Mac OS X Leopard - ARCAism

CHAPTER 4 SYSTEM PREFERENCES 59
Figure 4-9. The Language tab of the International preference pane sets your default display language.
You may notice that while the default list of languages covers many languages, there are
many more not covered. To add or remove languages from the list, click the Edit List button.
This will bring up a dialog box with many more languages to choose from. Checking the box
next to any of these languages will include that language in the default list.
Other options in this tab include the following:
Order for sorted lists: This determines the language used for sorting items in the Finder
when you choose to sort items by name.
Word Break: This changes the behavior when you double-click a word in an editable text
field. The Standard setting will highlight the entire word when you double-click it. If you
use Japanese as your primary language, then the Japanese setting should be used. The final
setting, English (United States, Computer), is intended specifically for programmers. It is a
bit smarter about selecting words within syntax when using whitespace isn’t the best way
to determine where a word begins or ends.
The Formats tab (Figure 4-10) sets up default date, time, number, currency, and measurement
unit settings for your computer. Selecting your region from the Region drop-down list
generally sets these items accurately. For example, switching from United States to United Kingdom
will alter the order of the date, switch to a 24-hour clock, change the currency from US
Dollars to British Pound Sterling, and change the measurement units to metric. If, however, the
default settings for your region aren’t exactly what you want, most of these settings can be
altered or customized (e.g., if you work for NASA, on, say, a Mars Climate Orbiter project, you
might want to switch to the metric system). If you don’t see the region that you want in the
Region menu, try checking the “Show all regions” selection.