[Solved] Yikes! Gnome is in norwegian. I want it in english!

Joffer · 2006-01-15 04:05:11

The only thing I want in norwegian is the keyboard layout. Why did Gnome give me norwegian menues? How can I get it back to english?

xerxes2 · 2006-01-15 12:39:53

it could be that gnome is using the LANG variable.

export LANG="en_GB.utf8"

Moo-Crumpus · 2006-01-15 14:29:37

You can set your prefered default language in the gdm menues. I don't know where it is stored, so you'ld need gdm.

Joffer · 2006-01-15 16:30:16

xerxes2 wrote:

it could be that gnome is using the LANG variable.
export LANG="en_GB.utf8"

Ok. I've got that as no_NO.utf8 in rc.conf.

Moo-Crumpus wrote:

You can set your prefered default language in the gdm menues. I don't know where it is stored, so you'ld need gdm.

Will look into gdm.. not using it at the moment.

Thanks

Joffer · 2006-01-16 22:07:35

Just to clarify - think I understand now.

LANG would set the prefered language on the system (like gnome choosing Norwegian menus etc).

If I only want to linux to understand and display my norwegian keyboard and special characters (like æ ø å) i would only need to set configure KEYMAP?

xerxes2 · 2006-01-17 06:18:21

yes, your keyboard layout is set in rc.conf and xorg.conf. and nowadays when utf8 is invented you don't have to fiddle with a separate LANG setting. it's just te set your prefered language as LC_ALL with a utf8 locale and your local language will work just fine with english.

export LC_ALL="en_GB.utf8"

Edit: there still could be some advantages with using a separate LANG and that is that some programs might use your locale for showing measurments and currencies.

Joffer · 2006-01-19 01:16:34

xerxes2 wrote:

yes, your keyboard layout is set in rc.conf and xorg.conf. and nowadays when utf8 is invented you don't have to fiddle with a separate LANG setting. it's just te set your prefered language as LC_ALL with a utf8 locale and your local language will work just fine with english.
export LC_ALL="en_GB.utf8"
Edit: there still could be some advantages with using a separate LANG and that is that some programs might use your locale for showing measurments and currencies.

Would it be sufficiant to add

LC_ALL="en_GB.utf8"

to rc.conf? or should it be 'export' and add it to rc.local?

xerxes2 · 2006-01-19 11:21:24

it's a shell thing. put it in your shells rc file.

Joffer · 2006-01-20 03:02:29

xerxes2 wrote:

it's a shell thing. put it in your shells rc file.

Ok

My question has been solved, so I've marked it [Solved] Thnx

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#1 2006-01-15 04:05:11

[Solved] Yikes! Gnome is in norwegian. I want it in english!

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