interface language for G'MIC

dinasset · **Posted:** Sat Jun 20, 2015 11:31 am **(#1)**

maybe a stupid question, but at the moment for me it's serious:
I'm working for the moment with a different computer (mine has to be repared).
Installed Gimp 2.8.14
Changed in Preferences the Interface Language to English
Gimp starts in English, OK
Installed G'MIC 1.6.5 pre
When activating G'MIC to select a filter for my current image I get as G'MIC interface language Italian.
That sounds strange to me because in my home PC I had G'MIC in English, as GIMP, and I don't remember to have set up anything specific for G'MIC Language.
How can I have G'MIC also speaking English, as Gimp?
Thanks for any help

(to complete the info: my home PC is running Windows 7 32-bits, this one I'm using now is running Windows 8.1 64-bits)

Ronounours · **Joined:** Jan 03, 2011 **Posts:** 1656

You can override the default locale used by G'MIC, by setting the 'LANG' environment variable.
On Linux, for instance :

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$ export LANG=en
$ gimp

On Windows, I don't know how to do this, probably by setting the properties of the executable ?
Not sure.

dinasset · **Posted:** Sat Jun 20, 2015 1:29 pm **(#3)**

thanks David, unfortunately I don't know either what to set under Windows G'MIC
is it not possible for the plug-in (which works under Gimp) to take the language from Gimp?
in Gimp there s an easy way to set this and I did it, my Gimp speaks English

Ronounours · **Joined:** Jan 03, 2011 **Posts:** 1656

No it's not possible for the plug-in to get the locale from the GIMP preferences right now.

Ronounours · **Joined:** Jan 03, 2011 **Posts:** 1656

There is one page you can refer to, to change the default language of GIMP, this should work for G'MIC too :

http://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-fire-up.html

(set variable LANG).

jontait2 · **Joined:** Dec 27, 2014 **Posts:** 508

@David:
Gimp will not necessarily use the language selected by the LANG environment variable - if you use Edit>Preferences>Interface>Language to select a different language, Gimp will use that instead.

The language currently selected for any given user is stored in the user's gimprc file (~/.gimp-2.8/gimprc) which starts like this:

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# GIMP gimprc
# 
# This is your personal gimprc file.  Any variable defined in this file takes
# precedence over the value defined in the system-wide gimprc:
# /etc/gimp/2.0/gimprc
# Most values can be set within GIMP by changing some options in the
# Preferences dialog.

(language "en_GB")

Perhaps G'MIC could get the language selection from that file?

Edit:
there is a libgimp convenience function to query entries in the gimprc file:
http://developer.gimp.org/api/2.0/libgi ... mprc-query

Ronounours · **Joined:** Jan 03, 2011 **Posts:** 1656

Ha thanks jonait2, I've been able to use it to set the default language of the G'MIC plug-in interface from the one defined in the GIMP preferences (if any) :

https://github.com/dtschump/gmic/commit ... addee65b6f

Will be available for the next G'MIC release. Thanks for the suggestion!

dinasset · **Posted:** Thu Jun 25, 2015 8:02 am **(#8)**

thanks David and Jonathan!
as said in previous post, I did already the set-up for Gimp in preferences, and it works showing English
in the meantime I added also the system variable LANG set to EN and it seems that is "received" by G'MIC
in any case i'm sure it is much better to link G'MIC language to Gimp language, as Jonathan and David agreed.
Hence: next release => one single choice for both Gimp and G'MIC
Thanks again!

jontait2 · **Joined:** Dec 27, 2014 **Posts:** 508

Glad to help, David.

MareroQ · **Posted:** Wed Jul 01, 2015 11:48 am **(#10)**

My countryman POGO compiled for me Gmic from git.
Translating acts great for windows now (never earlier)
Technical attention for monitoring - after is starting Normal - should be probably Preview size...
Is possible to to add (on solid) correction Samj for version portable?

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 - Modifier gmic.cpp pour assurer la compatibilité avec nos versions Gimp Portable
        if (!_path_rc) _path_rc = getenv("GMIC_PATH");
        if (!_path_rc) _path_rc = getenv("GMIC_GIMP_PATH");
                    remplace :
        if (!_path_rc) _path_rc = getenv("GMIC_PATH");

MareroQ · **Posted:** Fri Jul 17, 2015 9:20 pm **(#11)**

Ronounours · **Joined:** Jan 03, 2011 **Posts:** 1656

I've added GMIC_GIMP_PATH as default valid path for the gmicrc folder, so the Samj's patch won't be necessary anymore.

dinasset · **Posted:** Sat Jul 18, 2015 9:20 am **(#13)**

does this mean that if I opted for English Language in GIMP, G'MIC will "speak English" too?
for the moment I do not see this
should I perform some adjustment/setup?

Ronounours · **Joined:** Jan 03, 2011 **Posts:** 1656

Yes, it should switch to the default language used in GIMP when defined.
This should already work with latest binaries available on the website (version 1.6.5.1_pre).
If you have 1.6.5.0 try to upgrade, and tell me.

dinasset · **Posted:** Sat Jul 18, 2015 9:35 am **(#15)**

the official site only shows the last stable (1.6.5.0)
from where do I get the pre- 1.6.5.1?

Ronounours · **Joined:** Jan 03, 2011 **Posts:** 1656

dinasset, no try downloading from http://gmic.eu/gimp.shtml, you will get 1.6.5.1_pre as default.

dinasset · **Posted:** Sat Jul 18, 2015 9:43 am **(#17)**

OK David.
Installed the pre- and G'MIC speaks English!
thanks!

Ronounours · **Joined:** Jan 03, 2011 **Posts:** 1656

Cool ! Nice to see a working feature