We need a GUI to set language of programs indepedant of time format etc
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Bug Description
This is not really a bug but a much needed feature (I think atleast).
If you like me want all programs to use english for all phrases (so if something goes wrong, you have a chance google on it) but still want all other things to be "swedish", ie time format, money format, numerical format ( . vs ,) you have no possibility other than hacking /etc/environment or other config files.
This is mine:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
LC_CTYPE=
LC_NUMERIC=
LC_TIME=sv_SE.UTF-8
LC_COLLATE=
LC_MONETARY=
LC_MESSAGES=
LC_PAPER=
LC_NAME=sv_SE.UTF-8
LC_ADDRESS=
LC_TELEPHONE=
LC_MEASUREMENT=
LC_IDENTIFICATI
LC_ALL=
Wouldn't it be nice to let the user select a advanced mode when all these could be specified using the pretty gnome interface? Much like MS Windows that let the user select language BUT override time format and such things.
I DO think you do not need to be a power user to want english phrases but swedish for the rest. 12 hour clock is really AWFUL and never used here in sweden.
tags: | added: accessibility usability |
tags: | added: a11y |
tags: | removed: accessibility |
Thanks for your bug report.
A GUI for different locale settings would indeed be nice.