[Inkscape-user] Changing language in inkscape

[Per Karlström]

I have installed inkscape on my PC located in Sweden, running winXP Eng
Pro. However some menue items are in swedish and some in english. I
prefer having all in english. How/where do I chage that?

[bulia byak]

Post by Per Karlström
I have installed inkscape on my PC located in Sweden, running winXP Eng
Pro. However some menue items are in swedish and some in english. I
prefer having all in english. How/where do I chage that?

On windows, Inkscape takes your system language and uses it. I don't
know how to make it use English on a Windows set to a different
language. Change your system language setting and it should work.

Now, if you wanted all your menus to be in Swedish, then you could
help by translating the rest of untranslated messages. See
http://inkscape.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?TranslationInformation for
details.

[Per Karlström]

It is winXP english version so the main language is english. However i'm
not sure how the systemlanguage is defined and where to change it.

I prefer runing program in english and many of my friends do as well. So
an convineint way of changing the language would be nice.

Of course it worked to just copy the uk language file to the sv
directory. However it's just an hack, but it works ;)

Post by bulia byak

Post by Per Karlström
I have installed inkscape on my PC located in Sweden, running winXP Eng
Pro. However some menue items are in swedish and some in english. I
prefer having all in english. How/where do I chage that?

On windows, Inkscape takes your system language and uses it. I don't
know how to make it use English on a Windows set to a different
language. Change your system language setting and it should work.
Now, if you wanted all your menus to be in Swedish, then you could
help by translating the rest of untranslated messages. See
http://inkscape.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?TranslationInformation for
details.
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[MenTaLguY]

Post by Per Karlström
It is winXP english version so the main language is english. However i'm
not sure how the systemlanguage is defined and where to change it.

I don't think it's our responsibility to try to override that setting --
if you want English, I think the correct approach is to set the system
locale.

On Windows XP, I believe the way to do this is to go to Control Panel,
look for the "Date, Time, Langauge and Regional Options" section.

Then pick "Regional and Language Options".

On the "Regional Options" tab, make sure that English is selected. Also
make sure English is selected on the "Advanced" tab.

-mental

[Per Karlström]

Ok thanks for the help.
However what I meant it would be nice to able to override the setting in
the program or when you install it. Perhaps usa a current language file
and just copy the aproriate file there at instalation or something.

\Per

Post by MenTaLguY

Post by Per Karlström
It is winXP english version so the main language is english. However i'm
not sure how the systemlanguage is defined and where to change it.

I don't think it's our responsibility to try to override that setting --
if you want English, I think the correct approach is to set the system
locale.
On Windows XP, I believe the way to do this is to go to Control Panel,
look for the "Date, Time, Langauge and Regional Options" section.
Then pick "Regional and Language Options".
On the "Regional Options" tab, make sure that English is selected. Also
make sure English is selected on the "Advanced" tab.
-mental

[Trent Buck]

Post by Per Karlström
Ok thanks for the help.
However what I meant it would be nice to able to override the setting in
the program or when you install it. Perhaps usa a current language file
and just copy the aproriate file there at instalation or something.

The whole point of a Locale setting is to *OBVIATE* (remove the need
for) implementing locale / language configuration in each application.

If you want to override the locale on a per-application basis, use
the method you previously described.

-trent

PS: Perhaps you'd like to document that on the Inkscape wiki,
so that other polyglot Windows users can do the same thing.

[Alan Horkan]

Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:29:17 +0100
Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Changing language in inkscape
It is winXP english version so the main language is english. However i'm
not sure how the systemlanguage is defined and where to change it.
I prefer runing program in english and many of my friends do as well. So
an convineint way of changing the language would be nice.
Of course it worked to just copy the uk language file to the sv
directory. However it's just an hack, but it works ;)

deleting (or otherwise (re)moving) the swedish tranlsation would work
equally well, as the (American) English will then show through. it is
probably the easiest way to do it.

uk is or should be ukranian, not English.
English should be en (or possibly en-US, en-GB, or even en_GB).

- Alan

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[Jon A. Cruz]

Post by Alan Horkan
uk is or should be ukranian, not English.
English should be en (or possibly en-US, en-GB, or even en_GB).

Or could also be en_AU or en_CA.

:-)