Is it possible to have bi-lingual interface menus and system ?

You can suggest it to Apple here:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

But I think interest in such a feature is probably too limited to anyone to devote the resources to implementing it. They still have dozens of individual languages they need to translate the OS into in order to really reach the global market.

Doesn't "Fast User Switching" eliminate the need to re log in?

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/8672.html

Since you are asking in a developer forum, I will give you the developer answer. You might be able to do it yourself. Right-click the application you are interested in and choose "see bundle contents" (or something similar). Navigate around until you find the location of all the .lproj files. These are the language localization files. If you install the developer tools, you should be able to edit the japanese one to contain short english descriptions.

Make sure you work on copies, and be prepared to re-install the application!

We are just users like you, we have no direct connection to Apple. Besides, this is something that has to be done on a program-by-program basis. Apple could only do it for their applications (like iLife and Pages).

I don't think there is anything anyone here can do to help you pursue your ideas other than advise you to contact Apple directly or to suggest you try developing it further yourself using the localization tools available:

http://developer.apple.com/internationalization/

You have asked it several times...why keep repeating this discussion?

Are these cpmpooters Mac's? Or CPM? 8^) If they are Mac's find out who did the customization and talk to them. (Hint, we don't know, so there is no need to ask here.)

Are you talking about the spell check here in Apple Support Communities? That isn't Apple software. It is from a third party. There are ways to bypass the web software and re-enable the Lion spell checker for those spend a lot of time on Apple Support Communities.

sheffi wrote:

there ought to be an easy way to extend your spell check dictionary when necessary

It's quite easy to add dictionaries to OS X if that is what you are talking about:

http://m10lmac.blogspot.com/2011/06/extra-spell-checking-dictionaries-for.html

K T You have asked it several times...why keep repeating this discussion?

Because he wants force Apple to do it ,it can be done Apple is international, many people use two or more languages at the same time as using a Computer.

And also if someone is peeking at you while you are working you can use a language only you know.

we can use it side by side with students of multi lingual education

Help tags Tool tips links icons and Hyper Cocoa can be used to link to Help and trouble shooting solutions and explaining about system code programming language text.

even customize our OSX

Apple just make fads we want knowledge.

Koska hän haluaa voimaa Applen tehdä se, se voidaan tehdä Apple on kansainvälinen, monet ihmiset käyttävät kahta tai useampaa kieltä samaan aikaan kuin tietokoneella.

Ja jos joku on kurkistaa sinua, kun työskentelet voit käyttää kieltä vain sinä tiedät.

voimme käyttää sitä rinnakkain opiskelijoiden monikielinen koulutus

Ohjemerkinnät Työkaluvihjeet linkkejä kuvakkeet ja Hyper Kaakao voidaan linkittää Ohje ja vianetsinnän ratkaisuja ja selittää noin järjestelmän koodi ohjelmointikieli teksti.

jopa räätälöimään OSX

Apple vain tehdä villityksiä haluamme tietoa.

Why do you persist in asking the same Question about

Is it possible to have bi-lingual interface menus and system ?

Sheffi Wrote to Apple

Dear Apple

I learn Finnish because I wish to use Mac interface in Finnish and develop Language learning on Mac at the same time learning Mac Computing in that Language.

So my dream is to have all interface text in 2 or 3 Languages of choice ,any word like in Apple Dictionary linked so when I hover my mouse over System Preferences in Dock for example the word Balloon System Preferences has an Hyperlink to an Encyclopedic Apple Dictionary of all known words use for all Hardware software Factory Design and Manufacture How the PC is designed and all the Code and Programming text Data Examples and easy explanations of complex code and Computer science translated into All known Languages of the world and we can Edit the words So I can Write Maq instead of Mac and Coocos and Google Chrome like Language Immersion when reading text.

In making soft ware Apple should design a international box like text field so any 2 or3 language scan be inserted and iCons Bookmarks Icon with a red Bookmark to show an open Book and an icon of an eye to indicate look and not that yellow Help tag instead a link to the Apple Help Dictionary and Grab Photo of installation on OS in Bi lingual Disk Utility and all Pages on Apple Website Safari and how to tweak interface customise more installation and Make it simple for Disabled people and Educational limited people like me and blend old Aqooa

Styles like Google Chrome and even a Totally iQon only simple interface using many symbols and if the person can not understand a voice or text comes up but depending on the many times the uses that with or without success I have many ideas but most people say it takes too much space and time but we can ask the computer to sort that out.

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You see ! no one will do it ,so do it yourself or ask your Computer you never know we may have dynamiq thinking PCs that Tooiiq anything for you on your PC just like Printing it changed some but ignorance still prevails.