The overhead with only one (or just a few) additional language pack would be minimal indeed. The Debian approach requires significantly more work to integrate with the current packaging in Ubuntu, so I'm going ahead with the upstream approach, re-packing the lightning xpi (built from source, so the version matches) with all available locales.
** Changed in: thunderbird (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => In Progress ** Changed in: ubuntu-translations Status: Triaged => Invalid ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Status: Triaged => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to thunderbird in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/545778 Title: xul-ext-lightning is only available in English Status in One Hundred Papercuts: Invalid Status in Mozilla Thunderbird: Invalid Status in Ubuntu Translations: Invalid Status in lightning-sunbird package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in thunderbird package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: ******* ISSUE ******* HOW TO REPRODUCE 1. Change the user session language to other different than English. 2. In Thunderbird, open the calendar EXPECTED BEHAVIOUR - The calendar interface to be in the session language. REAL BEHAVIOUR - The calendar is in English. RELEVANT DETAILS - None. ********** SOLUTION ********** WORK-AROUND - None known. FIX - <http://www.smoose.org/blog/ubuntu-localized-lightning-extension>. REGRESSION POTENTIAL - Since no code needs to be modified, the regression potential is very low. **************** TECHNICAL INFO **************** Binary package hint: lightning-extension To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/545778/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp