Re: [Bug-gnubg] Changing language for GUI

[Holger]

At 20:06 25.08.2003 +0000, Joern Thyssen wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 12:28:58AM +0200, Holger wrote
>
> > Unfortunately, there is no gtk_set_locale that takes an argument and also
> > the hack above doesn't influence what it thinks is the current locale
> > setting. InitGTK and thus gtk_set_locale is called much later and should
> > have used Italian in the above example.
>
> The comments in GTK+ 2 manual may sched some light on this:
>
>         If you are calling this function because you changed the locale
>         after GTK+ is was initialized, then calling this function may
>         help a bit.  (Note, however, that changing the locale after GTK+
>         is initialized may produce inconsistent results and is not
>         really supported.)
>
> Paragraph number two is especially interesting. It looks like we can
> forget about runtime changes of the locale.

Ah, yes. I was only reading the documentation for 1.x which is by far not 
as extensive. But I guessed already that it won't be possible since in 1.x 
it should be called before gtk_init.

But I'll try to make an option that goes into effect at the next start of 
gnubg.

Regards,

        Holger