Looking at the repo, I see the `po/` dir which implies it's using GNU
gettext for translation. Fairly standard choice. Strings are marked for
translation by using a `_` macro, like `_("My english text")`.I don't remember the details, but it basically has something like a database of such texts and their lines with the according translations. When it needs to represent a translated string it basically does so by searching in that db. Language may be changed by different means. On Linux and Unix systems it's usually variables such as `LANG`. So e.g. `LANG=en_US.UTF-8 kstars` should launch it with english language. If you have a way to switch language via interface, I presume it is handled by some gettext API that overrides whatever's being told by env. variables. HTH On Fri, 2024-06-21 at 11:31 +0300, Jasem Mutlaq wrote: > Hello, > > We have an issue with the recent versions of KStars is that language > cannot be switched by users. This affects MacOS, Windows, and Linux, > whether packaged or built from source. > > How to debug this issue? I can't see anything in the logs about the > language switch issue. For example, I tried changing the language to > German but the interface is still in English. Which component of KDE > Frameworks is handling this at the backend? Any environment variables > to check or watch out for? > > Any pointers would be appreciated. > > -- > Best Regards, > Jasem Mutlaq >
