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April 16, 2012, 06:00:19 PM |
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Since I added a Hebrew translation (starting with 0.6.0), I received multiple complaints that the client now defaults to Hebrew and that this is unwanted. There is no clear indication of how to change the language (which I now know to be with the -lang parameter). The default language is decided by the dates format rather than the OS interface language (I would have complained too, if I had bothered to change the format when I installed the OS).
Do similar complaints exist in other languages? Maybe the problem is more pronounced for Hebrew because of the non-latin characters and the right-to-left direction (which QT doesn't handle properly, and even if handled properly doesn't mix well with some technical terms).
How can this problem be resolved? A few possible solutions, which I don't know if are technically possible:
1. Make the default language derive from the OS interface language.
2. Allow choosing the language on installation, and changing it from the GUI.
3. Document the -lang parameter more prominently.
4. Default to English and let the user change it if wanted.
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