All phones would support locales. May be emulators don't but I guess if devices are not supporting multiple locales, and it is an important thing for the user, he will not buy that phone or return it.
-Kumar Bibek http://techdroid.kbeanie.com On Sep 30, 10:27 am, dinesh adwani <[email protected]> wrote: > use > ..getBaseContext().getResources().getConfiguration().updateFrom(newConfig) > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: dinesh adwani <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 10:54 AM > Subject: Re: [android-developers] Re: locale change does not affect menu > To: [email protected] > > Hi all, > > normally locale change comes under configuration change and if you have > overrided onConfigurationChanged then....it is called onchanging locale.... > since in normal case when we change locale activity destroy and create again > to change locale at runtime...but if u have kept ur activity as > singleInstance...it wont destroy on changing locale....for that assign > string again in onCreateOptionMenu......since it is called only once so > assign it inside onPrepareOptionsMenu also... > this code below... > Localelocale= newLocale("language code here"); > > > > > > > Locale.setDefault(locale); > > > > > > > Configuration config = new Configuration(); > > > > > > > config.locale=locale; > > getBaseContext().getResources().updateConfiguration(config, > > > > > > > getResources().getDisplayMetrics()); > > is forcing locale to change when you want to change it..... > > On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 5:52 PM, Adrian Vintu <[email protected]>wrote: > > > I also added a setLocale in onStart and onConfigurationChanged, but this is > > really getting out of control :( > > > BR, > > > Adrian Vintu > >http://adrianvintu.com > > > On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Adrian Vintu > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> Hi Engin, > > >> I also noticed this behaviour - albeit, only in the emulator. I cannot > >> test on a 2.2 phone. > > >> Unfortunately, I did have enough time to find out why this happens, so I > >> made a hack. > > >> First, some info: this resetting of the locale probably happens somewhere > >> after the onResume(). This means that not only the menu gets reset to the > >> default locale, but also, for example, in onTextChanged if we show a > >> validation message, this message will also be displayed in the default > >> system locale. > > >> What I did is identify the key events that can happen in my application > >> AFTER the onResume. > > >> I see that the user will either: > >> a. onPrepareOptionsMenu > >> or > >> b. onTextChanged > > >> So two events - pretty easy for me. > > >> I added in those methods something like this: > > >> if (!hasSetLocaleSpecial) > >> { > >> setLocale(); > > >> hasSetLocaleSpecial = true; > >> } > > >> Basically, I am calling the setLocale again, in the FIRST event that can > >> happen after onResume. > > >> It is a horrible hack, but until I can get more info on why this happens, > >> I will stick to it. > > >> I hope this will help you a little bit. > > >> Best Regards, > >> Adrian Vintu > >>http://adrianvintu.com > > >> PS another developer asked this question, but until now, no answer > >>http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/threa... > > >> On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Engin Arslan > >> <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>> Richard, > > >>> no it is not what i am trying to do. > >>> Suppose that I have an telephone which does not support Germany but i > >>> want to develop application supporting many languages as well as > >>> Germany . if the only way of changing language of application is > >>> changing Locale from telephone settings , it is impossible to . > >>> To summarize , i only want user to be able to choose my application > >>> language using application's settings. I partially achieved this using > >>> site that ı posted link. however, menu does not change when ı apply > >>> that way > > >>> On Jul 28, 2:57 pm, RichardC <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > For multi-language apps you don't need to do any of this. Have a read > >>> > of localization in the docs: > >>>http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/localization.html > >>> > you will get the collect localized resources loaded automatically by > >>> > the platform. > > >>> > If however you are trying to switch language/localein a running app, > >>> > then as DH pointed out the platform does not support this. > > >>> > I have not looked into the platform code for lanuage/locale(s) but I > >>> > suppect that Android has no concept of an applicaton onlylocaleonly > >>> > systemlocale. If I am correct then are you trying to change > >>> thelocalefor the whole system? > > >>> > On Jul 28, 12:41 pm, Engin Arslan <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> > > Hi, > > >>> > > i am not trying to fight with system. i am just trying to publish > >>> > > application having multilanguage capability. so this should not be > >>> > > fighting. > >>> > > Whatever, > >>>http://adrianvintu.com/blogengine/post/Force-Locale-on-Android.aspx > >>> > > in this link i have found alternative way of doing this. by this way > >>> > > all texts changed proposed language, however there is still problem > >>> in > >>> > > "Menu" even if i recreatemenuafter changinglocale. > > >>> > > On Jul 27, 5:00 pm, RichardC <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> > > > You have already asked this and got a - don't do this - reply from > >>> > > > Dianne Hackborn. > > >>> > > > DH > "You are blowing away the current configuration in the > >>> resources > >>> > > > with your > >>> > > > own you have created that is not initialized. Things aren't going > >>> to > >>> > > > work > >>> > > > when you do that. > > >>> > > > You could improve that by giving it a properly created > >>> Configuration, > >>> > > > but I > >>> > > > don't want to help with doing that because what you are trying to > >>> do > >>> > > > is > >>> > > > never going to work quite right because you will be fighting with > >>> the > >>> > > > platform over what configuration is being used in the resources. " > > >>> > > > See your previous thread: > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/threa... > > >>> > > > On Jul 27, 1:42 pm, Engin Arslan <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> > > > > any ideas? > > >>> > > > > On Jul 23, 3:17 pm, Engin Arslan <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > > >>> > > > > > Specifically,menulanguage changes to English (which is default > >>> > > > > > language) when I try to changelocale. And then it does not > >>> change any > >>> > > > > > other language > > >>> > > > > > On Jul 23, 2:18 pm, Engin Arslan <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > > >>> > > > > > > Hi all, > > >>> > > > > > > I am developing application in which user can choose > >>> application > >>> > > > > > > language. To achieve this, I am changing "Locale" as follows: > >>> > > > > > > Localelocale= newLocale("language code here"); > >>> > > > > > > Locale.setDefault(locale); > >>> > > > > > > Configuration config = new Configuration(); > >>> > > > > > > config.locale=locale; > > >>> getBaseContext().getResources().updateConfiguration(config, > >>> > > > > > > getResources().getDisplayMetrics()); > >>> > > > > > > and restart activity in following way: > > >>> setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE); > > >>> setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR); > >>> > > > > > > . This helps to change languagein runtime. > >>> > > > > > > However , optionmenulanguage does not change , in > >>> factmenuchanges > >>> > > > > > > if I close app completely and start again but does not change > >>> in > >>> > > > > > > runtime. I even have tried onPrepareOptionsMenu but it did > >>> not work? > > >>> > > > > > > What is the reason of this? or can you suggest me another > >>> possible > >>> > > > > > > way? > > >>> > > > > > > Bests, > > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>> Groups "Android Developers" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. 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