Bilingual Japanese/English Puppy setup
Bilingual Japanese/English Puppy setup
Hello
I'm was an Ubuntu user and I've just recently got into puppy linux - and I really love it.
I just about have everything set up as I like but I'm having a few issues with Japanese text. I work as a translator so I need this stuff to be working!
It was a breeze to get Japanese input working, but there are two (probably related) nagging problems this noob can't solve.
If you see the screenshot attachment to this post, you'll see that:
A) text in the top bar of dialog boxes appears as boxes (top of seamonkey) and...
B) File and folder names in rox show up as question marks.
Please help me! I didn't notice these problems until I had already spent ages getting my puppy setup just right, so I'd like to keep installing the Japanese version of puppy as a last resort. (as it means I'll have to do everything all over again)
Thanks in advance for any help!
I'm was an Ubuntu user and I've just recently got into puppy linux - and I really love it.
I just about have everything set up as I like but I'm having a few issues with Japanese text. I work as a translator so I need this stuff to be working!
It was a breeze to get Japanese input working, but there are two (probably related) nagging problems this noob can't solve.
If you see the screenshot attachment to this post, you'll see that:
A) text in the top bar of dialog boxes appears as boxes (top of seamonkey) and...
B) File and folder names in rox show up as question marks.
Please help me! I didn't notice these problems until I had already spent ages getting my puppy setup just right, so I'd like to keep installing the Japanese version of puppy as a last resort. (as it means I'll have to do everything all over again)
Thanks in advance for any help!
Re: Bilingual Japanese/English Puppy setup
hi, gennoveusgennoveus wrote:I just about have everything set up as I like but I'm having a few issues with Japanese text. I work as a translator so I need this stuff to be working!
The font names are wrong in .jwmrc, /.jwm/jwmrc-theme, .jwm/themes/xxx-xxx-jwmrc, /etc/xdg/templates/_root_.jwmrc, etc.
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<Font>DejaVu Sans-12</Font>
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<Font>DejaVu Sans 12</Font>
but i recommend you puppy 4.30 japanese edition.
it is already set up as a japanese/english bilingual.
it is firstly all japanese, but you can change the locale to en_US.UTF-8 or any others.
then all desktop and applications turn to english and you can still read and write japanese.
puppy 4.30JP's final release shall be a couple of days after, but you can try it now by using the Releae Candidate.
Announcement
japanese forum
P.S.
I realized 4.30JP in locale other than ja_JP-UTF-8 does not display japanese at the title bar.
i will check it up.
I'm using Puppy 4.2.1, and have already managed to get Japanese to display properly in Seamonkey/Firefox (but not in the titlebar, as mentioned above). Is it easy to setup a way to enter Japanese text? I've been using JWPCE through WINE to enter text, then copy it to the clipboard and paste it where needed.
Is there even a Japanese-capable word processor available for Linux?
Is there even a Japanese-capable word processor available for Linux?
[ Puppy 4.3.1 JP, Frugal install ] * [ XenialPup 7.5, Frugal install ] * [XenialPup 64 7.5, Frugal install] * [ 4GB RAM | 512MB swap ]
In memory of our beloved American Eskimo puppy (1995-2010) and black Lab puppy (1997-2011).
In memory of our beloved American Eskimo puppy (1995-2010) and black Lab puppy (1997-2011).
Re: Bilingual Japanese/English Puppy setup
It is tricky but set the locale to th_TH.UTF-8 on 4.30JP. Then the tile bar shows japanese, multibyte chalactors. zh/ko maybe does not because of lack of chinese/korean locale on puppy 4.3.shinobar wrote:I realized 4.30JP in locale other than ja_JP-UTF-8 does not display japanese at the title bar.
Makoto, we recomend you again puppy 4.30JP.
Re: Bilingual Japanese/English Puppy setup
I use an old Win98 machine (actually a Win98 system HD transplanted into what was originally a WinME tower), and I'm not sure it'll work with Puppy 4.3, yet. It does seem to require the Retro kernel. I'll probably try the Retro and non-Retro versions of 4.3 on this system sooner or later, to see if they work.shinobar wrote:Makoto, we recomend you again puppy 4.30JP.
gennoveus: Thanks! (I would reply in Japanese, but I'm a bit rusty. (This, even considering I do some translation work, now and then, too... )
[ Puppy 4.3.1 JP, Frugal install ] * [ XenialPup 7.5, Frugal install ] * [XenialPup 64 7.5, Frugal install] * [ 4GB RAM | 512MB swap ]
In memory of our beloved American Eskimo puppy (1995-2010) and black Lab puppy (1997-2011).
In memory of our beloved American Eskimo puppy (1995-2010) and black Lab puppy (1997-2011).
Re: Bilingual Japanese/English Puppy setup
Makoto,Makoto wrote:I use an old Win98 machine (actually a Win98 system HD transplanted into what was originally a WinME tower), and I'm not sure it'll work with Puppy 4.3, yet. It does seem to require the Retro kernel. I'll probably try the Retro and non-Retro versions of 4.3 on this system sooner or later, to see if they work.
the 4.30 japanese edition is provided with 3 different kernels, 4.30JP, 4.30stdJP, and 4.30retroJP.
hope you will find suitable one.
Close. It's just that while I work with the language, I haven't had many opportunities over the years to actually speak it with someone else. Also, I may tend to slip into informal/slang, which isn't necessarily a good idea.gennoveus wrote:Oops sorry I thought you were Japanese!
I had checked the link. I don't think I would have minded if it were in Japanese, though.Anyway, just click the link in my post above, it'll tell you exactly how to install Japanese input in older versions (in English)
Ah, okay. Is that selected at boot?shinobar wrote:Makoto,
the 4.30 japanese edition is provided with 3 different kernels, 4.30JP, 4.30stdJP, and 4.30retroJP.
hope you will find suitable one.
I'll keep it in mind when I get around to trying 4.3. I haven't been in a hurry to test it because 4.2.1 works for me, though.
[ Puppy 4.3.1 JP, Frugal install ] * [ XenialPup 7.5, Frugal install ] * [XenialPup 64 7.5, Frugal install] * [ 4GB RAM | 512MB swap ]
In memory of our beloved American Eskimo puppy (1995-2010) and black Lab puppy (1997-2011).
In memory of our beloved American Eskimo puppy (1995-2010) and black Lab puppy (1997-2011).
For your information about Chooselocale country localisation:
Left button is "Restart X", Right one is "Done? or Finished"
I don't know Howto start IME in english keyboard.
But in Japanese 106 keyboard, hit left-upper key(left of "1,!" key).
These may be set by SCIM preference.
I think that there is a part where Japanese version 4.3 has advanced more than an English version.
Please experience a Japanese version 4.3 by all means.
Left button is "Restart X", Right one is "Done? or Finished"
I don't know Howto start IME in english keyboard.
But in Japanese 106 keyboard, hit left-upper key(left of "1,!" key).
These may be set by SCIM preference.
I think that there is a part where Japanese version 4.3 has advanced more than an English version.
Please experience a Japanese version 4.3 by all means.
I followed the links to both
http://www.puppylinux.ca/members/Irihapeti
and
http://www.puppylinux.asia/members/Irihapeti
but it says
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The requested URL /members/Irihapeti was not found on this server.
Were they permanently removed?
http://www.puppylinux.ca/members/Irihapeti
and
http://www.puppylinux.asia/members/Irihapeti
but it says
Not Found
The requested URL /members/Irihapeti was not found on this server.
Were they permanently removed?
Hi ppenguin,
Here on Shinobar's site, there are Puppy Linux Japanese latest editions ISOs.
http://122.102.213.192/puppy/pup4/
Latest one is pup-431JP-RC5.1125.4.iso
And 4.30JP edition is Here;
http://openlab.jp/puppylinux/index.html.en
Puppy 4.3.1 JP Final will be soon!!
If you can read Japanese, visit our japanese forum;
http://sakurapup.browserloadofcoolness.com/
Here on Shinobar's site, there are Puppy Linux Japanese latest editions ISOs.
http://122.102.213.192/puppy/pup4/
Latest one is pup-431JP-RC5.1125.4.iso
And 4.30JP edition is Here;
http://openlab.jp/puppylinux/index.html.en
Puppy 4.3.1 JP Final will be soon!!
If you can read Japanese, visit our japanese forum;
http://sakurapup.browserloadofcoolness.com/