Hohl Heinrich (CPTec GmbH) wrote: > > It is of course true that most people prefer software set to their own mother > tongue. And as a German native speaker, I can also confirm that the > translations of all XXE menus and messages is excellent. > > So why do I ask for an option to change the interface language? > > First of all, not every computer user in a country was born in this country. > At universities or large institutes, for example, you may find guests from > all parts of the world. Someone from Italy or Russia may prefer his/her own > mother tongue as an interface language. Or, if this translation is not > available, English will be the best choice. > > My personal reasons: I have seen that it is not possible to find all the > software that I use with a German interface. But an English interface is > always available. It is easier for me to use the same language for all > programs (File Edit View etc.) In the end it is less confusing and much > easier. > > Besides, in some cases the translation to German is so ugly that I wouldn't > want to use it anyway. A high-quality translation as in the case of XXE is > hard to find. > > For these reasons, I think that the end user should decide about the > interface language. Editing batch files is one way to do so, but clicking a > drop-down list is more convenient. It seems preferable even if the program > has to be restarted for changes to take effect.
We understand that easily changing the language used in the GUI would be useful in the context of large organizations but, for now, we are still reluctant to implement this feature. However, I'll add this feature to the user wish list. PS: Thanks for the compliments.
