System language on mac OS

Hallo. can anyone tell me this.. do all apple OS ship with the actual system language in US english? I know that you can change the language (or get rid of some) on install but is this just dialogue boxes etc? In other words if I were to buy OS leopard in Germany for instance and had to get right in to the system to fix a software problem,would everything be in that language? What actually changes when you change the language? Just curious really being an english speaker in france! cheers and thanks in advance.

All OS X installs are multilingual by default. You can change the language of the menus and dialogues to English in a few seconds by going to system prefs/international/language and putting English at the top of the list and doing logout/login. App's normally follow the language of the OS, assuming they include that language in the localization files.

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Hi there
I've got the last Mac OS 9 installed on my Power Macintosh G3 (as mentioned in the subject).
If I want to start QuarkXPress, either 4.11 or 5.0, an error message occures and tells that "This version of QuarkXPress Passport cannot run with this system [4]".
Where can I change my system language that QuarkXPress will run as it did before?
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Alex

Hi, afitsch -
"This version of QuarkXPress Passport cannot run with this system [4]"
At Quark's support website, Tech Support article ID 294 provides this response to that error -
• The language version of your copy of QuarkXPress must be compatible with the language version of your operating system. If you installed the Mac OS 8.x Setup Assistant, launch it, and follow the directions on-screen to make sure the regional preferences for your operating system are set to a language that matches your version of QuarkXPress.
• If the language versions of your copy of QuarkXPress and your operating system match and you still get this alert, check to make sure you have the correct Mac OS keyboard layout selected (Apple Menu > Control Panels > Keyboard).
You have described your installed OS 9 as version D1-9.2.2. The "D1" indicates it is the German language version.
Unlike OSX (which has a default install of multi-language capability), all OS 9 installs are single language only. That is, the native language of the OS is unchangeable; each stand-alone OS 9 Install CD is capable of installing only one language.
This means that to change the native language of an OS 9 install, it is necessary to re-install the OS via Clean Install using an install disk for the new language.
You can, however, use different keyboard layouts. The Mac comes pre-equipped with various ones. Setting which ones are available is done via the Keyboard control panel - checkmark the language keyboard layouts you want available, then use the Keyboard Layout menu that will appear in the main menubar to change the active layout (that menu is the one represented by a flag next to the menubar clock).

How do i change the systems language of my mac. I had to change it into Chinese but now the Chinese guy is gone and I've no idea how to change it back to english because I don't understand any of the chinese writing

how do i change the system language of my mac. I had to change it into Chinese. Since the Chinese guy is gone, I've no idea how to change it back into english. I don't understand any of the Chinese writing..

You may find info from this article helpful.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14211
Best.

Cannot sync apps / app icons distorted - if system language is non-English

1. If I select Russian(my native language) as the system language, the Apps section/tab does not appear fully when I click on it. The Apps tab is selected, but it shows the contents of the Summary tab. I cannot sync apps with my iPhone.
2. The icons of the apps appear black and distorted.
Here is a screenshot: http://i066.radikal.ru/1005/4c/e732b7b093de.jpg
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System Language after upgrade to 10.4.6

Hi everybody,
my PowerBook seems to run nicely after the upgrade, however, the language of the LoginWindow has changed from German (my user's default) to English. The language of my account is German when I'm logged in. Any hints on how to resolve this?
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The update didn't change my system language (Danish), so it can't be a general problem. How did you update your system?
I used the Combo Update¹ and ran Repair Permissions both before and after the update. I always use the Combo version of updates just to be sure. So far (knock on wood) I haven't had any trouble with updates for 10.4
¹) http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx1046comboforppc.html
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Different Safari and system language

Hi, I would like to ask, if it is possible to have different system language (System Preferences > Language/Religion/Preferred Languages) and Safari language. The problem is, that I want to have my Mac in english (Preferred Language - English), but Safari in Czech language, because if I set my Mac language english, then safari automatically turns pages into english language, and i have to click back on the Czech flag. I'm sure everybody knows the option which some webpages have - its usually on upper right corner, where are two or more flags depending on what language do you want to have the webpage.
Theres an option in Chrome to change this (Chrome > Preferences > Show Advanced Settings > Languages > Language and imput settings), but for Safari I'll have to figure it out by Terminal or something I believe..I don't know. Eventually that's why I'm here asking you.
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vlčák wrote:
Funny is that before Lion or Mavericks there was no Czech language option in System Preferences, so I had to use English, but Safari didn't have problem automatically set language of the pages into Czech.
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Changing System Language Messed up my Library

iTunes is so messed up and bloated at this point that I'm regularly using Spotlight and VLC to play music!
Anyway, I switched my System language from English to Japanese and now much of my 'Classical' genre I had assigned became 'クラシカル' per Apple's whim. When I double-click a song, 'poof' it disappears. So am I now expected to switch over to クラシカル because of Apple's bug? No, I just reassigned the new クラシカル genre back to 'Classical,' but in the meantime wasting my day and feeling resentful.
I was always a Mac user because Microsoft expected me to do things THEIR way, not mine. While I initially strongly applauded the iPhone, I see now how iOS has encroached upon the desktop/laptop users too and is increasingly boxing us in. Settings are meant to be 'Set' which hopefully means having to do that task only once. If Apple is aggravating its loyal customer base with a flagship application, I can't say things are boding well there in Cupertino, at least not for me.
Yes, I get it. Apple keeps 'updating' the library by going on the web based on some new action. But I do not want it to do that. Sometimes I want it to update the library, but I want to tell it when I need that done. This is not user-friendly, it's corporate-friendly.
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In all my attempts to screw up iPhoto, I don't think I've ever lost a photo that was in the damaged library to begin with. That you can see your pictures in Albums, but not in the Library view is highly irregular. Are the images you see in the albums the full-size images, or are they just thumbnails of the original (that is probably no longer in the library)?
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System language switch

I would to change time to time system language.... in my spare time I use to translate many apps into Spanish...
since now this was easy... I rum system in Spanish on my mac pro and English ( with an English keyboard) on my macbook 17 ... but now I need French too...
for apps, no problem, I go to system preferences and I switch to desired language..
I need to check system terms, because many translations are literal and sound unusual for they language.

Tom Gewecke wrote:
To change the OS language you go to system prefs/language & text/languages, put the language you want at the top of the list, and the logout/login.
You can also set up additional user accounts in different languages and switch to them using fast user switching.
many thanks, I have always thought that this preference worked only at application level...

I have bought Mac Os X Mauntain Lion Operating System for my mac book pro.I reinstalled my system.Now I cannot download it.It says"This product is not avaible for Turkish App Store".How can I get the Operating System?

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1)
OS X Lion system requirements
To use Lion, make sure your computer has the following:
An Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
Mac OS X v10.6.6 or later to install via the Mac App Store (v10.6.8 recommended); you can install without Mac OS X v10.6 by using an OS X Lion USB Thumb Drive, available on the Apple Online Store
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The Mac APP Store.

I got a Macbook Air. My system language is russian but the login password is english. I pu the laptop into sleep mode, then wanted to log in again, but the language seems to have switched to russian, there's no language change button! How do I log in now?

I got a Macbook Air. My system language is russian but the login password is english. I put the laptop into sleep mode, then wanted to log in again, but the language seems to have switched to russian, there's no language change button! How do I log in now?

Severia,
I tried your solution, but it did not work with my laptop. After I restart the laptop, the language does not change and I cannot type the password in English language. Do you have any other suggestion?
Thank you.

To export system language to a browser using CALL_BROWSER

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I am triggering a search help exit with the search help in my R\3 system, which indirectly takes me to the netweaver system via RFC. In the Netweaver function module I have used the call_browser FM to call a browser. While defining the URL I want to export the system language ( the one where my search help is present) in the browser. Please let me know , by calling which FM in my Netweaver system I can export system language parameter to the browser.

Hi Calvin!
This isn't possible. Applets just can handle events inside its phisical area as they run in a security model called "sandbox". Using class netscape.javascript.* possiblies interaction between applets and javascripts but there are many constraints and finally method "showDocument()" just open a new http address.
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Preferred display language in safari without modifying the system language?

Hi
I have my system language set to US English.
I want to change only safari preferred language to another language without having to change the default OS language.
In firefox it's easy to have firefox in english but the default language for site specific languages another language.
any idea how to do this in safari 4.x for osx?
Cheers

I don't think there is no way to do what you want.
http://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-lang-priorities
Ask Apple for fix it here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

Trying to update apple tv (small black box). how do i do update? can't find system settings. i see system preferences no mac pro. does apple tv need to be plugged into hdtv for the update or PC. If PC, how?

trying to update apple tv (small black box). how do i do update? can't find system settings. i see system preferences no mac pro. does apple tv need to be plugged into hdtv for the update or PC. If PC, how?

You have to do it on the Apple TV itself while it's plugged into a TV so that you can see its screen.
I quote
How to update software on your Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation)
Learn how to update the software on your Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation). It's always a good idea to have the latest software on your Apple TV.
Update your software
Select Settings > General > Update Software. Apple TV checks for an available update; if one is available, a download message should appear.
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W530 system language problem

Hello!
I have W530 laptop; purchased it from Germany, but I do not speak German at all.
After purchase on the first boot it offered me to choose system language (there was a note that it is not possible to change it later). There were 2 choices - German or English. I chose English and was happy until 2 days ago I decided to restore Windows to its original state. I created recovery disks and successfully restored C partition of my machine.
The problem is that there was no option to change the language anymore. There were those "select your country and keyboard layout" menus. But it was all in German. I thought that I had missed that point of choosing language, so restored C partition once more and looked very carefully through all the menus on the first boot, but it is not there.
I have windows 7 pro 64 bit. I found that I need ultimate for windows to support language packs etc.
Is there anything I can do besides acquiring normal windows on torrent mall? How do I get that choice between german and english languages?
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Solved!
Go to Solution.

Read this:
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/topic/298101-change-windows-7-system-language/

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