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  16   <li><a href="misc.html#loc" name="loc">Localization</a></li>
  17   <li><a href="misc.html#font" name="font">Fonts</a></li>
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  21 <h2><a name="loc">Localization</a></h2>
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  23 As soon as Window Maker is compiled with some options and gettext
  24 installed, it
  25 is fully localizable. Check the INSTALL file. <br>
  26
  27 However, localization of menus can be used without the LANG environment
  28 variable
  29 set. Using pl menu allows to get menus in any available language
  30 without setting
  31 this variable. <br>
  32
  33 Why do such a "thing" instead of setting the localization the "right"
  34 way? <br>
  35
  36 For some reasons users may want to keep the system default language
  37 instead of
  38 defining a new localization. One of the main reason is that most
  39 software doesn't
  40 exist in all languages. <br>
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  42 <h2><a name="font">Fonts</a></h2>
  43
  44 It's possible to change the fonts in Window Maker, editing the
  45 WindowMaker file
  46 or the WMGLOBAL file in ~/GNUstep/Defaults. <br>
  47
  48 Once again the INSTALL file gives instructions on how to do it. <br>
  49
  50 The specific file to edit varies according to the fonts to be changed. <br>
  51
  52 The script <span style="font-style: italic;">wsetfont</span> is
  53 provided to do the job.
  54 <h2><a name="util">Utilities</a></h2>
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  56 Window Maker provides the user with some useful utilities. <br>
  57
  58 There is a README file concerning these scripts in the util directory. <br>
  59
  60 Almost each script has it's own man page recommended reading. <br>
  61
  62 These utilities mainly concern the GUI: icons, styles, fonts, menus,
  63 backgrounds. <br>
  64
  65 A few of them deserve special interest as many users don't seem to know
  66 about them. <br>
  67
  68 The <span style="font-style: italic;">wdwrite</span> script, for
  69 instance, writes data into the
  70 configuration
  71 files. <br>
  72
  73 The <span style="font-style: italic;">setstyle</span> (or <span style="font-style: italic;">getstyle</span>) scripts are used to
  74 manage themes. <br>
  75
  76 <span style="font-style: italic;">Wxcopy</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">wxpaste</span> allows copying and pasting
  77 using the X cutbuffer. <br>
  78
  79 The first one makes part of the default applications menu, in the
  80 selection
  81 item. <br>
  82
  83 For KDE users, wkdemenu.pl is worth using. <br>
  84
  85 From version 0.63.0 on, a new utility is available : <span style="font-style: italic;">wmagnify</span>. It allows magnification
  86 of the area under the mouse pointer.<br>
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