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- | ====== Supporting other locales on Windows 10 ====== | + | ====== Supporting |
Greenstone testing work tends to be done in an English locale, with English specific settings. However, Greenstone is meant to support language users around the world, whose PCs and laptops may be set to different locales and other language settings. | Greenstone testing work tends to be done in an English locale, with English specific settings. However, Greenstone is meant to support language users around the world, whose PCs and laptops may be set to different locales and other language settings. | ||
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Months after Greenstone 3.09 was released, we discovered that on a machine running Windows 10 which was set to the Chinese locale and other related settings, different aspects of Greenstone 3 did not function out of the box. | Months after Greenstone 3.09 was released, we discovered that on a machine running Windows 10 which was set to the Chinese locale and other related settings, different aspects of Greenstone 3 did not function out of the box. | ||
- | **In particular, the following issues were detected, with their causes and fixes (which work on Windows 10) described below:** | + | **In particular, the following issues were detected, with their causes and //fixes// (which work on Windows 10) described below:** |
1. **SYMPTOM: | 1. **SYMPTOM: | ||
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) else ( | ) else ( | ||
chcp 850 | chcp 850 | ||
- | )**</ | + | )</ |
- Save and close the file. | - Save and close the file. | ||
- If not launching Greenstone applications from the Windows Start Menu, then when you next run any part of the Greenstone suite hereafter to test the fix, make sure to use a fresh DOS prompt so that the updated greenstone environment will be used when you run '' | - If not launching Greenstone applications from the Windows Start Menu, then when you next run any part of the Greenstone suite hereafter to test the fix, make sure to use a fresh DOS prompt so that the updated greenstone environment will be used when you run '' | ||
- Windows requires further configuration changes followed by a restart. The most important is the 3rd one below: | - Windows requires further configuration changes followed by a restart. The most important is the 3rd one below: | ||
- | * Rightclick on your Windows Desktop, choose Display Settings. In the search box, search for " | + | * Rightclick on your Windows Desktop, choose |
- | * Go to Control Panel > Clock and Region > Region. | + | * Go to '' |
* In the '' | * In the '' | ||
* In the '' | * In the '' | ||
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- Use a text editor to open up '' | - Use a text editor to open up '' | ||
* If you're working with Greenstone 2.87 or earlier or Greenstone 3.09 or earlier, then: | * If you're working with Greenstone 2.87 or earlier or Greenstone 3.09 or earlier, then: | ||
- | - Use the Windows file explorer to go to '' | + | - Use the Windows file explorer to go to '' |
- Use a text editor to open up '' | - Use a text editor to open up '' | ||
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