[Solved] KDE4 localization

malic · #1 December 7th, 2009, 11:19

Hi,

I installed KDE4 from ports and installed the ports for french localization kde4-l10n.
Seem right, I can select French language in KDE 4 config but after a relog, half the messages are correctly translated.
Typically when I right click on the desktop, instead of "Desktop settings" I have "Bureau settings".

Does anyone have such problems with KDE4 localization?
Or an idea why localization doesn't apply correctly?

I'm on 8.0 btw.

Malic

**avilla@** · #2 December 7th, 2009, 12:21

perhaps they are incomplete...?

graudeejs · #3 December 7th, 2009, 15:11

Sorry, I can't help, but I wanted to say:

This is exactly why I use apps in English exclusively

malic · #4 December 7th, 2009, 15:40

Yeah, I don't bother that much using it in en-US but as I'm not the only one to use the computer and she's pretty much used to Linux/KDE4 in french, this extra effort could get me rid of Linux.

Going to compare the KDE4 version from Linux to FreeBSD to see.

graudeejs · #5 December 7th, 2009, 16:35

You should try try to set locale environment variables....

Code:

LANG="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_COLLATE="lv_LV.UTF-8"
LC_CTYPE="lv_LV.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="lv_LV.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY="lv_LV.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC="lv_LV.UTF-8"
LC_TIME="lv_LV.UTF-8"
export LANG LC_COLLATE LC_CTYPE LC_MESSAGES LC_MONETARY LC_NUMERIC LC_TIME

I'm not sure where is the best way to set them to have global effect.... I place them in /etc/csh.cshrc /etc/profile ~/.shrc ~/.cshrc ~/.xinitrc and ~/.xsession

I think if you take a closer look at /etc/login.conf..... you'll see:

Code:

    :setenv=MAIL=/var/mail/$,BLOCKSIZE=K,FTP_PASSIVE_MODE=YES:\

you can set locale variables similarly system wide

It's worth giving a shoot

malic · #6 December 7th, 2009, 22:44

You win, Killasmurf....

Tried to setup the login.conf as in the handbook but not a chance.
I add the LANG and LC_ALL to .profile and it worked fine.
Just have to process the $SHELL to set it up in /etc/profile for system wide setting.

graudeejs · #7 December 7th, 2009, 22:51

I think /etc/profile is only read by sh and alike....

I think you need to edit /etc/login.conf something like this:

Code:

:setenv=MAIL=/var/mail/$,BLOCKSIZE=K,FTP_PASSIVE_MODE=YES,LANG="en_GB.UTF-8",LC_COLLATE="lv_LV.UTF-8",LC_CTYPE="lv_LV.UTF-8",LC_MESSAGES="lv_LV.UTF-8",LC_MONETARY="lv_LV.UTF-8",LC_NUMERIC="lv_LV.UTF-8",LC_TIME="lv_LV.UTF-8":\

or

Code:

:setenv=LANG="en_GB.UTF-8",LC_COLLATE="lv_LV.UTF-8":\
:setenv=LC_CTYPE="lv_LV.UTF-8",LC_MESSAGES="lv_LV.UTF-8":\
:setenv=LC_MONETARY="lv_LV.UTF-8",LC_NUMERIC="lv_LV.UTF-8":\
:setenv=LC_TIME="lv_LV.UTF-8":\

I'm not 100% sure 2nd will work... perhaps you can only use setenv once... I don't know these details, but you can try and use whichever works and you like better

malic · #8 December 8th, 2009, 10:25

Yeah, redid a pass on the login.conf et it work by setting a french entry with $LC_ALL and $LANG, I just have to specify in the /etc/passwd for each user.

Well, just right what is written in the handbook.
Damn... 'knew that!

I'll try to change in the default entry to see.
Thanks tho

graudeejs · #9 December 8th, 2009, 14:17

No.... you don't have to touch /etc/passwd at all....

graudeejs · #10 December 8th, 2009, 14:24

One more thing.... make sure you run # cap_mkdb after you edit /etc/login.conf

graudeejs · #11 December 9th, 2009, 09:55

Also scroll down login.conf...
you'll see example for russian users.
lang is set there, you can create french user class same way.... only thin you will need to modify user class for user that are created already...

malic · #12 December 9th, 2009, 11:21

Yeah, that's exactly what I did.
Created a french user class to specify the language but in that case you have to specify the language in the passwd file (good for me actually)

Shell reply to me in french now... but best of all, KDE4 is fully in french.

Have to try to push the setting in the default class but have little time to give it a go atm.

Thanks for your help.
M

PS : thanks for OpenOffice 3.1.1, too bad I'm a 64bits user.

graudeejs · #13 December 9th, 2009, 11:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by malic

PS : thanks for OpenOffice 3.1.1, too bad I'm a 64bits user.

64bit packages
ftp://ooopackages.good-day.net/pub/O...e.org/FreeBSD/

BeastieBoy · #14 July 5th, 2010, 11:13

In order for daemons to pick up the locale where whouls LC_TYPE et al. be declared? Not .login_conf?

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