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Region and Language Settings - Functional comparison

Names: OS X 10.6 “Language & Text”, Windows 7 “Region and Language”, Gnome 3.2 “Region and Language”.

Function

OS X 10.7

Windows 7

GNOME 3.2

Notes

Translations

Fallbacks for display language

{*}

{o}

{o}

Windows has hard-coded “parent language”

Set order for alphabetical sorting

{*}

{o}

{o}

example

Install translations from settings UI

{o}

{o}

?

Windows requires language packs to be already downloaded

language for login and new accounts

{o}

{*}

{*}

overblown? (uses an entire tab)

Text entry

input source pre-choice

{*}

{*}

{*}

input source reorder

{o}

{*}

{*}

maybe not necessary?

keyboard layout preview

{o}

{*}

{*}

in OS X, only from the menu

universal vs. per-window input source

{*}

{o}

{*}

input source cycle keyboard toggle

{*}

{*}

?

input per-source keyboard combos

{o}

{*}

{o}

Text substitutions e.g. (c) → ©

{*}

{o}

{o}

Smart quotes substitution

{*}

{o}

{o}

spelling dictionary

{*}

{o}

{o}

overridable per-field, but a useful default

word break setting

{*}

{o}

{o}

behavior of double-click, Ctrl Left/Right, etc

Formats in general

region

{*}

{*}

{*}

location e.g. for news, weather

{o}

{*}

{o}

cf. geoclue-properties

Date

Gregorian calendar

{*}

{*}

{*}

See Design/AltCalendarSystems

Buddhist calendar

{*}

{o}

{o}

Coptic calendar

{*}

{o}

{o}

Ethiopic calendar (Amete Alem)

{*}

{o}

{o}

Ethiopic calendar (Geez)

{*}

{o}

{o}

Hebrew calendar

{*}

{*}

{o}

Indian national calendar

{*}

{o}

{o}

Islamic calendar (civil)

{*}

?

{o}

Islamic calendar (lunar)

{*}

{*}

{o}

Japanese calendar (eras)

{*}

{o}

{o}

Persian calendar (Solar Hejri)

{*}

{*}

{o}

first day of week

{*}

{*}

{o}

interpretation of two-digit years

{o}

{*}

{o}

custom short date format

{*}

{*}

{o}

custom medium date format

{*}

{o}

{o}

custom long date format

{*}

{*}

{o}

custom full date format

{*}

{o}

{o}

Time

custom short time format

{*}

{*}

{o}

custom medium time format

{*}

{o}

{o}

custom long time format

{*}

{*}

{o}

custom full time format

{*}

{o}

{o}

custom AM/PM presentation

{*}

{*}

{o}

Numbers

custom decimal marker

{*}

{*}

{o}

number of digits after decimal

{o}

{*}

{o}

digit grouping

{*} (on/off)

{*} (4 options)

{o}

digit (thousands) separator

{*}

{*}

{o}

negative number symbol

{o}

{*}

{o}

negative number format

{o}

{*}

{o}

-1.1 / - 1.1 / (1.1) / 1.1- / 1.1 -

display leading zeros

{o}

{*}

{o}

custom currency choice

{*}

{o}

{o}

default for values in spreadsheets, banking software etc

custom currency symbol

{o}

{*}

{o}

positive currency format

{o}

{*}

{o}

negative currency format

{o}

{*}

{o}

custom currency decimal marker

{*}

{*}

{o}

no. of digits after currency decimal

{o}

{*}

{o}

currency digit (thousands) separator

{*}

{*}

{o}

currency digit grouping

{o}

{*}

{o}

list separator

{o}

{*}

{o}

standard digits

{o}

{*}

{o}

use native digits (vs. always Arabic)

{o}

{*}

{o}

metric/imperial measurement units

{*}

{*}

{o}

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