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how to change language with vlc 2.1 rc1

Postby Hawat » 28 Aug 2013 22:35

Hello,I have done a search to find how to switch language and it is often mentioned that it is in the settings>preference>interface tab but I have done that in vlc 2.1 and still cannot find that setting.
Can anyone please help me ?
Thank you.
Here is a picture of the interface tab.
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Re: how to change language with vlc 2.1 rc1

Postby Rémi Denis-Courmont » 29 Aug 2013 19:43

The language settings are in the Windows control panel, not in VLC.
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Re: how to change language with vlc 2.1 rc1

Postby Hawat » 29 Aug 2013 19:57

I have to change the language of the whole operating system just to get another language on vlc ui? Wasnt there a separate setting in previous version of vlc that allowed that, instead of changing the operating system language?
I mean its not really flexible if someone want to use vlc in a certain language but other people dont want that os in that language as well. Most programs offer a separate language setting.

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Re: how to change language with vlc 2.1 rc1

Postby mederi » 30 Aug 2013 21:09

At least there is a workaround. I prefer pure English language in VLC, so I can just delete or rename "locale" folder containing all languages in VLC directory. If you need to switch from actual language to some different non-English one, then try to move/copy appropriate file (vlc.mo) into actual language folder or just rename a desired language folder to actual language folder in "locale" directory. What is your actual language localization in VLC and which one would you like to have there?

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Re: how to change language with vlc 2.1 rc1

Postby Hawat » 30 Aug 2013 21:14

Thank you very much, that workaround fixed the problem. Still I don't understand why they wouldn't have that setting in the program if all the files are already there.

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Re: how to change language with vlc 2.1 rc1

Postby mederi » 30 Aug 2013 21:19

We just do not understand :)

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Re: how to change language with vlc 2.1 rc1

Postby sporadisk » 25 Nov 2013 12:52

My localized translation (Norwegian) of VLC is horrible and unintuitive.
The translation should be optional and easily removable, as it lowers the overall quality and usability of the player considerably.

(edit: I just found the Menu language switch in the interface section. Problem solved!)

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Re: how to change language with vlc 2.1 rc1

Postby Hawat » 25 Nov 2013 13:04

Yes a language switch has been added in later update so this topic is obsolete now.

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Re: how to change language with vlc 2.1 rc1

Postby vitorfrost » 08 Dec 2013 21:41

VLC 2.1.1 still doesn't have the option to change interface language!
Also, when updated VLC it lost the preseted language.
Tks

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Re: how to change language with vlc 2.1 rc1

Postby vitorfrost » 08 Dec 2013 21:47

I don't know what happened, but I just renamed the folder locale to locale.old, and the option to change language appeared!
Sorry for the "wrong" complain.

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Re: how to change language with vlc 2.1 rc1

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 12 Dec 2013 00:45

2.1.1 allows to change language.
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Re: how to change language with vlc 2.1 rc1

Postby polsenpol » 18 Dec 2013 23:18

And exactly where did you hide the menu-option to change interface-language ?
Deleting files, folders and what not is not an acceptable solution, is it ?

The Danish interface is just as horrible as the Norwegian ..
It calls 'Streaming' for 'Strøm' = ELECTRICITY !
(Sorry, I can't be bothered to write a proper translation, I never use Danish-language interface anyway because
it's not only VLC's translations that suck :) )
The language settings are in the Windows control panel, not in VLC.
Vely funny ..

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Re: how to change language with vlc 2.1 rc1

Postby Hawat » 19 Dec 2013 00:59

It s in the same tab as the screenshot I made in the first post, they have added the option on top of it, for some reason the option doesnt show up in the advanced setting view, you have to use the simple setting view to have the option show up.
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