language support in KDE

DJOtaku · 12-04-2004, 10:56 PM

On a recent Fedora Core 2 install (third computer) I installed Spanish and Vietnamese language. Both languages worked on the Gnome desktop, changing my Kbar and desktop text to the proper language. In KDE, however, it didn't work - at least for Vietnamese (I didn't get to try spanish, but I think I tried it before and it didn't work) The way that I picked the language to use was in the beginning where I put in my user name and password. Is there something I need to do or download to make these languages work in KDE?

thanks!

foo_bar_foo · 12-04-2004, 11:40 PM

K-> Settings -> Controll Center -> Regional & Accessability -> Country/Region & Language
I believe you can choose three languages
if kde can't find a translation it will move down the list or at the end default to english
it may also work in the controlling shell before you startx to simply do
export LANG=

DJOtaku · 12-05-2004, 09:21 AM

Those instructions worked for adding spanish, but then when I logged back in with Spanish as the language, the K-bar wasn't in spanish. Yet, I know it will be in Gnome. Perhaps I'm missing a step?

I added spanish in the default languages in that menu that you told me about.

DJOtaku · 12-05-2004, 09:41 AM

Ok, I figured out one way to do it, but it's so roundabout, there must be some other way.

I set spanish as the top default language in the country region/language. This made help files and dialogues in spanish, but the kicker and desktop were still in english. Then I logged out and logged back in (setting spanish as the language for good measure) and viola! everything was in spanish. This is all fine and dandy, but it is a bit roundabout. Is there a way to reload the desktop without logging out and back in?

Thanks,