On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 05:57, Hans-Christoph Steiner <h...@at.or.at> wrote:
> On 02/25/2012 11:59 AM, András Murányi wrote: > > > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 22:56, Hans-Christoph Steiner <h...@at.or.at>wrote: > >> >> I was updating pd-extended.git, so I threw in the new Japanese >> translation :-). I'll be sure to update it one last time before the >> final release, so you can test it in a real build. >> >> I'm all for choice with the language of the app, but it seems to me that >> is something that the OS should handle. So anyone who set their system >> language to English will get Pd-extended in English. For those who want >> some mix of languages, then there is no standard technique that I know >> of, and how you do it varies on each OS. If someone wants to code this >> for Pd-extended, patches are welcome. >> >> > If you want the *whole* app to change language, I'm pretty sure it will > need to be restarted. Then I guess an equivalent of "export LANG" can be > issued from tcl (and/or C?) at startup. (Could someone with the knowledge > confirm/correct this plz?) > If it's enough to change the translatable strings' language, we already > have the "_" function in tcl. I have no idea how it goes on the C side. > Then I guess instead of restarting, it's possible to redraw the GUI (?). > I'd be happy to code into this when I know more. > > András > > > > What I meant by a mix of languages is a mix of apps on a given system > running in different languages, i.e. Thunderbird in Japanese, Pd in > English. Perhaps this could be handled by a plugin? I don't know all the > possible ways of getting Tcl to change the language, but I do know that > 'export LANG=ja' works. > > .hc > > ...what I understood was a way to change the UI language from within pd, like a dropdown menu in preferences. Is that what you meant? András
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