[Alixandre]

Hi everyone... I'm switching to Mac soon (when Leopard comes out, I'll get an iMac) and I wanted to know three things maybe you could tell me:

- Can someone tell me if it's possible to change the language of the entire operating system in Mac OS X? Say, from Spanish to English? How do you do it?

- Can you program a key (from your Apple Keyboard)? For example, let's say I don't use the symbol "ç" and I want to use the symbol "ñ". Can I program the "ç" key to display "ñ" (instead of ç"?

- Does the right click on a mighty mouse act as Command + Click?

Thanks a lot...

[OreoCookie]

(1) Yes, it's a setting in the System Preferences > International. By default, a whole number of languages is installed and you can even order by priority, just drag and drop the languages around. For instance, you can set it to (1) Spanish (2) English (3) German (4) etc.

If you download a program that doesn't have a Spanish localization, it automatically launches this app in English. If you were to put German to (2) and the app had only German and English as languages, it would use German instead.

You can change the language at any point. If you do, then all apps which are launched after the switch will respect your new settings. (This means, however, you need to log out and back in/force-quit the Finder to be sure.)

(2) No, but you can switch between different keyboard layouts at your leisure. On a US keyboard, option + n will give you `˜', so typing Option + n and then n again gives you ñ.

(3) Yes, if you tick the right check box in the Mouse & Keyboard preferences (in the System Prefs).

Edit: Everything I am telling you has worked since the Public Beta five years ago (well, with the exception that there was no Mighty Mouse; other three-button mice worked just fine, though).

[angelmb]

You can get a spanish keyboard @ the US Apple Store… if you live there, though.

[TETENAL]

Originally Posted by Alixandre

- Can someone tell me if it's possible to change the language of the entire operating system in Mac OS X? Say, from Spanish to English? How do you do it?

Yes. You switch languages in System Preferences.

- Can you program a key (from your Apple Keyboard)? For example, let's say I don't use the symbol "ç" and I want to use the symbol "ñ". Can I program the "ç" key to display "ñ" (instead of ç"?

No, you can't. At least not easily. You can easily switch between different international keyboard layouts like, let's say US and Spanish keyboard layout.

- Does the right click on a mighty mouse act as Command + Click?

No. By default the right click acts as a "secondary click" which usually invokes the contextual menu (same as control-click). The Mighty Mouse buttons are programmable, but not to a command-click afaict.