Starting a Session in a Language Other than English on UNIX

Locales for which Version 5 delivers user interface files

Installing Version 5 directly installs the user interface files (message catalogs) for the following languages:

• English (default language)
• French
• German
• Japanese
• Korean
• Simplified Chinese
• Italian.

The user interface files for these languages are already translated for you. If you install in the default installation directory:

/usr/DassaultSystemes/B18/OS/

where "OS" is:
aix_a
hpux_b
solaris_a

the following default environment is set up:

/usr/DassaultSystemes/B18/OS/resources/msgcatalog (containing the English files)
/usr/DassaultSystemes/B18/OS/resources/msgcatalog/French
/usr/DassaultSystemes/B18/OS/resources/msgcatalog/German
/usr/DassaultSystemes/B18/OS/resources/msgcatalog/Japanese
/usr/DassaultSystemes/B18/OS/resources/msgcatalog/Korean
/usr/DassaultSystemes/B18/OS/resources/msgcatalog/Simplified_Chinese
/usr/DassaultSystemes/B18/OS/resources/msgcatalog/Italian

This default environment (/usr/DassaultSystemes/B18/OS/resources/msgcatalog) is pointed to by the environment variable: CATMsgCatalogPath.

Translating user interface files

You can translate user interface files in a language for which Version 5 does not deliver user interface files. For example, you can do the following:

1. Open the following file:

   /usr/DassaultSystemes/B18/aix_a/reffiles/NLS/SUPPLANG

   Note that this file contain the following lines:

   *AIX*
. . .
Portuguese Portugal pt_PT ISO8859-1
 

2. Copy the message catalog folder from the installation folder to your folder:

   cd /home/myadm
cp -r /usr/DassaultSystemes/B18/aix_a/resources/msgcatalog
/home/myadm/aix_a/resources
 

3. Reference this new folder in the environment (by updating the CATMsgCatalogPath environment variable) so that it points to the preceding folder.
    
4. Create a Portuguese folder in the CATMsgCatalogPath environment variable root folder:

   cd /home/myadm/aix_a/resources/msgcatalog
mkdir Portuguese
 

5. Create translated versions of user interface files in the Portuguese language

   The General.CATNls user interface file, at least, must be translated. The files will be placed in the following folder:

   /home/myadm/aix_a/resources/msgcatalog/Portuguese
 

6. Export the LANG variable for the desired locale before starting a session.

   You will enter the following command on AIX:

   export LANG=pt_PT
this command on HP-UX:
export LANG=pt_PT.iso88591
this command on Sun Solaris:
export LANG=pt_PT.ISO8859-1
 

7. Start Version 5.

What about fonts?

The installation also sets up in each language directory a file named "Dialog.CATNls".

This file contains all the font declarations for use as is, for the language and locale you want to use (we have chosen the same fonts as used in Version 4 to facilitate the transition to Version 5).

If you want to use other fonts, comment out the previous font declarations and declare the new fonts.

The file also contains other user interface texts.

1. Open a shell window.

2. Export the LANG variable for the desired locale before starting a session.

For example, for the French language, enter this command on AIX:

export LANG=fr_FR

this command on HP-UX:

export LANG=fr_FR.iso88591

this command on Sun Solaris:

export LANG=fr

3. Start Version 5.

Locales Whose Use with Version 5 has been Validated

The locales whose use with Version 5 has been validated are as follows:

IBM AIX

HP-UX

SUN Solaris