalent is on the right.

   

   Clicking Apply then applies these settings, overwriting your current .OWdefaults file. This file contains the start-up settings OpenWindows uses to start your applications. For explanations of the contents and functions of the .OWdefaults file, refer to Solaris Internationalization Guide for Developers and Simplified Chinese Solaris System Administrator's Guide.