[Bug 392815] [NEW] Ubuntu Thunderbird's Contact List crash in Romanian

[Răzvan Sandu]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: thunderbird

Hello,

I am running Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope 9.04 + all online updates. I am
running Thunderbird for email (stock package).

When system is set to Romanian language (via the graphical utility in
the System menu), Thunderbird's interaface will become Romanian, too.

In this situation, Thunderbird's Contact List won't allow inserting new
contacts (vCards); the error message, written in red, is:

<!DOCTYPE overlay SYSTEM
"chrome://messenger/locale/addresbook/abcardOverlay.dtd">

Behaviour becomes normal if system is set back to English.


That seems somewhat logical, since no official Thunderbird 2.x exists for Romanian language yet. It is not very clear for me where the present localization of Ubuntu's Thunderbird comes from (if there is no upstream Romanian Thunderbird 2.x, localization is done at Ubuntu packaging level ?!)


Steps to reproduce:

1. Install stock Ubuntu 9.04, including Thunderbird
2. Put system's interface in Romanian (via the System menu standard utility)
3. Open Thunderbird's Contact List and try to insert a new contact - one will get the above error message
4. Put system's interface in English
5. Open Thunderbird's Contact List and try to insert a new contact - it will perform normally


Suggestions for solving:

1. Until Thunderbird 3.x is not available in Ubuntu, setting system's
interface in Romanian would let Thunderbird's interface in English.
Thunderbird 3.x WILL include Romanian localization (upstream); actually,
the current Thunderbird 3.x beta works great in Fedora.

OR

2. Already include Thunderbird 3.x beta in Ubuntu, via online updates.


Observations:

I didn't verify it, but I'll bet the described situation affects ALL
languages that have no official Thunderbird 2.x AND use a non-US set of
characters.


Regards,
Răzvan

** Affects: thunderbird (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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