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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:STAR::VATNE
Created:Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3726
Total number of notes:19516

498.0. "a heavy switch..." by SQM::HARLOW () Wed Mar 29 1989 09:09

    The session manager allows choosing a preferred language, such
    as German or French, through the customize-international menu option.
    This is great for client workstation systems.  My question is this:
    For high-end compute client systems without graphics capabilities, how 
    will language switching be implemented?
                  
    Jim
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498.1STAR::ORGOVANVince OrgovanWed Mar 29 1989 19:2213
    There is no customize-international menu option in the V5.1 product.
    The stuff you are seeing was removed after field test and is expected
    to return in a future version.
    
    This customization works on "high-end compute client systems" the
    same way that other session manager customization works. When you
    make a choice with the session manager, the choice is recorded in
    a special property on the root window of the X server. When clients
    start up (even on remote systems) they read this property and act
    accordingly. Thus if 20 workstations are being accessed by clients
    on a single big system, each workstation could be running using its
    own language selection.
498.2Client without a session managerSQM::HARLOWThu Mar 30 1989 13:0812
     Thanks for the reply, Vince!  When I mentioned the
    'Customize-International' menu option, I was referencing my workstation
    which is running UWS V2.0.  I am aware that the VMS V5.1 product
    does not have this functionality, but it is my understanding that
    it is soon to be implemented (am I off-base here?).  Anyways, my
    question relates to a client system, say a VAX 8800, that does not
    have a graphics terminal and, therefore, does not have a session
    manager executing.  How will I choose a preferred language 
    on such a system for a remote server displaying the application?
    
    Jim
498.3Server doesn't care where client is...IAGO::SCHOELLERWho's on first?Thu Mar 30 1989 14:2811
Jim,

My understanding is that this is regarded as a server side piece of information.
Therefore, a client which knows about internationalization setup and which is
running remotely would get this information from the property on the root
window on which it is displayed.  Using this approach makes it so that the
control of this resides with the user.  And it doesn't matter where the
client is running.

Dick