On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 12:06:57PM +0200, Dan Matei wrote: > > > What about Windows XP? > > I noticed that Gwyddion takes on Windows XP the language of the > "Regional Options" item, in the Regional and Language Options from > Control Panel. But how to set a different language than that, we have > to ask further.
Essentially, Gwyddion uses only one language/national preference mechanism: following the locale settings, as defined by POSIX. On Unix, this is actually the standard mechanism, whereas on Microsoft Windows it has the effect of adapting to the (global) system language. The trouble is that Windows seems to have no common mechanism to express language preferences for individual applications, so each application invents a different one. I would prefer to avoid adding to this mess. If I recall correctly, it is possible to set environment variables for programs somewhere in the registry, so it should be possible to use the POSIX mechanism also on MS Windows, the setting could be done by a simple standalone tool or perhaps integrated into Gwyddion (changing language would require Gwyddion restart in any case, though). However, someone has to figure out exactly where and perhaps how to change what in the registry. I can write code, but I cannot test it myself as I do not use and do not understand MS Windows -- and this also quite limits the figuring out part. Yeti ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Gwyddion-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gwyddion-users
