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[gnome-user-docs] Region & language: Formats tab, set for system

commit 1bf2b489708a72ad0ac2640269722c0a29a80c2a
Author: Shaun McCance <shaunm gnome org>
Date:   Mon Sep 26 18:46:30 2011 -0400

    Region & language: Formats tab, set for system

 gnome-help/C/keyboard-layouts.page |   26 +++++++++++---
 gnome-help/C/prefs-language.page   |    5 ++-
 gnome-help/C/session-formats.page  |   71 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 gnome-help/C/session-language.page |   28 ++++++++++++---
 gnome-help/Makefile.am             |    1 +
 5 files changed, 119 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/keyboard-layouts.page b/gnome-help/C/keyboard-layouts.page
index c0f30db..e1df3de 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/keyboard-layouts.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/keyboard-layouts.page
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <link type="guide" xref="prefs-language"/>
     <link type="guide" xref="keyboard" group="i18n"/>
 
-    <revision pkgversion="3.2" date="2011-09-24" status="final"/>
+    <revision pkgversion="3.2" date="2011-09-26" status="final"/>
 
     <credit type="author">
       <name>Shaun McCance</name>
@@ -26,10 +26,13 @@
   languages.</p>
 
   <steps>
-    <item><p>Click your name in the top bar and select <gui>System Settings</gui>.</p></item>
-    <item><p>Click <gui>Region and Language</gui>.</p></item>
-    <item><p>Select the <gui>Layouts</gui> tab.</p></item>
-    <item><p>Click the <gui>+</gui> button, select a layout, and click <gui>Add</gui>.</p></item>
+    <item><p>Click your name on the top bar and select <gui>System Settings</gui>.</p></item>
+    <item><p>Open <gui>Region and Language</gui> and select the <gui>Layouts</gui> tab.</p></item>
+    <item><p>Click the <gui>+</gui> button, select a layout, and click <gui>Add</gui>.
+    You can add at most four layouts.</p></item>
+    <!--
+    https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=640774
+    -->
   </steps>
 
   <note style="sidebar">
@@ -74,4 +77,17 @@
    </p>
   </note>
 
+  <section id="system">
+    <info>
+      <link type="seealso" xref="session-language#system"/>
+    </info>
+    <title>Change the system keyboard</title>
+    <note style="bug">
+      <p>Currently, the <gui>Copy Settings</gui> button on the <gui>System</gui>
+      tab does not set the system keyboard layouts.</p>
+      <!--
+          https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=660187
+      -->
+    </note>
+  </section>
 </page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/prefs-language.page b/gnome-help/C/prefs-language.page
index 979bba6..8b5c4a1 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/prefs-language.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/prefs-language.page
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
       type="guide"
       id="prefs-language">
   <info>
-
     <link type="guide" xref="prefs"/>
+    <revision pkgversion="3.2" date="2011-09-26" status="final"/>
  
     <credit type="author">
       <name>Shaun McCance</name>
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
     </credit>
 
     <desc>
-      <link xref="session-language">Change language</link>,
+      <link xref="session-language">Language</link>,
+      <link xref="session-formats">region and formats</link>,
       <link xref="keyboard-layouts">keyboard layouts</link>...
     </desc>
 
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/session-formats.page b/gnome-help/C/session-formats.page
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e33e021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnome-help/C/session-formats.page
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/";
+      type="topic"
+      style="task"
+      id="session-formats">
+
+  <info>
+    <link type="guide" xref="prefs-language"/>
+    <link type="seealso" xref="session-language"/>
+
+    <revision pkgversion="3.2" date="2011-09-26" status="review"/>
+
+    <credit type="author">
+      <name>Shaun McCance</name>
+      <email>shaunm gnome org</email>
+    </credit>
+
+    <desc>Choose a region used for date and time, numbers, currency,
+    and measurement.</desc>
+
+    <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
+  </info>
+
+  <title>Change date and measurement formats</title>
+
+  <comment>
+    <cite date="2011-04-04">shaunm</cite>
+    <p>How do you change the system language, i.e. the language of the
+    login screen or even the boot process?</p>
+  </comment>
+
+  <p>You can control the formats that are used for dates, times, numbers,
+  currency, and measurement to match the local customs of your region.</p>
+
+  <steps>
+    <item><p>Click your name on the top bar and select <gui>System Settings</gui>.</p></item>
+    <item><p>Open <gui>Region and Language</gui> and select the <gui>Formats</gui> tab.</p></item>
+    <item><p>Select the region that most closely matches the formats you'd like
+    to use. By default, the list only shows regions that use the language set on
+    the <gui>Language</gui> tab. Click the <gui>+</gui> button to select from all
+    available regions.</p></item>
+    <item><p>You have to log out and back in for these changes to take
+    effect. Click your name in the top bar and select <gui>Log Out</gui>
+    to log out.</p></item>
+  </steps>
+
+  <p>After you've selected a region, the area to the right of the list shows
+  various examples of how dates and other values are shown. Although not shown
+  in the examples, your region also controls the starting day of the week in
+  calendars.</p>
+
+  <section id="system">
+    <info>
+      <link type="seealso" xref="session-language#system"/>
+      <link type="seealso" xref="keyboard-layouts#system"/>
+    </info>
+    <title>Change the system formats</title>
+
+    <p>When you change your region for formats, you only change it for your
+    account after you log in. You can also change the <em>system formats</em>,
+    the formats used in places like the login screen.</p>
+
+    <steps>
+      <item><p>Change your formats, as described above.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Select the <gui>System</gui> tab.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Click <gui>Copy Settings</gui>.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Administrative privileges are required. Enter your password,
+      or the password for the administrator you are prompted for.</p></item>
+    </steps>
+  </section>
+
+</page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/session-language.page b/gnome-help/C/session-language.page
index e857847..838d0f1 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/session-language.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/session-language.page
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
   <info>
     <link type="guide" xref="prefs-language"/>
     <desc>Switch to a different language for user interface and help text.</desc>
-    <revision pkgversion="3.2" date="2011-09-24" status="candidate"/>
+
+    <revision pkgversion="3.2" date="2011-09-26" status="review"/>
+
     <credit type="author">
       <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
       <email>gnome-doc-list gnome org</email>
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@
     <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
   </info>
 
-  <title>Change language</title>
+  <title>Change which language you use</title>
 
   <comment>
     <cite date="2011-04-04">shaunm</cite>
@@ -31,14 +33,14 @@
   you have the proper language packs installed on your computer.</p>
 
   <steps>
-    <item><p>Click your name in the top bar and select <gui>System Settings</gui>.</p></item>
-    <item><p>Click <gui>Region and Language</gui>.</p></item>
+    <item><p>Click your name on the top bar and select <gui>System Settings</gui>.</p></item>
+    <item><p>Open <gui>Region and Language</gui> and select the <gui>Language</gui> tab.</p></item>
     <item><p>Select your desired language on the <gui>Language</gui> tab.
     Some translations may be incomplete, and certain applications may not
     support your language at all. Any untranslated text will appear in the
     language in which the software was originally developed, usually American
     English.</p></item>
-    <item><p>You have to log out and back in for language changes to take
+    <item><p>You have to log out and back in for these changes to take
     effect. Click your name in the top bar and select <gui>Log Out</gui>
     to log out.</p></item>
   </steps>
@@ -50,4 +52,20 @@
   your selected language. If you plan to use the new language all the time,
   you should update the folder names.</p>
 
+  <section id="system">
+    <title>Change the system language</title>
+
+    <p>When you change your language, you only change it for your account
+    after you log in. You can also change the <em>system language</em>, the
+    language used in places like the login screen.</p>
+
+    <steps>
+      <item><p>Change your language, as described above.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Select the <gui>System</gui> tab.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Click <gui>Copy Settings</gui>.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Administrative privileges are required. Enter your password,
+      or the password for the administrator you are prompted for.</p></item>
+    </steps>
+  </section>
+
 </page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/Makefile.am b/gnome-help/Makefile.am
index 9aa56ab..801d54e 100644
--- a/gnome-help/Makefile.am
+++ b/gnome-help/Makefile.am
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ HELP_FILES = \
 	printing.page \
 	screen-shot-record.page \
 	session-fingerprint.page \
+	session-formats.page \
 	session-language.page \
 	session-screenlocks.page \
 	sharing.page \
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