<sect1 id="Locales">
<title>Locale support</title>
- <para>WinMerge allows translating user interface to other languages than
+ <para>WinMerge allows translating the user interface to other languages than
English. Several translations have been contributed. At the time of this
writing, translations are available from <ulink
url="http://www.winmerge.org/">WinMerge.org</ulink> for the following
</itemizedlist>
<para><note>
- <para>The translations allow to using a different interface language
- than English, but does not change other locale issues (such as how large
- numbers are broken up, or how words are alphabetized).</para>
+ <para>The translations cover interface content, including menus,
+ dialogs, tooltips, and messages -- essentially the translation of
+ of all strings displayed. However, they do not provide areas
+ outside of string translation; they do not handle how numbers
+ are divided, or how words are alphabetized. (These issues should
+ be addressed in the conventional Windows manner, which is
+ via the Regional settings in the Control Panel.)
</note></para>
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