Well, a possibility is to use a patched french package.
1. Set the document to the default langage,
2. Put \usepackage{french2} in the latex preamble,
3. The french2.sty, taken from the frenchb.ldf file could be such as the
attached file.
It is not clean at all, but it seems to work. The problem is if you want
to use a spellchecker on your document.
I've tried the Herbert proposal: layout->document->bullets, but with the
french langage it doesn't seem to work. Maybe I don't do the right
thing...
By,
BG
%%
%% This is file `frenchb.ldf',
%% generated with the docstrip utility.
%%
%% The original source files were:
%%
%% frenchb.dtx (with options: `code')
%% Copyright 1998-1999 Johannes L. Braams and any individual authors
%% listed elsewhere in this file. All rights reserved.
%%
%% For further copyright information see any other copyright notices in
%% this file.
%%
%% This file is part of the Babel system release 3.6.
%% --------------------------------------------------
%%
%% It may be distributed under the terms of the LaTeX Project Public
%% License, as described in lppl.txt in the base LaTeX distribution.
%% Either version 1.0 or, at your option, any later version.
\ProvidesLanguage{frenchb}
[1999/01/14 v1.3e French support from the babel system]
%% File `frenchb.dtx'
%% Babel package for LaTeX version 2e
%% Copyright (C) 1989 - 1999
%% by Johannes Braams, TeXniek
%% Frenchb language Definition File
%% Copyright (C) 1989 - 1999
%% by Johannes Braams, TeXniek
%% Daniel Flipo, GUTenberg
%% Please report errors to: Daniel Flipo, GUTenberg
%% [EMAIL PROTECTED]
%% Please report errors to: Daniel Flipo, GUTenberg
%% [EMAIL PROTECTED]
%%
\LdfInit{frenchb}\NoAutoSpaceBeforeFDP
\ifx\l@french\@undefined
\ifx\l@francais\@undefined
\@nopatterns{French}
\adddialect\l@french0
\fi
\fi
\def\CurrentOption{frenchb}
\ifx\l@francais\@undefined
\let\l@francais\l@french
\else
\let\l@french\l@francais
\fi
\let\l@frenchb\l@french
\def\PlainFmtName{plain}
\def\LaTeXeFmtName{LaTeX2e}
\newif\if@Two@E \@Two@Etrue
\def\@FI@{\fi}
\ifx\@compatibilitytrue\@undefined
\@Two@Efalse \def\@FI@{\relax}
\else
\if@compatibility \@Two@Efalse \fi
\@FI@
\@namedef{extras\CurrentOption}{\lccode`\'=`\'}
\@namedef{noextras\CurrentOption}{\lccode`\'=0}
\def\extrasfrancais{\extrasfrenchb}
\def\extrasfrench{\extrasfrenchb}
\def\noextrasfrancais{\noextrasfrenchb}
\def\noextrasfrench{\noextrasfrenchb}
\ifx\scshape\@undefined
\ifx\sc\@undefined
\let\scshape\relax
\else
\let\scshape\sc
\fi
\fi
\ifx\emph\@undefined
\ifx\em\@undefined
\let\emph\relax
\else
\def\emph#1{\em #1}
\fi
\fi
\def\CaptionSeparator{\string:\space}
\long\def\@makecaption#1#2{%
\vskip\abovecaptionskip
\sbox\@tempboxa{#1\CaptionSeparator #2}%
\ifdim \wd\@tempboxa >\hsize
#1\CaptionSeparator #2\par
\else
\global \@minipagefalse
\hb@xt@\hsize{\hfil\box\@tempboxa\hfil}%
\fi
\vskip\belowcaptionskip}
\expandafter\addto\csname noextras\CurrentOption\endcsname{%
\def\CaptionSeparator{\string:\space}}
\ifx\fmtname\PlainFmtName
\else
\@namedef{captions\CurrentOption}{%
\def\refname{\'ef\'erences}%
\def\abstractname{R\'esum\'e}%
\def\bibname{Bibliographie}%
\def\prefacename{Pr\'eface}%
\def\chaptername{Chapitre}%
\def\appendixname{Annexe}%
\def\contentsname{Table des mati\`eres}%
\def\listfigurename{Table des figures}%
\def\listtablename{Liste des tableaux}%
\def\indexname{Index}%
\def\figurename{{\scshape Fig.}}%
\def\tablename{{\scshape Tab.}}%
\def\CaptionSeparator{\space--\space}%
\def\partname{\protect\@Fpt partie}%
\def\@Fpt{{\ifcase\value{part}\or Premi\`ere\or Deuxi\`eme\or
Troisi\`eme\or Quatri\`eme\or Cinqui\`eme\or Sixi\`eme\or
Septi\`eme\or Huiti\`eme\or Neuvi\`eme\or Dixi\`eme\or Onzi\`eme\or
Douzi\`eme\or Treizi\`eme\or Quatorzi\`eme\or Quinzi\`eme\or
Seizi\`eme\or Dix-septi\`eme\or Dix-huiti\`eme\or Dix-neuvi\`eme\or
Vingti\`eme\fi}\space\def\thepart{}}%
\def\pagename{page}%
\def\seename{{\emph{voir}}}%
\def\alsoname{{\emph{voir aussi}}}%
\def\enclname{P.~J. }%
\def\ccname{Copie \`a }%
\def\headtoname{}%
\def\proofname{D\'emonstration}% for AMS-\LaTeX
}
\def\captionsfrench{\captionsfrenchb}
\def\captionsfrancais{\captionsfrenchb}
\fi
\initiate@active@char{:}
\initiate@active@char{;}
\initiate@active@char{!}
\initiate@active@char{?}
\expandafter\addto\csname extras\CurrentOption\endcsname{%
\languageshorthands{frenchb}}
\expandafter\addto\csname extras\CurrentOption\endcsname{%
\bbl@activate{:}\bbl@activate{;}%
\bbl@activate{!}\bbl@activate{?}}
\expandafter\addto\csname noextras\CurrentOption\endcsname{%
\bbl@deactivate{:}\bbl@deactivate{;}%
\bbl@deactivate{!}\bbl@deactivate{?}}
\expandafter\addto\csname extras\CurrentOption\endcsname{%
\bbl@frenchspacing}
\expandafter\addto\csname noextras\CurrentOption\endcsname{%
\bbl@nonfrenchspacing}
\declare@shorthand{frenchb}{;}{%
\ifhmode
\ifdim\lastskip>\z@
\unskip\penalty\@M\thinspace
\else
\FDP@thinspace
\fi
\fi
\string;}
\declare@shorthand{frenchb}{!}{%
\ifhmode
\ifdim\lastskip>\z@
\unskip\penalty\@M\thinspace
\else
\FDP@thinspace
\fi
\fi
\string!}
\declare@shorthand{frenchb}{?}{%
\ifhmode
\ifdim\lastskip>\z@
\unskip\penalty\@M\thinspace
\else
\FDP@thinspace
\fi
\fi
\string?}
\declare@shorthand{frenchb}{:}{%
\ifhmode
\ifdim\lastskip>\z@
\unskip\penalty\@M\
\else
\FDP@space
\fi
\fi
\string:}
\def\AutoSpaceBeforeFDP{%
\def\FDP@thinspace{\penalty\@M\thinspace}%
\def\FDP@space{\penalty\@M\ }}
\def\NoAutoSpaceBeforeFDP{\let\FDP@thinspace\@empty
\let\FDP@space\@empty}
\AutoSpaceBeforeFDP
\declare@shorthand{system}{:}{\string:}
\declare@shorthand{system}{!}{\string!}
\declare@shorthand{system}{?}{\string?}
\declare@shorthand{system}{;}{\string;}
\ifx\fmtname\LaTeXeFmtName
\def\CyrillicGuillemets{\DeclareFontEncoding{OT2}{}{}%
\DeclareFontSubstitution{OT2}{wncyr}{m}{n}%
\DeclareTextCommand{\guillemotleft}{OT1}{%
{\fontencoding{OT2}\fontfamily{wncyr}\selectfont\char60}}%
\DeclareTextCommand{\guillemotright}{OT1}{%
{\fontencoding{OT2}\fontfamily{wncyr}\selectfont\char62}}}
\def\LasyGuillemets{%
\DeclareTextCommand{\guillemotleft}{OT1}{\hbox{%
\fontencoding{U}\fontfamily{lasy}\selectfont(\kern-0.20em(}}%
\DeclareTextCommand{\guillemotright}{OT1}{\hbox{%
\fontencoding{U}\fontfamily{lasy}\selectfont)\kern-0.20em)}}}
\IfFileExists{ot2wncyr.fd}{\CyrillicGuillemets}{\LasyGuillemets}
\DeclareTextSymbolDefault{\guillemotleft}{OT1}
\DeclareTextSymbolDefault{\guillemotright}{OT1}
\def\guill@spacing{\penalty\@M\hskip.8\fontdimen2\font
plus.3\fontdimen3\font
minus.8\fontdimen4\font}
\newcommand{\og}{\@empty}
\newcommand{\fg}{\@empty}
\DeclareRobustCommand*{\begin@guill}{\leavevmode
\guillemotleft\penalty\@M\guill@spacing}
\DeclareRobustCommand*{\end@guill}{\ifdim\lastskip>\z@\unskip\fi
\penalty\@M\guill@spacing\guillemotright\xspace}
\AtBeginDocument{\ifx\xspace\@undefined\let\xspace\relax\fi}
\else
\def\begin@guill{\leavevmode\raise0.25ex%
\hbox{$\scriptscriptstyle\ll$}%
\penalty\@M\hskip.8\fontdimen2\font
plus.3\fontdimen3\font
minus.3\fontdimen4\font}
\def\end@guill{\ifdim\lastskip>\z@\unskip\penalty\@M\fi
\penalty\@M\hskip.8\fontdimen2\font
plus.3\fontdimen3\font minus.3\fontdimen4\font
\raise0.25ex\hbox{$\scriptscriptstyle\gg$}}
\let\xspace\relax
\fi
\def\bbl@frenchguillemets{\let\og\begin@guill
\let\fg\end@guill}
\def\bbl@nonfrenchguillemets{\def\og{``}%
\def\fg{\ifdim\lastskip>\z@\unskip\fi ''}}
\expandafter\addto\csname extras\CurrentOption\endcsname{%
\bbl@frenchguillemets}
\expandafter\addto\csname noextras\CurrentOption\endcsname{%
\bbl@nonfrenchguillemets}
\newif\ifFrenchListSpacing \FrenchListSpacingtrue
\ifx\fmtname\PlainFmtName
\else
\let\@trivlistORI\@trivlist
\def\bbl@frenchlistspacing{%
\ifFrenchListSpacing
\def\@trivlist{%
\setlength{\itemsep}{0.4ex plus 0.2ex minus 0.2ex}%
\setlength{\parsep}{0.4ex plus 0.2ex minus 0.2ex}%
\setlength{\topsep}{0.8ex plus 0.4ex minus 0.4ex}%
\setlength{\partopsep}{0.4ex plus 0.2ex minus 0.2ex}%
\addtolength{\topsep}{-\parskip}%
\addtolength{\partopsep}{\parskip}%
\@trivlistORI}%
\fi}
\def\bbl@nonfrenchlistspacing{\let\@trivlist\@trivlistORI}
\expandafter\addto\csname extras\CurrentOption\endcsname{%
\bbl@frenchlistspacing}
\expandafter\addto\csname noextras\CurrentOption\endcsname{%
\bbl@nonfrenchlistspacing}
\fi
\newif\ifFrenchItemizeSpacing \FrenchItemizeSpacingtrue
\ifx\fmtname\PlainFmtName
\else
\let\@ltiORI\labelitemi
\let\@ltiiORI\labelitemii
\let\@ltiiiORI\labelitemiii
\let\@ltivORI\labelitemiv
\let\itemizeORI\itemize
\let\enditemizeORI\enditemize
\def\bbl@frenchitemize{%
%%%%%%%%%%%%% Patch here: the following lines are put in comment %%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \ifFrenchItemizeSpacing
% \renewenvironment{itemize}%
% {\begin{list}{\textbullet}%
% {\let\@trivlist\@trivlistORI
% \settowidth{\labelwidth}{\textendash}%
% \setlength{\leftmargin}{\labelwidth}%
% \addtolength{\leftmargin}{\labelsep}%
% \ifnum\@listdepth=0
% \setlength{\itemindent}{\parindent}%
% \else
% \addtolength{\leftmargin}{\parindent}%
% \fi
% \setlength{\itemsep}{\z@}%
% \setlength{\parsep}{\z@}%
% \setlength{\topsep}{\z@}%
% \setlength{\partopsep}{\z@}%
% \addtolength{\topsep}{-\parskip}%
% \addtolength{\partopsep}{\parskip}%
% }%
% }%
% {\end{list}}%
% \else
%%%%%%%%% Patch here: the following lines defines the english bullets %%%%%%%%%
\def\labelitemi{\textbullet}%
\def\labelitemii{\normalfont\bfseries \textendash}%
\def\labelitemiii{\textasteriskcentered}%
\def\labelitemiv{\textperiodcentered}%
% \fi}
%%%%%%%%% End of patch %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
}
\def\bbl@nonfrenchitemize{\let\labelitemi\@ltiORI
\let\labelitemii\@ltiiORI
\let\labelitemiii\@ltiiiORI
\let\labelitemiv\@ltivORI
\let\itemize\itemizeORI
\let\enditemize\enditemizeORI}
\expandafter\addto\csname extras\CurrentOption\endcsname{%
\bbl@frenchitemize}
\expandafter\addto\csname noextras\CurrentOption\endcsname{%
\bbl@nonfrenchitemize}
\fi
\ifx\fmtname\PlainFmtName
\else
\let\@aifORI\@afterindentfalse
\def\bbl@frenchindent{\let\@afterindentfalse\@afterindenttrue
\@afterindenttrue}
\def\bbl@nonfrenchindent{\let\@afterindentfalse\@aifORI
\@afterindentfalse}
\expandafter\addto\csname extras\CurrentOption\endcsname{%
\bbl@frenchindent}
\expandafter\addto\csname noextras\CurrentOption\endcsname{%
\bbl@nonfrenchindent}
\fi
\mathchardef\m@comma="013B
\def\@comma@{\ifmmode\m@comma\else,\fi}
\def\f@thousandsep{\ifmmode\mskip5.5mu\else\penalty\@M\kern.3em\fi}
\newcommand{\decimalsep}{.}
\newcommand{\thousandsep}{\@comma@}
\expandafter\addto\csname extras\CurrentOption\endcsname{%
\def\decimalsep{\@comma@}%
\def\thousandsep{\f@thousandsep}}
\expandafter\addto\csname noextras\CurrentOption\endcsname{%
\def\decimalsep{.}%
\def\thousandsep{\@comma@}}
\providecommand{\textminus}{\textendash}%
\providecommand{\textplusminus}{\ensuremath{\pm}}
\providecommand{\textminusplus}{\ensuremath{\mp}}
\def\fb@minus{\ifmmode-\else\textminus\fi}
\def\fb@plusminus{\ifmmode\pm\else\textplusminus\fi}
\def\fb@minusplus{\ifmmode\mp\else\textminusplus\fi}
\if@Two@E
\newcommand{\nombre}[2][\decimalsep]{\def\@decimalsep{#1}%
\@@nombre#2\@empty,\@empty,\@nil}
\else
\def\@decimalsep{\decimalsep}
\newcommand{\nombre}[1]{\@nombre#1\@empty,\@empty,\@nil}
\fi
\def\@firstofmany#1#2,{#1}
\def\@@nombre#1,#2,#3\@nil{%
\def\nb@sign{}%
\edef\nb@first{\@firstofmany #1\@empty,}%
\edef\nb@suite{\@secondoftwo #1\@empty,}%
\if+\nb@first \def\nb@sign{+}\fi
\if-\nb@first \def\nb@sign{\fb@minus}\fi
\expandafter\ifx\nb@first\pm \def\nb@sign{\fb@plusminus}\fi
\expandafter\ifx\nb@first\mp \def\nb@sign{\fb@minusplus}\fi
\ifx\@empty\nb@sign
\let\@tmp\nb@suite\edef\nb@suite{\nb@first\@tmp}%
\fi
\nb@sign\expandafter\@nombre\nb@suite#2,#3\@nil}
\def\@nombre#1,#2,#3\@nil{%
\ifx\@empty#2%
\@integerpart{#1}%
\else
\@integerpart{#1}\@decimalsep\@decimalpart{#2}%
\fi}
\def\@decimalpart#1{\@@decimalpart#1\@empty\@empty\@empty}
\def\@@decimalpart#1#2#3#4{#1#2#3%
\ifx\@empty#4%
\else
\thousandsep\expandafter\@@decimalpart\expandafter#4%
\fi}
\def\@integerpart#1{\@@integerpart{}#1\@empty\@empty\@empty}
\def\@@integerpart#1#2#3#4{%
\ifx\@empty#2%
\@addthousandsep#1\relax
\else
\ifx\@empty#3%
\@addthousandsep\@empty\@empty#1#2\relax
\else
\ifx\@empty#4%
\@addthousandsep\@empty#1#2#3\relax
\else
\@@integerpartafterfi{#1#2#3#4}%
\fi
\fi
\fi}
\def\@@integerpartafterfi#1\fi\fi\fi{\fi\fi\fi\@@integerpart{#1}}
\def\@addthousandsep#1#2#3#4{#1#2#3%
\if#4\relax
\else
\thousandsep\expandafter\@addthousandsep\expandafter#4%
\fi}
\ifx\fmtname\LaTeXeFmtName
\let\textellipsisORI\textellipsis
\AtBeginDocument{\ifx\tdots@ORI\@undefined\let\tdots@ORI\tdots@\fi}
\DeclareTextCommandDefault{\Frtextellipsis}{%
.\kern\fontdimen3\font.\kern\fontdimen3\font.\xspace}
\def\bbl@frenchdots{\let\textellipsis\Frtextellipsis
\let\tdots@ORI\tdots@
\let\tdots@\Frtextellipsis}
\def\bbl@nonfrenchdots{\let\textellipsis\textellipsisORI
\ifx\tdots@ORI\@undefined\else\let\tdots@\tdots@ORI\fi}
\expandafter\addto\csname extras\CurrentOption\endcsname{%
\bbl@frenchdots}
\expandafter\addto\csname noextras\CurrentOption\endcsname{%
\bbl@nonfrenchdots}
\fi
\ifx\sevenrm\@undefined
\ifx\@ptsize\@undefined
\let\up@size\small
\else
\ifx\selectfont\@undefined
\ifcase\@ptsize
\let\up@size\ixpt\or
\let\up@size\xpt\or
\let\up@size\xipt
\fi
\else
\ifcase\@ptsize
\def\up@size{\fontsize\@ixpt{10pt}\selectfont}\or
\def\up@size{\fontsize\@xpt{11pt}\selectfont}\or
\def\up@size{\fontsize\@xipt{12pt}\selectfont}
\fi
\fi
\fi
\else
\let\up@size\sevenrm
\fi
\if@Two@E
\DeclareRobustCommand*{\up}[1]{\textsuperscript{#1}}
\else
\DeclareRobustCommand*{\up}[1]{\leavevmode\raise1ex\hbox{\up@size#1}}
\fi
\def\ieme{\up{\lowercase{e}}\xspace}
\def\iemes{\up{\lowercase{es}}\xspace}
\def\ier{\up{\lowercase{er}}\xspace}
\def\iers{\up{\lowercase{ers}}\xspace}
\def\iere{\up{\lowercase{re}}\xspace}
\def\ieres{\up{\lowercase{res}}\xspace}
\DeclareRobustCommand*{\FrenchEnumerate}[1]{%
#1\up{\lowercase{o}}\kern+.3em}
\DeclareRobustCommand*{\FrenchPopularEnumerate}[1]{%
#1\up{\lowercase{o}})\kern+.3em}
\def\primo{\FrenchEnumerate1}
\def\secundo{\FrenchEnumerate2}
\def\tertio{\FrenchEnumerate3}
\def\quarto{\FrenchEnumerate4}
\def\fprimo){\FrenchPopularEnumerate1}
\def\fsecundo){\FrenchPopularEnumerate2}
\def\ftertio){\FrenchPopularEnumerate3}
\def\fquarto){\FrenchPopularEnumerate4}
\DeclareRobustCommand*{\No}{N\up{\lowercase{o}}\kern+.2em}
\DeclareRobustCommand*{\no}{n\up{\lowercase{o}}\kern+.2em}
\DeclareRobustCommand*{\bsc}[1]{\leavevmode\hbox{\scshape #1}}
\ifx\fmtname\LaTeXeFmtName
\DeclareTextSymbol{\ae}{T1}{230}
\DeclareTextSymbol{\ae}{OT1}{26}
\DeclareTextSymbol{\oe}{T1}{247}
\DeclareTextSymbol{\oe}{OT1}{27}
\DeclareTextSymbol{\AE}{T1}{198}
\DeclareTextSymbol{\AE}{OT1}{29}
\DeclareTextSymbol{\OE}{T1}{215}
\DeclareTextSymbol{\OE}{OT1}{30}
\DeclareTextSymbol{\at}{T1}{64}
\DeclareTextSymbol{\at}{OT1}{64}
\DeclareTextSymbol{\circonflexe}{T1}{94}
\DeclareTextSymbol{\circonflexe}{OT1}{94}
\DeclareTextSymbol{\tild}{T1}{126}
\DeclareTextSymbol{\tild}{OT1}{126}
\DeclareRobustCommand*{\boi}{\textbackslash}
\DeclareRobustCommand*{\degre}{\r{}}
\else
\def\T@one{T1}
\ifx\f@encoding\T@one
\newcommand{\degre}{\char6}
\else
\newcommand{\degre}{\char23}
\fi
\newcommand{\at}{\char64}
\newcommand{\circonflexe}{\char94}
\newcommand{\tild}{\char126}
\newcommand{\boi}{{$\backslash$}}
\fi
\DeclareRobustCommand*{\degres}{%
\leavevmode\hbox to 0.3em{\hss\degre\hss}}
\ifx\fmtname\LaTeXeFmtName
\AtBeginDocument{%
\ifx\csubinverse\@undefined
\DeclareTextCompositeCommand{\^}{OT1}{i}{\^\i}%
\DeclareTextCompositeCommand{\"}{OT1}{i}{\"\i}%
\fi}
\fi
\@namedef{date\CurrentOption}{%
\edef\today{\number\day
\ifnum1=\day \noexpand\ier\fi
\space \ifcase\month
\or janvier\or f\'evrier\or mars\or avril\or mai\or juin\or
juillet\or ao\^ut\or septembre\or octobre\or novembre\or
d\'ecembre\fi
\space \number\year}}
\def\datefrench{\datefrenchb}
\def\datefrancais{\datefrenchb}
\let\T@one\relax
\let\@FI@\relax
\let\PlainFmtName\relax
\let\LaTeXeFmtName\relax
\ldf@finish\CurrentOption
%%
%% \CharacterTable
%% {Upper-case \A\B\C\D\E\F\G\H\I\J\K\L\M\N\O\P\Q\R\S\T\U\V\W\X\Y\Z
%% Lower-case \a\b\c\d\e\f\g\h\i\j\k\l\m\n\o\p\q\r\s\t\u\v\w\x\y\z
%% Digits \0\1\2\3\4\5\6\7\8\9
%% Exclamation \! Double quote \" Hash (number) \#
%% Dollar \$ Percent \% Ampersand \&
%% Acute accent \' Left paren \( Right paren \)
%% Asterisk \* Plus \+ Comma \,
%% Minus \- Point \. Solidus \/
%% Colon \: Semicolon \; Less than \<
%% Equals \= Greater than \> Question mark \?
%% Commercial at \@ Left bracket \[ Backslash \\
%% Right bracket \] Circumflex \^ Underscore \_
%% Grave accent \` Left brace \{ Vertical bar \|
%% Right brace \} Tilde \~}
%%
\endinput
%%
%% End of file `frenchb.ldf'.
