[gentoo-user] language

[gentoo-user] language

[Roger Cahn]

Hi all,

Yesterday I gave a presentation with OOo-3.2 Impress
with my laptop (xfce4, thunar).
I used a video projector Dell, which worked fine.
However, this made my language change from french
to english in many of my packages.

Right click on desktop and the showed window is in english;
the same with a click on the icons on it. (their name is also in english)

The menu bars are sometimes in french (thunar,firefox,
thunderbird, OOo, skype) sometimes not (gimp, vlc, gedit, etc.)

I don't know what happened, and in spite of serching in many
directions , I could not find a solution.
How could I resolve this problem?

Many thanks for a help
Roger

[gentoo-user] Re: language

[walt]

On 04/02/2010 07:58 AM, Roger Cahn wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Yesterday I gave a presentation with OOo-3.2 Impress
> with my laptop (xfce4, thunar).
> I used a video projector Dell, which worked fine.
> However, this made my language change from french
> to english in many of my packages.
>
> Right click on desktop and the showed window is in english;
> the same with a click on the icons on it. (their name is also in english)
>
> The menu bars are sometimes in french (thunar,firefox,
> thunderbird, OOo, skype) sometimes not (gimp, vlc, gedit, etc.)

Hi Roger,

Just to clarify, are you saying the language problem was caused by using
the video projector, or by running the OO file on your laptop, or ...?

Are you saying that the language problems are permanent, or just during
your presentation?

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: language

[Roger Cahn]

> Hi Roger,

Hi Walt,

Thank you for your answer.

> Just to clarify, are you saying the language problem was caused by using
> the video projector, or by running the OO file on your laptop, or ...?

By using the video projector. It was the first time I used this one.
I never had this problem with another one.

> Are you saying that the language problems are permanent, or just during
> your presentation?

They are permanent   :-(

Roger

[gentoo-user] Re: language

[walt]

On 04/02/2010 10:13 AM, Roger Cahn wrote:
>> Hi Roger,
>
> Hi Walt,
>
> Thank you for your answer.
>
>> Just to clarify, are you saying the language problem was caused by using
>> the video projector, or by running the OO file on your laptop, or ...?
>
> By using the video projector. It was the first time I used this one.
> I never had this problem with another one.
>
>> Are you saying that the language problems are permanent, or just during
>> your presentation?
>
> They are permanent   :-(

I propose an experiment.  For example, if gedit is displaying the wrong
language, then type this at a command prompt (in xterm or gterm, etc):

$LC_ALL='fr' gedit

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: language

[Roger Cahn]

> I propose an experiment.  For example, if gedit is displaying the wrong
> language, then type this at a command prompt (in xterm or gterm, etc):
> 
> $LC_ALL='fr' gedit

Thank you Walt, but it doesn't work. Here is the message:

(process:5573): Gtk-WARNING**: locale not supported by C library.
Using the fallback 'C' locale.

Roger

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: language

[Jacques Montier]

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Le 03/04/2010 09:34, Roger Cahn a gentiment tapote:
>> I propose an experiment.  For example, if gedit is displaying the wrong
>> language, then type this at a command prompt (in xterm or gterm, etc):
>>
>> $LC_ALL='fr' gedit
>>     
> Thank you Walt, but it doesn't work. Here is the message:
>
> (process:5573): Gtk-WARNING**: locale not supported by C library.
> Using the fallback 'C' locale.
>
> Roger
>
>
>
>   
Try
$LC_ALL=fr_FR.UTF-8 gedit

Jacques

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: language [solved]

[Roger Cahn]

> Try
> $LC_ALL=fr_FR.UTF-8 gedit

I did it, but it opens gedit in english.

The idea came to search where the config file of gedit is
on my desktop computer.
I made a locate gedit and I found within other files
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/gedit.mo

I saw that gedit.mo is a binary file.
With an usb key I put it in /usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES
of my laptop where it wasn't.
And it worked   :-)
I made a second try with xfdesktop.mo, and it succeeded also.

Now I have to do the same thing for the other packages.
I'm surprised that the video projector could change the language
in many files.

Thanks for your help
Roger

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: language [solved]

[Roger Cahn]

> With an usb key I put it in /usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES
> of my laptop where it wasn't.
> And it worked   :-)
> I made a second try with xfdesktop.mo, and it succeeded also.

An other method given by a friend, and more easier:
compile again a package in english, and it will become in french.
I tried with gimp and it worked.

I don't indeed understand what happened!
Roger

[gentoo-user] Re: language

[Nicolas Richard]

Le 03/04/10 09:34, Roger Cahn a écrit :
> (process:5573): Gtk-WARNING**: locale not supported by C library.
> Using the fallback 'C' locale.

Any similar message if you simple run "gedit" ? What's the output of
"locale -a", and of "locale" ?
Btw, did you need to install/modify anything to get the projector working ?

-- 
Nico.

Re: [gentoo-user] language

[Kaddeh]

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Have you tried setting LINGUAS="fr" in your make.conf?

On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Roger Cahn <rcahn@club-internet.fr> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Yesterday I gave a presentation with OOo-3.2 Impress
> with my laptop (xfce4, thunar).
> I used a video projector Dell, which worked fine.
> However, this made my language change from french
> to english in many of my packages.
>
> Right click on desktop and the showed window is in english;
> the same with a click on the icons on it. (their name is also in english)
>
> The menu bars are sometimes in french (thunar,firefox,
> thunderbird, OOo, skype) sometimes not (gimp, vlc, gedit, etc.)
>
> I don't know what happened, and in spite of serching in many
> directions , I could not find a solution.
> How could I resolve this problem?
>
> Many thanks for a help
> Roger
>
>
>
>

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Re: [gentoo-user] language

[Roger Cahn]

> Have you tried setting LINGUAS="fr" in your make.conf?

Yes, it is.
Thank's
Roger