only works as default language (login/logout)

[Uwe Brauer]

   >> >
   >> >> >  env LANG=de gnucash
   >> 
   >> I found out the following:
   >> 
   >> -  if I set (in (K)ubuntu 8.04) the default language say to german,
   >> I have to logout/login and then gnucash starts with german, so
   >> far so good
   >> 
   >> -  I can also do env LANG=en gnucash and it starts in english.
   >> 
   >> -  However this is the only language I can start this way!!!1

   > there is no default defined for de, as there are different account
   > hierarchy templates for AT, CH and DE.

   >> -  Having also installed spanish I cannot do
   >> env LANG=es gnucash
   >> or
   >> env LANG=es_ES.UTF-8 gnucash
   >> 
   >> it does not work.
   >> 
   >> -  I can set spanish as default language and start gnucash in
   >> english but not in german etc etc.

   > LANG=es_ES LANGUAGE=de_DE gnucash works fine for me, to have
   > spanish account templates and a german gui.

Wait what precisely is the command you are typing ?

 env LANG=es_ES LANGUAGE=de_DE gnucash 



Does not work for me gnucash starts in english!

With the following error message
4:57:47  WARN <Gtk> Locale not supported by C library.
        Using the fallback 'C' locale.


I find it also odd that setenv LANG de_DE.UTF-8
seems to work but gnucash does not care.

I get the feeling this is an (K)ubuntu issue: bug?

   >> 
   >> -  however the old account keeps the language in which once
   >> it was created. This I find *inconvenient*.
   >> 

   > Because the open tabs are stored, if you end your session. As it is
   > possible, to rename a report, it is not possible to translate the
   > name you gave him.

Yeah too bad, but I see your point.

   >> Any idea why I can start gnucash from the commandline only in
   >> english???
   >> 
   >> 
   >> Uwe Brauer

   > HTH
   > Frank

   > P. S.: There are different places in the wiki at least in english
   >    and german,
   > which try to explain this. If you think, it is quite not obvisous, please 
   > help to improve them.

Definitely could you please provide me with a link.