Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!news.daionet.gr.jp!news.yamada.gr.jp!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!c03.atl99.usenetserver.com!news.usenetserver.com!fe04.usenetserver.com.POSTED!a3313b08!not-for-mail From: "mr.sumo.snr" Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan References: <1gm7bjg.xc4f0m94g8ywN@yahoobb219000172007.bbtec.net> Subject: Re: Windows OS Language - English or Japanese? Lines: 53 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original Message-ID: X-Complaints-To: abuse@usenetserver.com X-Abuse-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly. NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:13:38 EDT Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 01:13:31 +0900 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:20140 "Throwaway Account" wrote in message news:1gm7bjg.xc4f0m94g8ywN@yahoobb219000172007.bbtec.net... > I'm in the market for a new computer, this time a Windows OS laptop. I > have problems with my trusty Mac English OS 9.2 when using Japanese > print drivers. The characters come out as gibberish (mojibake) in the > display. Input for programs like MS Word, etc. is no problem using > kotoeri. > > The new computer will be a Windows XP system. So, the big question is > whether to get a laptop with English OS (and English keyboard) or > Japanese OS (and Japanese keyboard). So like - get the English keyboard. The tiny space bar on a Japanese keyboard does get on your tits when typing English - and at 80% to 20% the usefulness of the extra keys is negated. > > I plan to use English 80% of the time and Japanese 20% of the time. > > Are many of you using English OS with Japanese input? How does this > work? I'm assuming that you mean either just typing Japanese text in Word and e-mail messages - then it's a breeze, or you're thinking that all menus can be switched to Japanese - which they can't with a regular copy of XPee. There IS a Micro$oft utility for doing that - which several members of the group deploy primarily so their kids and spouses can use an English XPee installed machine totally in Japanese...now where did they get that from I wonder...!? For just plain old text input and displaying Japanese-only software the IME and other utilities included in XPee work fine. > > How do Japanese dialog boxes appear? > So now I'm thinking you're talking about Japanese software installed on an English XPee OS. Yeah - works fine after a little tweaking in the Control Panel. If you're asking about the menus on the Japanese IME - then these will appear in English if the aforementioned tweaking is not enabled - otherwise they appear in Japanese. And now I've just realized that you're a Machead and so none of the jargon I've used in this message will make any sense! I'll still summarize - buy an English XP Pro installed machine with an English keyboard and a nice English warranty. It can be made to sing and dance in Japanese as much or as little as you want. -- jonathan