HP 9000 User Manual page 51

Localizing the User Environment
HP-UX does not automatically set NLS environment variables. HP-UX
commands, when run without NLS environment variables set, default to the
"C" locale. If this is the desired system default locale, no changes for the user
environment are needed.
To provide a different system default locale, specify the desired default values
for the NLS environment variables:
• LANG
• Le_categories
• NLSPATH
• LANGOPTS
The chosen values should be those most commonly used on your system. The
5 default values should be set in
fete/profile
and
/ete/esh.login.
You
should arrange to do this and advise users of any change to the system default.
Users who need an environment different from the system default can set their
own environment as needed in their .
profile
or .
login
file.
Localizing Message Catalogs
For applications that have message catalog support, you can provide a local
language interface. This involves:
• Obtaining a copy of the "C" locale messages.
• Translating the messages into a local language.
• Installing a message catalog containing the translated messages.
5-2 Localizing International Software