Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Localisation gone wild

2013-03-10 Thread Michael Bauer
+1 I've been complaining about this for ... years? The process is different on each OS too, on Windows you download a multi-locale file by default and have to magically know that you have to choose "Custom" to select just the languages you know. On MacOS you get just the English locale and the

Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Localisation gone wild

2013-03-10 Thread Christian Lohmaier
Hi Michael, *, On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 12:38 PM, Michael Bauer wrote: > do a merry dance installing the langpack and trying to bully it into the UI > language and locale you want, on Ubuntu you're loosing a fighting battle > either way because it forces it to the locale of you OS. You're making

Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Localisation gone wild

2013-03-10 Thread Michael Bauer
10/03/2013 13:10, sgrìobh Christian Lohmaier: You're making things up here. On all systems, LO will default to the system's (Operating System's) language if that corresponding language is installed for LibreOffice. If you want a different one, go to Tools|Options → Languages and pick the languag

Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Localisation gone wild

2013-03-10 Thread Christian Lohmaier
Hi Michael, *; On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 2:46 PM, Michael Bauer wrote: > 10/03/2013 13:10, sgrìobh Christian Lohmaier: > >> You're making things up here. On all systems, LO will default to the >> system's (Operating System's) language if that corresponding language >> is installed for LibreOffice.

Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Localisation gone wild

2013-03-10 Thread Michael Bauer
Thanks for the response but I give up. I'm clearly wasting my time (yet again) trying to point out that these issue are interelated and that your comfortable reality of a fully localized German or French or Spanish experience does not match vast swathes of this planet. Michael 10/03/2013 14:1

Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Localisation gone wild

2013-03-10 Thread Jelle Mulder
Uhm,.. Well the point I'm trying to make is that the installer is completely localised. So unless I've done the install many times in another language which characters I can read, I don't even know there is a custom install as the language that says custom install is unreadable to me. I gue

Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Localisation gone wild

2013-03-10 Thread khagaroth
If you are implying you use a W7 install that's detected as not being genuine, the you have much bigger problems than badly detected localization. There are at least 3 ways to permanently and undetectably activate a pirated W7 system and still pass genuine checks. If you are not passing, it means t

Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Version 4.0 Brochure in Greek

2013-03-10 Thread Kostas Mousafiris
I just finished my efforts with the Greek translation of the brochure I found in the wiki pages (https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Brochure-lo-4---A4-paper-size--v4.odt) and I submit it to the list, in case you judge it useful to upload it in our marketing stuff. Have a good night (day?? w

Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Localisation gone wild

2013-03-10 Thread Christian Lohmaier
Hi Jelle, *, On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 5:47 PM, Jelle Mulder wrote: > [...] > Well the point I'm trying to make is that the installer is completely > localised. Yes, I fully understand. But while I see it is a problem for /you/, I doubt that this szenario is affecting "the masses". Even when the l

Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Version 4.0 Brochure in Greek

2013-03-10 Thread Kostas Mousafiris
On 10/03/2013 11:45 μμ, Kostas Mousafiris wrote: > I just finished my efforts with the Greek translation of the brochure I > found in the wiki pages > (https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Brochure-lo-4---A4-paper-size--v4.odt) > > and I submit it to the list, in case you judge it useful to upl

Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Localisation gone wild

2013-03-10 Thread Jānis
Citēts Christian Lohmaier Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:23:04 +0100: Even when the language of the OS is not the target language of your application, one can assume that the person using the OS at least understands the OS language. Everything else is a corner case. You are absolutely wrong - I can tel

Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Localisation gone wild

2013-03-10 Thread Mihovil Stanic
+1 Adding default install and UI language on to install screen would be good usability enhancement. Dana 11.3.2013. 7:43, Jānis je napisao: Citēts Christian Lohmaier Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:23:04 +0100: Even when the language of the OS is not the target language of your application, one can a