International Version Vs The English Only Version
 

Besides the install file size difference, what are the difference between the International Version And The English Only Version?

What can I do with the International version that I can't do with the English Only version?

Does one version have slower response time than the other?

Can I search for non-English Words In The English Only version?

The international version has a multi-language installer, contains already a JRE and does not bundle LimeShop.

I installed LimeWire Pro Beta International Version on a Windows 2000 machine. I don't have any option during or after install to select Japanese UI mode. It doesn't properly display japanese text that I type into the search textbox. The Japanese text looks like a bunch of boxes. Whenever I search for Japanese keywords, I always get zero results. I can display Japanese in notepad on my OS.

Are there any plans to add Japanese language support in the future? Preferably one that...

1) can search for files with Japanese filenames;
2) can display Japanese text; or
3) can switch to a Japanese user interface?

I think (1) is the most important, then (2). For example, WinMX fully supports search for files with Japanese filenames, and probably as a result it has tons of Japanese files on the network, even though WinMX's interface is only available in English.

I think what's more important for LimeWire is improvement in search capabilities for international files. If international users can't get what they want, it doesn't matter if there's a user interface in their language.

<b><small>Update 02-05-2004 at 07:14 AM-ish: I stand corrected. I was able to find one file with a Japanese filename... But still very rare...

Japanese language is supported, but you need to set your system language to japanese to take advantage & use the multi-language installation of sun's JRE.

Also, try installing the brand-new JRE 1.5 beta, and choose support for all languages upon running the setup routine.

Are there some internationalization improvements to the 1.5 beta JVM over the current JVM included in LimeWire Pro International ver.?

Japanese text displays now...
 

In case someone with the same or similar problem visits this thread, thought I should note that I was able to display Japanese in the search textfield when I changed themes.
Windows theme & Default theme --> displays Japanese
Pro theme & Black theme --> doesn't display Japanese

Experience may differ depending on your OS setup and LimeWire version. Still not sure how to use Japanese user interface. The international version's setup only had options for European languages even though Japanese translation is reported to be 100% complete at the time this page was last updated.

Would be nice if the international ver. supported all fonts no matter what one's OS setup was. Mozilla seems to be able to do this.