On OSX 10.6.3 new install gnucash starts in japanese or chinese.

[John Ralls]

On Apr 10, 2010, at 4:23 PM, inpregna wrote:

> 
> I am evaluating gnucash and have installed the 2.2.9 version on my iMac and
> on my Macbook pro. Both machines are running OSX 10.6.3 
> On the iMac, gnucash installed without problems. On the 13" macbook pro,
> after the installation, gnucash runs in japanese (it maybe chinese, I can't
> make out the ideograms).
> On both machines, OSX is running in english with swiss french keyboard. I
> uninstalled gnucash and have removed all addtional language packs on the
> MacBook Pro,  but this did not seem to have any influence on the new
> installation and gnucash started up again with the ideograms. 
> 

It's usually caused by something being not-quite-right in the language defaults on your mac. Open System Preferences>Languages & Text and change the order of the languages, close system prefs, then repeat and change it back to the way you like it. Try Gnucash again.

Regards,
John Ralls