change user interface language

[G.]

On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Thomas Blasejewicz
<thomas at s7.dion.ne.jp> wrote:
>
> (2012/06/04 16:27), G. wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Thomas Blasejewicz<thomas at s7.dion.ne.jp>
>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Good evening
>>> I am trying to switch the UI language, but don't have much success.
>>> The official documentation says:
>>>
>>> "https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingLanguages
>>> SwitchingLanguages
>>> .................
>>> To change the language of your next session, you will need to change it
>>> from the login screen.
>>> Before logging in, click on Options (found in the bottom left corner of
>>> the login screen)
>>>>
>>>> Select Language and choose the language for your next session.
>>>
>>> The system will ask you if you would like to change the language of the
>>> login screen as well,
>>> and whether the change is only for one session or permanent. After this,
>>> you may log into your account."
>>>
>>> On MY login screen there is no such item as "Options".
>>> I DO have English, German and Japanese installed
>>> In the menu "System settings ->  language support" English appears first,
>>> but all other items are greyed out =>  I cannot choose them.
>>> ->  But I am supposed to be able to.
>>>
>>> Can someone please point me to the trick necessary to achieve this?
>>> Thank you.
>>>
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>>
>> Finally had some time to do this on my computer.  It appears the
>> procedure in 12.04 is a bit different.
>>
>> Once you have installed languages, with the Language window open
>> (search for Language from the program selection launcher or on top
>> right 'System then languages, drag your preferred language to the top
>> and then click "Apply system wide."  Then logout and log back in and
>> you should be in your new language.  In fact when I just did it the
>> login screen was in Spanish.
>>
>> Hope this works for you.
>>
>> gary
>>
> Yes, thank you!
> That works (in contrast to the official documentation procedure!).
> I figured that out somehow too, when I tried to make sense out of the
> message that appeared, when the mouse pointer is hovered over the language
> list.
> Maybe somebody should change the misleading documentation ....
>
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The documentation has not been updated.  So how do we get it changed?


garyk