** Description changed:
- The current Kubuntu method of installing support for new languages and
- changing which language gets highest preference is broken because it
- only affects KDE applications. The system language (as set by the LANG
- and LANGUAGE environment variables) isn't changed, and the language
- support for added languages is incomplete - for example missing
- localisation packages for Firefox, Libreoffice and spell checkers, among
- others.
+ [Impact]
+ Language configuration will not write the necessary envrionment setup files
to make non kde applications localized unless it is switched into debug mode.
This was fixed by moving the related write function call out of the noop kdebug
statement to make sure that it is executed regardless of whether the kdebug is
turned noop.
+
+ [Test Case]
+
+ * delete .kde/env/setlocale.sh
+ * run kdebugdialog
+ * deselect everything
+ * run kcmshell4 language
+ * change a language setting
+ * apply changes
+ * make sure .kde/env/setlocale.sh was generated again with the configured
settings
+
+ [Regression Potential]
+ none
+
+ [Other Info]
+ n/a
+
+ --
+
+
+ The current Kubuntu method of installing support for new languages and
changing which language gets highest preference is broken because it only
affects KDE applications. The system language (as set by the LANG and LANGUAGE
environment variables) isn't changed, and the language support for added
languages is incomplete - for example missing localisation packages for
Firefox, Libreoffice and spell checkers, among others.
This is a side-effect of the deprecation of the language-selector-kde
package, which used to give Kubuntu users the same fuctionality as
gnome-language-selector by creating an extra module in KDE System
Settings.
The missing functionality should be integrated into the KDE System
Settings Locale control module, as mentioned in this comment
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-
selector/+bug/1013626/comments/4
To reproduce:
1. Freshly installed Kubuntu 14.04 system. KDE System
Settings->Locale->Language.
2. Add language (in my example German). Wait while Locale module installs the
necessary packages.
3. Move language (German) to top of the priority list, above the default
American English
4. Logout of KDE, log back in
Expected Results:
All necessary language files for both KDE applications (e.g. Dolphin) and
non-KDE applications (e.g. Firefox, Libreoffice) is installed. All programs
which have German translations available display in German. Environment
variables are set so that command line programs also run in German (where
translations available), eg:
tim@localhost:~$ ls notthere
ls: Zugriff auf notthere nicht möglich: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
In short - the same effect you'd get by using gnome-language-selector
Actual Results:
Only the language of KDE applications is changed. Firefox, LIbreoffice,
command line programs, bash environment vars, and all other programs remain in
English. In other words you have a half-half system as far as language support
is concerned.
Workaround:
sudo apt-get install gnome-language-selector
gnome-language-selector
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: kde-workspace 4:4.11.8-0ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Wed May 7 15:01:57 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-29 (7 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64
(20140416.2)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: kde-workspace
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Summary changed:
- KDE Locale module support for changing language is incomplete
+ language kcm doesn't write env setup script
** Changed in: kde-runtime (Ubuntu Trusty)
Status: New => Triaged
** Changed in: kde-runtime (Ubuntu Trusty)
Importance: Undecided => High
** Changed in: kde-runtime (Ubuntu Utopic)
Status: Triaged => In Progress
** Changed in: kde-runtime (Ubuntu Trusty)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Harald Sitter (apachelogger)
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