A programming language, rather than a human language.
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Changing keyboard input language on Mac OSX
How do I change (switch) the input language in Mac OSX (English->Russian->Hebrew).
In Windows it is done by pressing alt-shift.
What is the equivalent in OSX ?
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1answer
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iWork '09 Numbers: How to set the default language of the document
I would like to set the default language of a Numbers document. I figured out how to do it for a Pages document:
How Do I Set the Default Language in Pages?
but I cannot find the corresponding ...
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1answer
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How to change the document language in Keynote and make the red lines disappear?
I am working on a slideshow in Spanish. Pages has the "More" tab on the inspector which allows you to change the language of the selected text / document, but Keynote lacks it.
I know you can ...
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0answers
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What are some useful keyboard language switchers that are designed to use with 3+ languages?
I've been using ⌘-Space for a long time, and it's been quite comfortable. However, recently I added third input language, and since then it's been a real pain to switch. What are some useful ...
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1answer
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Auto switch input source to English when entering Spotlight, typing URL in Safari, etc
I don't have files with non-english names, and don't type non-latin URL's, so question is how to auto switch system input source in these occasions.
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1answer
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iOS 5 change AppStore language
After upgrading to iOS 5 my AppStore language changed to German. Referring to that quesiton it is possible to change the language by selecting the country in iTunes like it is described in this apple ...
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Change lockscreen date language iOS 6
When I first configured my new iPod touch 5th gen, I put "English" for iOS language. I then switched iOS to "Français (Canada)" in the General Settings/International. Everything look fine except one ...
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2answers
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App Store is the wrong language
I changed my iTunes account location to German (with an Austrian credit card) in order to download a certain app that wasn't available in Danish (my primary language). I was now able to get the app ...
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How do I enter Dutch names in Address Book?
Dutch surnames are kind of weird, in that a lot of them start with small words such as
de/'t/het ("the"), van ("of"), van 't, van der ("of the"), etc. This makes them a pain to enter in most address ...
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1answer
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LANG variable wrong in iTerm2, where's the bug?
Today I noticed that when opening TortoiseHG the app was in Dutch (partially, not fully translated it seems). Looking around in my environment I found out that LANG=nl_NL.UTF-8.
It is indeed true ...
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2answers
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Sorting Contacts in Other Languages
I use the iPhone in English, but I save the names of my contacts in Russian. The problem is that they all appear now under (#).
Is there any way to fix that?
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2answers
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Rent foreign language films in iTunes
It’s now pretty well-established that you cannot change the language of the iTunes store unless you also change your billing address.
Fair enough.
But the language setting also dominates the ...
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2answers
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How can I assign different characters to different keyboard shortcuts on Mac?
I am using Macbook Air with OS 10.8.2. I bought my MAC from the US, and then moved to another country. Therefore, I had to change my keyboard language.
The problem is the keyboard layout is not the ...
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Why does my keyboard switch language in most input fields on the web?
I'm basically using US keyboard as my default, but I also have enabled Czech (QWERTY), which has quite different layout for when I need those special characters.
The problem is, that in the past few ...
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3answers
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Is it possible to launch a program in a specific language?
I'm a developer, and my primary language is French, so I use Mac OS X in French. However, I need on a regular basis to open an application in English to do support.
Right now I'm going to the ...
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1answer
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Setting preferred language order on iPhone
Q: Is it possible to set a secondary preferred language on the iPhone?
Background:
On the Mac Desktop it is possible to select a "Language Preference" order, so that if your favorite application ...
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1answer
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Mountain Lion US keyboard layout .. bug? British layout when selected US keyboard
When I change my input source to US Keyboard and I want to press this key: ` I get some British key.
My keyboard is this one:
And it behaves like this one:
I changed my keyboard layout like ...
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1answer
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How can I have multiple languages in my iPhone dictionary?
I speak English with most people but correspond with my mother in Spanish.
Is there any way I can get autocomplete on my iPhone to work for words in both languages?
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2answers
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Maltese language in iOS devices
I would like to type in Maltese (using Maltese letters) from my iPad and iPhone. Unfortunately, the Maltese langauge is not listed with the default European languages on iOS devices. What can I do?
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8answers
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UK spelling dictionary - teach OS X *all* -ize spellings
The British spelling dictionary in OS X is customized to UK spellings, a very useful feature. However, the designers have made the unfortunate choice of only listing -ise endings for words such as ...
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1answer
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Where are the OS X Language Files for Times and Dates?
Where does OS X store the language files (.lproj, .strings) for displaying times and dates?
Edit: I'm precisely interested in the terms like «Monday», «Thuesday», «November», «May» etc. from the ...
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0answers
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How do I get the iOS App Store UI to appear in English?
When I log into iTunes store all settings are based on the United Kingdom, billing address, card details etc and the store language appears in English. When I open the App Store the UI is in German ...
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2answers
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How can I change the language for automatic spelling correction?
I set my input source to be US English. And the flag showing on the taskbar is also an American flag.
But whenever I type something in Mail.app or Notes.app the spell check still corrects my spelling ...
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1answer
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changing language on ipad3
I changed language on the iPad3 from english to italian, but I noticed that a few things remain in english. For instance, day and time in locked screen, as well as in the calendar. Is there a way to ...
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1answer
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Can the iPad support multiple Regional Settings simultaneously?
I need spell-checking in different languages such as English, German and Norwegian. I currently have only German spell-checking and it is quite irritating that it messes up with other languages' ...
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1answer
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How to add Tamil language to the international keyboard?
I recently purchased an iPhone 4S in India. It has international keyboard for Hindi language.
But is there any way to add Tamil language to the list?
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1answer
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How can I change the VoiceOver language for a song on my 6th gen iPod Nano?
Is it possible to change language used for reading song album/artist/title for certain songs? I.e. when I use slovak as default iPod nano language, but I have songs with english titles, I would like ...
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“say” in different language?
Are there voices in different languages installed in Mac OS X? E.g. spanish, french or slovak? (latest iPod Nano built-in voiceover has beautiful slovak voice, I'd like to try it on Mac OS X too)
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1answer
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Configure iPad 2 interface languages?
How can I configure my iPad 2 interface languages, to allow using English as system language and, when writing, be able to have Spanish word recognition auto-complete?
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2answers
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Strange keyboard shortcuts and menu items
I have just noticed that some items in the click-right menu and in the keyboard shortcuts settings are displayed in a different language now (Portuguese). The system default language is English and ...
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1answer
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How to get the system language or the language that was selected when Mac OS X was installed
I know the common sudo languagesetup to set the system language. Does someone know how to get the system language or the language that was selected when Mac OS X was installed?
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1answer
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Foreign language entries appearing in Safari context menu
I am getting some foreign language (Portuguese?) items appearing in my Safari 5.1.5 context menu, when I right-click on an element in a page (see below). My OSX 10.7.3 language is set to English. I ...
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1answer
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Japanese MacBook Stop Switching to Japanese Language
I own a Japanese version MacBook Pro, that of course has the Japanese keyboard with the particular keys (around the space bar) that are used to switch between the various forms of Japanese (and ...
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How to make a custom keyboard layout be recognized as Latin so I can remove the US default layout?
I have a custom keyboard layout which MacOSX doesn't recognize as Latin, so it doesn't allow me to remove the US default layout.
I'd like to know what would make my layout be recognized as Latin.
Is ...
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1answer
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Change the official language of Windows 7 as virtual machine
Someone just helped me install VMware Fusion on my Mac with Windows 7 as a virtual machine.
And I just realized that the official language is French, instead of English. Although I can read French, ...
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1answer
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How can I change my Mac OS X Services to all be in english?
I am not sure how this happened, but many of my services are now in, what I believe is spanish:
How do I change this back to English? My language in the Language & Text system pref is set to ...
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1answer
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Spanish-English + English-Spanish .dictionary for Dictionary.app?
I am looking, now for quite some time for a Spanish-English / English-Spanish .dictionary integration/extension in Apples native Dictionary.app
So far no fruitful success!!
Isn´t there any version ...
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1answer
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Boot Camp installs in wrong language. How can I fix this?
I have a MacBook with an English keyboard running Lion in English. I used Boot Camp to download the WindowsSupport package and then installed 32 bit Windows 7 Ultimate, also in English.
Turns out the ...
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1answer
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Language setting for spell-check in Pages
I'm new to Pages (from iWork) and have troubles with the spell-check function. It's simply not working for me.
Almost everything is underlined red. No matter what language I write in. I did not write ...
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Optimal keyboard shortcut for keyboard layout switching on OS X?
Considering that Spotlight is already using ⌘+space and that you cannot use combination of modifiers alone, I would like to see an ergonimic alternative.
I can't use the following combinations ...
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Problem with Non English(Farsi, …) subtitle
When I want see movie or video in mac os x (with VLC, DivX Player, Quick Time) and want to load subtitle these video player application can't load my subtitle correctly and show in strange text.
my ...
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1answer
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How do you change an iPad back from Korean to English?
How do you change back an iPad from Korean to English?
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2answers
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Can't remove U.S. from the languages and input methods menu
I wonder if I can remove the U.S. language of the languages list.
Because I use a shortcut to cycle through input methods, and don't want to land on U.S. as ArgenPinYin is already a modified U.S. ...
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Customizing Guest Account under OS X Lion
I am customizing the guest account under Lion. Several questions here, any feedback is greatly appreciated!
Currently after opening the user panel in sys prefs, some of the settings saved for the ...
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What is the difference between the variant language dictionaries in OS X?
How can I see some or all of the individual word differences between the built-in dictionaries. I'm curious and inspired by this question where the UK typically adds the suffix -ise and USA typically ...
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1answer
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Changing the system language globally
I just installed Mac OS X Lion on an iMac.
I noticed that the system language during installation and log in screen is Spanish (my primary language). But, once inside (desktop, etc) is English.
I ...
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1answer
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How can I create a shortcut to switch to a specific keyboard layout?
See I installed some chinese input methods, and some of them have already shortcuts, I'd like to add a shortcut for the one I use mainly so I can come back from chinese quickly without grabbing the ...
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1answer
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Mac os X - locked outside my account (language!)
Today I was cleaning my MacBook keyboard (OSX 10.6.6) while the user was locked.
Due to some random key-presses, the language of the login changed from English to Hebrew (I use both in MAC, but only ...
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1answer
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set up Caps Lock as a shortcut for changing the input language
I want to set up Casp Lock as a shortcut for changing the input language. There are some solutions like this. But it requires installing some software and doing tricks. Is there a way to do it in a ...
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Office 2008 in native languages
I can't find how to buy it, so I assumed that on English is available.
Does anyone know if there are other languages available for this product, or like in Windows version a Profiling Tools that not ...
