[macvoiceover] Leopard: Instructions for getting vo and the system to use another language

These instruction were provided by Anne Robertson in a couple of emails and I'm pasting the combined content here. I didn't know how to drag-and-drop yet, so I just unchecked all the other languages; if you have any trouble with drag-and-drop, this can also be done. I also changed my system voice for the Spanish user but that might or might not be necessary depending on what you are doing. 


Anne's Instructions:
To get VO to work in another language as well as English, you need to create a user in that language. You create a second user, log in as that user, change the language and, if you like, Input method (keyboard), and set the default voice to be one in the language you require, then Restart your computer and the new user will be in the new language. 
After this, you can log in as either user.
I always have VisioVoice running with its first voice set to French so that I can read any message or document in French without switching users, but I switch to my French user to browse the Net in French.
To select your language in System Preferences, go to the International pane, select the Language tab, interact with the Languages Table, go to the language you wish to use, use Drag and Drop to move it to the top of the list. Drag and Drop: make sure that the VO cursor and the mouse are on the item you wish to move, press VO-Command-Shift-Space bar to pick up and hold the mouse, turn tracking off, move VO cursor to the place you wish to put the item, move mouse to VO cursor, turn tracking on again, press VO-Command-Shift-Space bar to release the mouse. Select the third tab if you want to change the keyboard layout. Interact with the table and use Shift-click to select the keyboard layout(s) you want. Check the Show Input Menu in Menu Bar checkbox. In this way, you can verify the existing keyboard layout and change it when you want to. When you change the keyboard layout from the Status Menu, it takes effect immediately. 



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