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== Symptoms== | == Symptoms== | ||
The problem is caused when a language that has a 'comma' as a decimal separator is used as the language for 'non-Unicode' programs (MeasureJ2X is considered a non-Unicode program by the Windows operating system). This setting is used to show | The problem is caused when a language that has a 'comma' as a decimal separator is used as the language for 'non-Unicode' programs (MeasureJ2X is considered a non-Unicode program by the Windows operating system). This setting is used to show menus in the language of choice. | ||
One of the most common symptoms that occurs is that a comma (‚) shows up as a separator in the measuring window: | |||
[[File:measuringWindowCommaSeparator.jpg]] | [[File:measuringWindowCommaSeparator.jpg]] | ||
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=== Download Updated MeasureJ2X === | === Download Updated MeasureJ2X === | ||
This is MeasureJ2X version 4.2 with a temporary fix for the problem. It will ignore the language setting and force | This is MeasureJ2X version 4.2 with a temporary fix for the problem. It will ignore the language setting and force menus to display in English '''and''' force a decimal point (.) as the number separator. | ||
Downloading and installing the fix is the same as for any other version of MeasureJ2X. You will need your user name and password for downloading and your registration key to register once installed. | Downloading and installing the fix is the same as for any other version of MeasureJ2X. You will need your user name and password for downloading and your registration key to register once installed. | ||
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=== Change the Windows Language Settings === | === Change the Windows Language Settings === | ||
The problem can also be fixed by changing the 'Regional Language Settings' in Windows. This will, of course, change the setting for other programs running on your computer so may not be a | The problem can also be fixed by changing the 'Regional Language Settings' in Windows. This will, of course, change the setting for other programs running on your computer so may not be a desirable solution. | ||
==== Windows XP ==== | ==== Windows XP ==== | ||
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Control Panel, Regional and Language Options, Advanced Tab, | Control Panel, Regional and Language Options, Advanced Tab, | ||
Under 'Select a language for non-Unicode programs....', select English(United States) | Under 'Select a language for non-Unicode programs....', select English(United States) | ||
- or any language that uses a '.' for the decimal format by default. | |||
==== Windows 7 ==== | ==== Windows 7 ==== | ||
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When MeasureJ2X is running correctly, the measuring window will appear with decimal points in the numbers: | When MeasureJ2X is running correctly, the measuring window will appear with decimal points in the numbers: | ||
[[File:measuringWindowDecimalSeparator.jpg]] | [[File:measuringWindowDecimalSeparator.jpg]] | ||
Revision as of 13:34, 2 April 2013
MeasureJ2X does not currently have full multilingual support. Hopefully it will someday soon.
Until then, some users have experienced problems when running under Windows with a multilingual pack installed, or with certain multilingual settings. These problems are easily fixed either by changing the multilingual settings under Windows or by downloading a version of MeasureJ2X that works around the problem.
Symptoms
The problem is caused when a language that has a 'comma' as a decimal separator is used as the language for 'non-Unicode' programs (MeasureJ2X is considered a non-Unicode program by the Windows operating system). This setting is used to show menus in the language of choice.
One of the most common symptoms that occurs is that a comma (‚) shows up as a separator in the measuring window:
and an error is displayed when trying to save measurements:
Fixes
Download Updated MeasureJ2X
This is MeasureJ2X version 4.2 with a temporary fix for the problem. It will ignore the language setting and force menus to display in English and force a decimal point (.) as the number separator.
Downloading and installing the fix is the same as for any other version of MeasureJ2X. You will need your user name and password for downloading and your registration key to register once installed.
MeasureJ2X Foreign Language Fix
Change the Windows Language Settings
The problem can also be fixed by changing the 'Regional Language Settings' in Windows. This will, of course, change the setting for other programs running on your computer so may not be a desirable solution.
Windows XP
Control Panel, Regional and Language Options, Advanced Tab, Under 'Select a language for non-Unicode programs....', select English(United States)
- or any language that uses a '.' for the decimal format by default.
Windows 7
Control Panel, Clock, Language, and Region, Region and Language, Administrative, Change system locale, English
Correct
When MeasureJ2X is running correctly, the measuring window will appear with decimal points in the numbers:
