Re: Changing the lang by an application

[Tuomas Lukka <lukka fas harvard edu>]

> 
> > What do other UI systems do?  Can you change the language on the fly
> > in Windows?
> 
> Don't know about M$, but other UI systems I've seen can do this.
> 
> > I personally hate the idea of logging out and back in to effect any
> > change.  I think this ought to be a rule (and, therefore, I've changed
> > my position on hot-switching languages).
> 
> I'm also all for this possibility.  Just imagine that my machine (and
> the desktop) stays up for a long time and I get a new translation (or
> the first translation) and want to use it.

I would imagine that focusing on a better save/restore mechanism could 
actually achieve that goal as well.
	
	Tuomas