Here goes, attached the changed file and an image. Not sure the list accepts this.
----- Regards, Pedro Albuquerque [Join StarLink](https://starlink.com?referral=RC-DF-11719992-38576-14) Em 10/09/2026 às 14:01, Murugan Mariappan <[email protected]> escreveu: > Hi Pedro, > > I made the changes and saved the file as `environment.local` in the same > directory. After launching GNUCash, I could see that the language had changed > to Portuguese. Please refer the file and screen shot. Not sure why it is not > working for you > > Saludos Cordiales > > Murugan > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > From: Pedro Albuquerque <[email protected]> > Sent: 10 September 2026 13:44 > To: Murugan Mariappan <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>; > [email protected] <[email protected]>; John Ralls > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re[2]: [GNC] GnuCash Language > > Thank you Murugan, for the suggestion. > > If I rename the file like that, .local becomes the file extension. Not sure > if that is what you want. Anyway, GC still starts in English. > > ----- > Regards, > Pedro Albuquerque > [Join StarLink](https://starlink.com?referral=RC-DF-11719992-38576-14) > > Em 10/09/2026 às 12:48, Murugan Mariappan <[email protected]> > escreveu: > >> Pedro >> >> Can you save the environment file changes to file name environment.local and >> restart GNUCash >> >> Saludos Cordiales >> >> Murugan >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> From: gnucash-user >> <[email protected]> on behalf of >> Pedro Albuquerque via gnucash-user <[email protected]> >> Sent: 10 September 2026 05:21 >> To: John Ralls <[email protected]> >> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>; >> [email protected] <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [GNC] GnuCash Language >> >> Hello, and thank you all for the comments. >> >> Tracefile (today 4h 54m) content: >> * 04:53:55 WARN <gnc.backend.dbi> [gnc_module_init_backend_dbi()] No DBD >> drivers found >> * 04:54:04 WARN <gnc.app-utils.gsettings> [transform_settings()] Failed to >> load preferences transformation file >> 'D:\Programas\Escritório\gnucash/share\gnucash/pref_transformations.xml' >> >> John, obviously, Windows environment variables and GnuCash environment file >> were modified by me. But there is some kind of issue, yes. >> >> As you can see in the image, command systeminfo shows pt as my locale, but >> running: >> >> C:\Windows\System32>dism /online /get-intl >> >> Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool >> Version: 10.0.26100.5074 >> >> Image Version: 10.0.26200.8037 >> >> Reporting online international settings. >> >> Default system UI language : pt-PT >> The UI language fallback is : en-US >> System locale : pt-PT >> Default time zone : GMT Standard Time >> Active keyboard(s) : 0816:00000816 >> Keyboard layered driver : PC/AT Enhanced Keyboard (101/102-Key) >> >> Installed language(s): pt-PT >> Type : Partially localized language, MUI type. >> Fallback Languages en-US >> >> The operation completed successfully. >> >> Shows some partial fault, I don't know why or what. GnuCash runs fine in >> another laptop with Win10. This one was upgraded to Win11 following this >> procedure: >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_p3dBrr_Sg. It uses a Win server version, pt >> language based. Maybe that is the issue. Funny thing is it only affects >> GnuCash, all other programs recognize pt as default. >> >> ----- >> Regards, >> Pedro Albuquerque >> Join StarLink >> >> Em 10/09/2026 às 00:56, "John Ralls" <[email protected]> escreveu: >>>The install-time language dialog box on Windows is just for the installer’s >> UI. All of the GnuCash and Gtk translations are included in the >> gnucash-xx-setup.exe. >>> >>>From the screenshot it looks like you’re unable to get GnuCash to give you >> Portuguese no matter what: Setting LANG=pt_PT in the environment file would >> override the system locale setting. >>> >>>Is there anything in the trace file? >> (https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Tracefile) >>> >>>Regards, >>>John Ralls >>> >>> >>>> On Sep 9, 2026, at 14:18, Adrien Monteleone >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Were you not given a choice at install time? >>>> >>>> I vaguely recall threads here of some mixed-locale systems having issues >> though. If that is the case with your setup, it could be why GnuCash >> defaulted >> to English. Do a search just on this list and you should find the solution. I >> also vaguely recall there being a step of editing a locale file to resolve >> it. >>>> >>>> On 9/9/26 05:23, Pedro Albuquerque via gnucash-user wrote: >>>>> Hello, >>>>> I'm looking for ideas on how to convince GnuCash to use the default system >> language. Can anyone think of something? Because I can't. 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