OK, -[NSLocale autoupdatingCurrentLocale] works, but only if I [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] setObject:whateverCode forKey:@"Locale"]
So, firstly: Thanks a lot, this solves my problem! But secondly I think for setting up GNUstep on Android it’s not enough to just [NSUserDefaults setUserLanguages:] as mentioned in https://github.com/gnustep/tools-android#status-and-known-issues and the sample app. Stefan > Am 17.09.2020 um 10:41 schrieb Frederik Seiffert <[email protected]>: > > Hi Stefan, > > Can you try using -[NSLocale autoupdatingCurrentLocale] as suggested by > Wolfgang? > > I think currentLocale gets initialized once doesn’t change when updating the > user default value. > > Frederik > > >> Am 16.09.2020 um 17:37 schrieb Stefan Pauwels <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>>: >> >> But how? Even if I do this: >> [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] setObject:@"de_CH" forKey:@"Locale"]; >> I will always get „en_US_POSIX“ for >> NSLog(@"Current Locale: %@", [NSLocale currentLocale]); >> >> >>> Am 16.09.2020 um 14:59 schrieb Wolfgang Lux <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>>: >>> >>> Hi Stefan >>> >>>> Am 16.09.2020 um 12:23 schrieb Stefan Pauwels <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>>: >>>> >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> I am initializing GNUstep on Android as advised in the tools-android >>>> README, i.e. I am calling >>>> [NSUserDefaults setUserLanguages:] >>>> which seems to work for just setting the language, but when I try to rely >>>> on the currentLocale (for other information like region, metric system >>>> usage, etc.) I always get „en_US_POSIX“ as the locale. >>>> >>>> Is there a way to manually init the locale correctly? >>> >>> The user’s current locale is initialized from the user defaults. This >>> should normally be modified by the defaults tool from the command line or >>> by the SystemPreferences application. >>> To override that programmatically in your own application set the "Locale" >>> default in the standard user defaults. You may also need to use >>> autoupdatingCurrentLocale to see the effect of the change. >>> >>> Wolfgang >> >
