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RobertVA wrote:
> Jill in Thailand wrote:
>
>> I have Thai language working in most programs. How can I get it to
>> display in the dos window? Thanks.
>
>
> It's NOT a DOS window. It's a Command Prompt window that features a
> subset of DOS's capabilities. Remember that SOME DOS applications
> utilize direct access to the computer's hardware (keyboard, mouse,
> printer port, modem etc) that Windows XP intentionally blocks to enhance
> system stability and security.
>
> IF foreign language versions of Windows XP feature native language
> Command Line windows you would have to purchase and install that
> language's version of Windows XP. OS language versions could ONLY affect
> standard command names and help prompts anyway, as applications and
> batch files running in the Command Prompt window would have their own
> language capabilities or settings. An assortment of languages in the
> Command Prompt window would add the complication of English language
> batch files becoming incompatible with Command Prompt windows utilizing
> other languages, thus requiring different batch file versions for each
> language.
>
> Windows applications are typically written with powerfull development
> tools that simplify the task of a programmer willing to enable alternate
> languages for user prompts, help files and control labels. This applys
> to third party Windows computable applications and those that come with
> Windows. The combination of older, less sophisticated, development tools
> and the limited memory and storage resources available in older
> computers made multi language DOS applications less common.
>
> Separately installed applications would have independent foreign
> language versions or language options during installation.
And the answer to the person's question is hidden exactly where in the
above Address to the Nation/Sermon ? ;-)
Regards
Echy
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