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Kleopatra, Libgpg-error: Let the GUI change the language on Windows
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This task description has been updated by aheinecke.

The GnuPG System and GpgOL / GpgEX detect the language through GetThreadLocale or Environment variables on Windows (libgpg-error is responsible for that). This might not be the configured display language and it might also differ from Kleopatra which has a dedicated setting.

A good fix could be that Kleopatra would write a registry Key that notes "it's" Language and that libgpg-error "my_nl_locale_name" would read / respect that language. This would also make it easier for admins to globally configure languages.

Original report was: "Wrong Display Language":
Hi
GPGOL shows the wrong display language. My OS and Office is English and the GPGOL is always german.


Thanks
Martin

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Version
gpgol 2.0.6-beta9

Revisions and Commits

rE libgpg-error
rE0b190ce89de7 Add W32-only function gpgrt_w32_override_locale.

Event Timeline

Mak created this task.Jan 11 2018, 2:45 PM
Mak created this object in space S1 Public.
aheinecke triaged this task as Low priority.Jan 12 2018, 8:21 AM
aheinecke added a subscriber: aheinecke.

GpgOL should use the same language detection code that GnuPG also uses. If you open a command line (cmd) and run "gpg" in that command line is it also in german?

Mak added a comment.Jan 12 2018, 8:35 AM

Hi @aheinecke
Its also german:

C:\WINDOWS\system32>dism /online /get-intl

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.16299.15

Image Version: 10.0.16299.125

Reporting online international settings.

Default system UI language : en-GB
The UI language fallback is : en-US
System locale : de-CH
Default time zone : W. Europe Standard Time
Active keyboard(s) : 0807:00000807, 0809:00000807, 100c:0000100c
Keyboard layered driver : PC/AT Enhanced Keyboard (101/102-Key)

Installed language(s): de-DE
  Type : Partially localized language, MUI type.
  Fallback Languages en-US
Installed language(s): en-GB
  Type : Partially localized language, MUI type.
  Fallback Languages en-US

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aheinecke lowered the priority of this task from Low to Wishlist.Jan 12 2018, 8:48 AM
System locale : de-CH

For windows we either look at the standard POSIX environment variables (LC_ALL, LANG etc.) and if they are not set we use "GetThreadLocale"

The most "unsurprising" behavior would probably be if the gnupg system and GpgOL / GpgEX would also switch the language if Kleopatra's language is changed. I'll update the task description accordingly.

aheinecke renamed this task from Wrong display language to Kleopatra, Libgpg-error: Let the GUI change the language on Windows.Jan 12 2018, 8:52 AM
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aheinecke edited projects, added gpg4win, gpgrt; removed gpgol.
werner added a commit: rE0b190ce89de7: Add W32-only function gpgrt_w32_override_locale..Dec 7 2018, 2:52 PM
aheinecke added a comment.Dec 7 2018, 2:55 PM

Thanks. In the meantime GpgOL takes it's language from the Outlook configured display language setting. I'll add support for override locale to gpgol so that the locale is set accordingly

werner added a subscriber: werner.Dec 7 2018, 3:02 PM

Use that function as early as possible. The gpg-error tool has also be enahnced on Windows:

gpg-error --locale

prints the used locale in XPG form (e.g. de_DE) and

gpg-error --locate 0x200c

prints "fr_RE". If the given language is not supported by libgpg-error, "C" is printed.

aheinecke added a comment.Dec 7 2018, 4:02 PM

I don't think this works for me in that way.

I'm calling everything through GPGME and so it does not help much if my gpgrt locale inside of gpgol is different. E.g. for gpgconf this does not change the output of the configuration options.

I think I have to look into the GPGME locale override and then we would need to pass it somehow. I wonder: Why don't I just setenv("LANG " ... early in my program?

werner removed a project: gpgrt.Dec 7 2018, 5:01 PM
werner added a comment.Mar 9 2021, 9:07 AM

Note: If you want to set this early in your program you need to make sure that there is only one thread running.

ikloecker added a project: kleopatra.Dec 5 2022, 8:32 AM
Mak removed a subscriber: Mak.Jan 12 2023, 9:04 PM