Dave Gutteridge wrote: > > Thank you for your suggestions. > > However, although I know I can choose Japanese as a language in the > boot screen, this makes the entire interface Japanese which is not the > desired result. Even though I could work in a Japanese OS environment, > I don't want to have to conform to the OS, I want the OS to conform to > me. > Partly that's because I don't take orders from my computer. But also, > my Japanese is good enough to handle everyday commands. But if > something really weird and squiky happened with some kind of driver or > RPM setting or something, I don't want to have to be learning UNIX > commands and practicing Japanese at the same time. > Nor is always logging out and back in really a feasible option either, > given the frequency with which I need to have both languages available. > > CentOS/Red Hat/Linux gives the promise of being able to do so, or so > it seems. So there's one of three choices: > 1. I misunderstood the language settings potential, and perhaps > someone could correct me. > 2. My system is not configured correctly, and perhaps someone could > help me correct the computer. > 3. The feature has a significant bug which prevents it from operation, > and so perhaps someone could help me in reaching CentOS or Red Hat to > point out the bug. > > Unfortunately, this is one of those "deal breaker" situations. If I > can't get Japanese support, then CentOS will be a curiousity for me > while I mainly work in Windows. But if I can get Japanese support, > then I can start using CentOS as my main OS. > > I hope there's someone who understands the language settings enough to > keep CentOS alive for me. > > Dave You can have multiple desktops with KDE & be logged in as different users (in shells) on different desktops (man su(1)). That *may* be all you need. -- William A. Mahaffey III --------------------------------------------------------------------- Remember, ignorance is bliss, but willful ignorance is LIBERALISM !!!!