How change language in ClassicWB

[Omolungo]

What is the procedure to change menu language (and other) in ClassicWB?

After having installed CWB it is in english by defalut, but if I want to change it with another language, I imagine I have to use the files inside the relative drawer in the locale floppy disk.

Have I to copy them in C: ?

[thomas]

Copy the contents of the Locale floppy disk in to the Locale directory of the boot partition.

copy df0: sys:locale all clone

Then run Prefs/Locale and select your preferred language.

[Bloodwych]

All the Locale files are actually already in the pack, just needs a few things tweaking as keymaps are in the Storage drawer. The info is also in the ClassicWB instructions, under keymaps, locale and regional settings:

http://classicwb.abime.net/classicweb/instructions.htm

Keymaps, locale and regional settings

ClassicWB defaults to the Great Britain locale and keymap settings. Obviously this is no good if you live elsewhere and your time zone and keyboard layout differs.

In order to change these settings, do the following:

1. Move the required keymap from the "Storage/Keymaps" to "Devs/Keymaps" drawer
2. Place the "gb" keymap back into the "Storage/Keymaps" drawer, or it will take up memory
3. Reboot the Amiga and open up the "Prefs/Input" requester
4. Select your corresponding keymap and save the setting
5. Open up the "Prefs/Locale" requester and select your region, again saving the setting

Note that those with an American keyboard layout are able to simply remove the "gb" keymap, placing it back into the "Storage/Keymaps" drawer, leaving the "Devs/Keymaps" drawer empty. The required keymap is built into the ROM as its default setting, so to finish just save the "Prefs/Input" with "American" selected.

I admit, the packs should have an install sequence that selects the default language for you, but it's just one of those things I never got around to doing.

I'm afraid that some parts of the ClassicWB will remain in English - no one has ever done a translation of the packs (actually, I think someone did a French translation of the LITE pack somewhere on the net) and it's beyond my ability.

If it bothers you, try AmigaSYS 4 - I think it has better language support:

http://amigasys.ultimateamiga.co.uk/

Hope this helps Omolungo.

[dlfrsilver]

i have translated my installation of classicwb.... It works quite well.