[vlc] Re: Localization in 0.86

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Le mercredi 14 février 2007 00:08, Michiel de Boer a écrit :
> When i download vlc for windows and install it, i choose 'English'. I
> install onto a windows xp pro sp2 English installation. However my
> regional settings indicate 'Dutch' so that I have correct date
> format, euro and metric settings. To make a long story short: I
> prefer as few localization as possible on my systems. However buried
> inside vlc 0.86 is a setting that determines locale and defaults to
> 'Auto'. This means it will read the windows setting for 'Regional and
> Language Options' and switch from English to Dutch dynamically.

The installation language refers to the INSTALLER language. VLC uses 
gettext, and gettext gets to decide the default localization.

> Shouldn't the default for vlc be the language specified at setup
> time?

The overwhelming majority of users expect VLC to use their regional 
settings.

-- 
Rémi Denis-Courmont
http://www.remlab.net/
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