[Addlocale] [LXDE] set different system lenguage for each user

[ciro314]

I have installed 'addlocale_ES' due to my roommate mother lenguage is spanish.

How could we set automatically: he starts his session in spanish and I start mine in English? If I login with my account on GDM and click on 'set English the system lenguage' it affects to my roommate account. Thank's in advance

[melodie]

Hi,

Not sure if someone can give an answer for that. I tried to get versions French/English last year, I was not really satisfied. Most often, reversing to English from the login screen would make the French language unavailable at the following session. I ended giving up.

I'll be curious and interested to see if someone has a solution.

[Neal ManBear]

'set English the system lenguage' means that the system will be in English. That is the entire system will be English. Converting to Spanish via addlocale, changes the system to Spanish.

I believe you can choose the language needed at the GDM login. Set the system language to the one you use for root tasks (updating and etc), and then the person using the other language can change to that language at login.

[melodie]

'set English the system lenguage' means that the system will be in English. That is the entire system will be English. Converting to Spanish via addlocale, changes the system to Spanish.

I believe you can choose the language needed at the GDM login. Set the system language to the one you use for root tasks (updating and etc), and then the person using the other language can change to that language at login.

Right, this is precisely what I am curious about, as that is what I was trying last year.

[Neal ManBear]

There might be a way to set a default language for a single user account, but if so, I do not know it.

[pinoc]

There might be a way to set a default language for a single user account, but if so, I do not know it.

yes, you can have different languages by user-account, see Important Notes, point 6 here. Works just fine in KDE, have not tested this for non-KDE desktops but if the desktop can be personalized by user as in KDE then why not?
-p.

[pinoc]

just tested in Gnome: add Spanish, reboot, add new user. Now I have two users, desktop languages for both are Spanish. Login to user 1, run localedrake (Sistema -> Centro de control: Otras -> Ajustes regionales) set to English and logout, that should be it for this user. But it doesn't work (also not after a reboot). => Problem with localedrake in Gnome and other non-KDE DEs? KDE works fine.
-p. 

[Neal ManBear]

just tested in Gnome: add Spanish, reboot, add new user. Now I have two users, desktop languages for both are Spanish. Login to user 1, run localedrake (Sistema -> Centro de control: Otras -> Ajustes regionales) set to English and logout, that should be it for this user. But it doesn't work (also not after a reboot). => Problem with localedrake in Gnome and other non-KDE DEs? KDE works fine.
-p. 

So you got the results I did when I tried to set up a system with a single user with a different language then. Maybe there is some way to get it done. I just don't know.

[melodie]

just tested in Gnome: add Spanish, reboot, add new user. Now I have two users, desktop languages for both are Spanish. Login to user 1, run localedrake (Sistema -> Centro de control: Otras -> Ajustes regionales) set to English and logout, that should be it for this user. But it doesn't work (also not after a reboot). => Problem with localedrake in Gnome and other non-KDE DEs? KDE works fine.
-p. 

So you got the results I did when I tried to set up a system with a single user with a different language then. Maybe there is some way to get it done. I just don't know.

I had tried from the GDM login (or from gdmsetup started from console with the user mode command "dbus-launch gdmsetup"). That worked, but randomly. Could not rely on it to publish public bi-langual versions (which what I was initially trying to do).

[pinoc]

don't know why language changes in localedrake are not applied in non-KDE DEs. First time I see that, well, you know I'm a KDE fanboy... 

[melodie]

don't know why language changes in localedrake are not applied in non-KDE DEs. First time I see that, well, you know I'm a KDE fanboy... 

I will (again) be asking who knows about perl language:

$ grep kde /usr/bin/localedrake
    $klang = $1 if /--kde_lang=(.*)/;
    $kcountry = uc($1) if /--kde_country=(.*)/;
    lang::write_and_install($locale, do_pkgs_standalone->new, $>, 'dont_touch_kde_files') if $apply;
    print lang::charset2kde_charset(lang::l2charset($lang)), "\n";

?

[Neal ManBear]

I'll look into it, but I'm not too good with perl. (working on that. )

[melodie]

I'll look into it, but I'm not too good with perl. (working on that. )

It seems to me that the program has great probabilities to be KDE specific. If this is so, it should be known, and maybe one or several persons could figure something out in a future not too far from now...

[Neal ManBear]

I'll look into it, but I'm not too good with perl. (working on that. )

It seems to me that the program has great probabilities to be KDE specific. If this is so, it should be known, and maybe one or several persons could figure something out in a future not too far from now...

No. It is part of PCC and is DE independent.

It takes time to find the cause of a problem. I am doing the best I can. When I find an answer I will post.

[melodie]

It takes time to find the cause of a problem.

This is so true !

I am doing the best I can. When I find an answer I will post.

I wish you good luck in your quest. Nice to know you are on it.

Regards,
Mélodie