Foreign Language Problems

Riotguy

Hi, I need to use french on my computer but I'm having some problems.

1. There's a french news channel, france2.fr and whenever I stream the news there I can always see the video but can't hear the sound. I've tried looking for codecs but I'm just too clueless to find what I'm looking for.

2. I also need to use french on either Microsoft Word or Word Processor, whichever. I just need to be able to use french accents and use a french spell-check. Is there some kind of language pack for this?

Thanks in advance.

forbairt

Assuming its XP .. you should be able to install a "french" keyboard layout and use the accents from this

Alternatively ...
For acute ? use (Right ALT / ALT Gr) + letter
áéíóú

For Grave
Use ` + letter
àèìòù

hopefully that helps a little bit


edit: as for the news ... its working fine for me ...
Installed any alternative codecs / codec packs ?

Riotguy

forbairt wrote:

Assuming its XP .. you should be able to install a "french" keyboard layout and use the accents from this

Alternatively ...
For acute ? use (Right ALT / ALT Gr) + letter
áéíóú

For Grave
Use ` + letter
àèìòù

hopefully that helps a little bit


edit: as for the news ... its working fine for me ...
Installed any alternative codecs / codec packs ?

How do I install that layout?

News: Yeah it works fine for me on one user I checked but the one I want it to work on, it won't.

forbairt

Riotguy wrote:

How do I install that layout?

News: Yeah it works fine for me on one user I checked but the one I want it to work on, it won't.

Start -> Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Languages -> Details -> Add -> French (France) -> ok -> Apply

You should have a little language selection on bottom right of your screen ...

In word ... click the language selector and now your keyboard will behave as a french keyboard ...

2 7 9 0 will be .. éè ccedilla á and so on ...

Riotguy

Thanks

forbairt

np: the joys of going out with a french translator

Possibley you've installed codecs for one user only or something do both accounts have the same rights ? they are on the same machine ?

Capt'n Midnight

IIRC for later versions of Office you also get options for French and Spanish dictioneries because of people who speak those languages in USA, everyone else has to buy ALL a pack with all the langagues :mad:

Windows only has free langague packs until they release a version in that langague , then you have to pay for a new copy in the new langague. Irish XP add on is free (80% translated) , French is a new license.

I can't remember if you can install a different lanagaue version of IE but it would affect all users.

the free stuff
http://www.openoffice.org - you can have the interface in any langague you like , you can download any langague pack you want - all free.

you can setup a french web browser using firefox or opera,

if you use a different keyboard - remember the keys move around french keyboard is not QWERTY it's like AZERTY
choosing a canadian french keyboard would leave you with QWERTY though

buy some stickers or CD marking pens to write the letters that move on the keys

Riotguy

Thanks again.