Downloaded and installed the ja_jp directory from the SVN. Should I have install the design directories form the SVN also? So far it looks great.

Is it possible for me to leave the admin panels in English and show the frontend in Japanese? Or are the lanugage files not split in a way that I can put english version for the backend and Japanese for the front end? I would much prefer to learn Magento in English before trying to use the Japanese menus.

Cheers
Grant

@ryuuguu

I am going to try and point you in the right direction here.  I would write it all out, but there are many areas in the wiki, forum...etc.  That can help you out, and like they say...teach the man to fish!

http://www.magentocommerce.com/knowledge-base/entry/overview-how-multiple-websites-stores-work

Regards,
CKD

Thanks, that is what I was looking just did not know how Magento was doing it.

@ryuuguu

It is good suggestion.
Today, I’ll modify SVN directory tree to separate language files and template files.
And also frontend template and admin template, too.

Regards,
Rack

Sorry, I was wrong.

The SVN repository is already separated.
If you want to check out only language files, you should do this.

svn co http://www.magento-jp.com/magento_jp/trunk/app/locale/

Also, you want to check out only frontend template or admin template, you should do this.

svn co http://www.magento-jp.com/magento_jp/trunk/app/design/frontend/
svn co http://www.magento-jp.com/magento_jp/trunk/app/design/adminhtml/

But now, template name is “default”. It has to change. So, I will change it today.