VLC in English mixed up with Italian words

Microsoft Windows specific usage questions
Forum rules
Please post only Windows specific questions in this forum category. If you don't know where to post, please read the different forums' rules. Thanks.
raimo
Blank Cone
Blank Cone
Posts: 51
Joined: 03 Dec 2008 15:08

VLC in English mixed up with Italian words

Postby raimo » 04 Dec 2008 19:43

Hi,

I installed VLC and changed the language to British English.
My regional settings is Italian.

The strange thing is that everything is in English except Advanced Settings (show settings: all).
there is text in English and text in Italian mixed up.


I tried to delete all the locale except the folder en_GB but that didn't do the trick.

How can I change all text to English?

VLC_help
Mega Cone Master
Mega Cone Master
Posts: 25661
Joined: 13 Sep 2006 14:16

Re: VLC in English mixed up with Italian words

Postby VLC_help » 05 Dec 2008 19:26

American English works any better?

raimo
Blank Cone
Blank Cone
Posts: 51
Joined: 03 Dec 2008 15:08

Re: VLC in English mixed up with Italian words

Postby raimo » 05 Dec 2008 19:53

Done...same thing. :(

VLC_help
Mega Cone Master
Mega Cone Master
Posts: 25661
Joined: 13 Sep 2006 14:16

Re: VLC in English mixed up with Italian words

Postby VLC_help » 06 Dec 2008 18:56

You use 0.9.6? Does it help if you remove %appdata%\vlc ?

esung
New Cone
New Cone
Posts: 1
Joined: 07 Dec 2008 02:39

Re: VLC in English mixed up with Italian words

Postby esung » 07 Dec 2008 02:47

I'm experiencing the exact same problem.. after installing VLC (version 0.9.7)on XP SP3 US version , first time I run VLC will
use the langauge preference set in the system's regional setting. In my case it's Traditional Chinese, when I tried
to change the language preference to american english, the preference menu will have english and chinese mixed
in with no way to fix.

if I tried to delete and VLC setting, it'll just put VLC back into the default mode and recreate the setting according
to regional setting.

So far the ONLY way to avoid this is by setting the system regional setting temporarily to english and then install VLC
(or delete VLC's preference data and restart VLC).

raimo
Blank Cone
Blank Cone
Posts: 51
Joined: 03 Dec 2008 15:08

Re: VLC in English mixed up with Italian words

Postby raimo » 10 Dec 2008 17:13

You use 0.9.6? Does it help if you remove %appdata%\vlc ?
Yes did resolved the problem.
Thank you.

BloodLust
New Cone
New Cone
Posts: 1
Joined: 08 Jan 2009 12:41

Re: VLC in English mixed up with Italian words

Postby BloodLust » 08 Jan 2009 13:04

I'm experiencing the exact same problem.. after installing VLC (version 0.9.7)on XP SP3 US version , first time I run VLC will
use the langauge preference set in the system's regional setting. In my case it's Traditional Chinese, when I tried
to change the language preference to american english, the preference menu will have english and chinese mixed
in with no way to fix.

if I tried to delete and VLC setting, it'll just put VLC back into the default mode and recreate the setting according
to regional setting.

So far the ONLY way to avoid this is by setting the system regional setting temporarily to english and then install VLC
(or delete VLC's preference data and restart VLC).
Try the following:
1. Close VLC
2. Delete VLC setting folder (%appdata%\vlc)
3. Start VLC with "--language=en" parameter

It works fine for me (VLC 0.9.4 + Windows XP SP3).

raimo
Blank Cone
Blank Cone
Posts: 51
Joined: 03 Dec 2008 15:08

Re: VLC in English mixed up with Italian words

Postby raimo » 08 Jan 2009 14:07

thank you.

I did the same thing a few weeks ago with success :)

raimo
Blank Cone
Blank Cone
Posts: 51
Joined: 03 Dec 2008 15:08

Re: VLC in English mixed up with Italian words

Postby raimo » 14 May 2009 17:38

Even the 1.0.0 RC has the same problem.
I choosed american-english language but all submenus are in italian :-(

electrosmog
New Cone
New Cone
Posts: 1
Joined: 15 May 2009 19:21

Re: VLC in English mixed up with Italian words

Postby electrosmog » 15 May 2009 19:37

SOLVED: INTERFACE LANGUAGE (Tested with vlc-1.0.0-rc1-win32.exe)


1° Delete all language subfolder except the one you need (for me 'fr' for instance) in folder:
C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\

2° Rename the remaining folder (containing the 'vlc.mo' in your language) into 'en' (without quotes).

3° Reset preferences and cache from the start menu.

4° Open VLC

raimo
Blank Cone
Blank Cone
Posts: 51
Joined: 03 Dec 2008 15:08

Re: VLC in English mixed up with Italian words

Postby raimo » 15 May 2009 20:21

Thank you :-)

raimo
Blank Cone
Blank Cone
Posts: 51
Joined: 03 Dec 2008 15:08

Re: VLC in English mixed up with Italian words

Postby raimo » 18 Jun 2009 16:20


Try the following:
1. Close VLC
2. Delete VLC setting folder (%appdata%\vlc)
3. Start VLC with "--language=en" parameter

It works fine for me (VLC 0.9.4 + Windows XP SP3).

Oeps... I have to applicate this with every new release of VLC.
Still italian text (even after changing the language of VLC to American English) :(

raimo
Blank Cone
Blank Cone
Posts: 51
Joined: 03 Dec 2008 15:08

Re: VLC in English mixed up with Italian words

Postby raimo » 31 Oct 2009 15:05

Still english text together with italian text 1.0.3

raimo
Blank Cone
Blank Cone
Posts: 51
Joined: 03 Dec 2008 15:08

Re: VLC in English mixed up with Italian words

Postby raimo » 16 Apr 2010 18:59

still english text together with italian text 1.0.5

jeanlerymc
New Cone
New Cone
Posts: 1
Joined: 15 May 2010 04:34

Re: VLC in English mixed up with Italian words

Postby jeanlerymc » 15 May 2010 05:47

Once you had created the VLC setting and change the words based on the regional language, it will come up to be in the translated one. You must have known the consequences before you have installed the VLC and studied its proper basics. However, native English is more appropriate for your VLC.
Last edited by jeanlerymc on 17 May 2010 06:02, edited 1 time in total.

raimo
Blank Cone
Blank Cone
Posts: 51
Joined: 03 Dec 2008 15:08

Re: VLC in English mixed up with Italian words

Postby raimo » 15 May 2010 08:02

Once you had created the VLC setting and change the words based on the regional language, it will come up to be the translated one. You must have known the consequences before you have installed the VLC and studied its proper basics. However, native English is more appropriate for your VLC.
I did not change the words based on the regional language.


Return to “VLC media player for Windows Troubleshooting”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot] and 35 guests