Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2629 mails)

[k01164@xxxxxxxxx (Ole Kofoed Hansen)]

At 04:53 09-05-00, you wrote:
>How does one:
>         A:  use an office suite (word processor, spreadsheet...)  in English
>(well alright, American actually), a QWERTY keyboard layout, american
>formats, english reference works [dictionary etc.]
>         B:  use an office suite in French, an AZERTY keyboard layout, french
>formats, french reference works
>         C:  use an office suite in German with the same set of parameters
>
>-all on the same platform
>-each one with its own universe of defaults, and parameters, invoked
>while operating in that language
>-as an example:  I write a letter, in English, using QWERTY keyboard
>layout, with an enclosed spreadsheet with american formatting (including
>paper size); then I prepare a report in French, with A4 paper size
>default, with automatic reference to a french dictionary etc., using
>AZERTY keyboard layout; then I edit a text in German with all of the
>attendant requirements.
>
>Is this a part of the S.U.S.E./ GNU Linux universe, and if so where
>should I apply?

I am not entirely sure if this can be done easily with just one user account,
but as long as you have an office suite which will support all three
languages,  (Try StarOffice) it will probably be easy to do with three
different user names.

Otherwise, you might want to look into KOffice and KDE's international
keyboard support.

Regards

Ole Kofoed Hansen
okh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ICQ# 25773325


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