On Jan 9, 2006, at 12:34 AM, Ralf Stephan wrote:
Where does that work, and where is that documented?
Where it works: here on Ubuntu, when I say export LANG=de and start inkscape, I get (inkscape:8421): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library. Using the fallback 'C' locale. with no result. But using export LANGUAGE=de (after reboot or on another terminal) all is working expected.
Also ask ACSpike or Ted Gould: they could solve their problems only with LANGUAGE.
It sounds only so-so as far as a 'fix' goes.
For example, how do the standard programs on your box perform with the same conditions? (ls for a non-existent file is an easy test) Which locales are installed on your box? What LANG/LANGUAGE environment variables do you have set to begin with?
I don't care about documentation of it but google gave me http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/gettext_155.html wherefrom it seems that it has something to do with priority?
Yes, I had seen the same. But I'd also seen where its purpose is slightly different and is intended to hold a list of possible choices, instead of a single one. Then there are other references that state it's application specific.
I hope this setles the matter. Please also update inkscape's documentation in this regard.
Not really. In order to change documentation we want to be sure we're telling people the proper things, not work-arounds and kludges.