Re: [Bug-XBoard] [bug #34991] Load engine doesn't work in localized xboard

[Byrial Jensen]

Den 21-12-2011 18:12, Arun Persaud wrote:
> Hi
>
> On 12/21/2011 09:01 AM, h.g. muller wrote:
> > OK, I pushed a potential fix for the button alignment to hgm.nubti.net
> > (hgmaster),
> > but I did not know how to test it, as the languages that I could get to
> > work (de_DE.utf8)
> > do not translate "browse", I did not know how to select Danish, and
> > changing de.po
> > to add a translatior for "browse" was not noticed by make.

Hi

Use (cd po ; make update-po) to update the gmo files after editing a po 
file. You will probably also need a make install afterwards to copy the 
updated de.gmo to where it will sought after.


> you should be able to start xboard with a different language by using
>
> "LANG=da_DK xboard"

Yes, but only if you have the corresponding locale installled.
"locale -a" will list the installed locales. It depends on the linux 
distribution how to install missing locales.

> I normally use de_DE for the German one and according to
>
> "locale -av|less"
>
> the danish one would be da_DK..

The exact name depends on the linux distribution. It may also be "da" or 
"da_DK.utf8" or something else. Again "locale -a" will tell what to use.