Re: how to change the program language

[Ben Pfaff]

It's definitely possible on GNU/Linux to have every program in a
different language. It should be possible on Windows as well if you
can set environment variables differently for each program.

On Wed, May 22, 2024 at 10:05 AM Ксения Буденная <budennaya.ks@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Ср, 22 мая 2024 г. в 18:52, ft gmail <public.ftr@gmail.com>:
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>> Hi,
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>> Do i understand well that this would change the interface language for all 
>> Windows programs ?
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>> I work with Windows 11 OS in French and want to work with PSPP in English.
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>> How to make that I get only PSPP in English , and not changing the entire  
>> OS interface language?
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>> - ftrso
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>> Le 22/05/2024 à 18:27, Alan Mead a écrit :
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>> The official PSPP docs say: 
>> https://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/faq.html#Language
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>> I asked ChatGPT how to apply this to Windows 10 and here's what it said. 
>> Obviously, this may not be correct/fully correct.
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>> -Alan
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>> To configure the PSPP interface language on Windows 10, follow these steps:
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>> 1. **Open the Control Panel:**
>>    - Press `Win + R` to open the Run dialog.
>>    - Type `control` and press Enter.
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>> 2. **Change the Region and Language Settings:**
>>    - Go to **Clock and Region**.
>>    - Click on **Region**.
>>    - In the **Formats** tab, click on **Additional settings** if needed to 
>> access more detailed settings.
>>    - Switch to the **Administrative** tab and click on **Change system 
>> locale**.
>>    - Select the desired language (e.g., Portuguese). Click OK and restart 
>> your computer if prompted.
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>> 3. **Verify the Environment Variable:**
>>    - Open **File Explorer** and right-click on **This PC**, then select 
>> **Properties**.
>>    - Click on **Advanced system settings**.
>>    - In the System Properties window, go to the **Advanced** tab and click 
>> on **Environment Variables**.
>>    - In the Environment Variables window, check if there is a variable named 
>> `LANG`. If not, click **New** under the System variables section.
>>    - Set the variable name to `LANG` and the value to `pt_PT` (for 
>> Portuguese spoken in Portugal) or `pt_BR` (for Brazilian Portuguese). Click 
>> OK to save.
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>> 4. **Restart PSPP:**
>>    - Close PSPP if it is open and then restart it. The interface should now 
>> display in the selected language.
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>> This should configure PSPP to display in the language you have set in the 
>> Windows environment.
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>> PROMPT
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>> This is advice about a Linux-oriented software package. What advice should I 
>> give Windows 10 users?
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>> How do I configure the PSPP interface language?
>> PSPP respects the locale of the environment. So if, for example, your 
>> operating system (or the currently logged in user) is set to Portuguese, 
>> then that is what PSPP will display.
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>> How you change the environment's locale depends on the operating system. For 
>> example, on GNU or on GNU/Linux you could use the command export LANG=pt_PT 
>> (for Portuguese spoken in Portugal) or export LANG=pt_BR for Brazillian 
>> Portuguese. This should also work for all operating systems which are POSIX 
>> compliant. For others, you will have to refer to your OS documentation.
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>> On 5/22/24 11:15, Alan Mead wrote:
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>> Does this work for you?
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>> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/pspp-users/2014-09/msg00011.html
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>> If not, reply to this note and let us know what happens. PSPP builds on 
>> Linux, so the devs have limited Windows access/experience.
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>> -Alan
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>> On 5/22/24 10:29, Ксения Буденная wrote:
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>> Hello, how can I change the language in PSPP? The program was installed in 
>> English, but I need Ukrainian. Windows operating system. Thank you!
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>> --
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>> Alan D. Mead, Ph.D.
>> President, Talent Algorithms Inc.
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>> Alan D. Mead, Ph.D.
>> President, Talent Algorithms Inc.
>>
>> science + technology = better workers
>>
>> https://talalg.com
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>> He who confuses political liberty with freedom and political equality
>> with similarity has never thought for five minutes about either.
>>
>> -- Shaw, from "Maxims for Revolutionists"
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