[HOWTO]Localize Seamonkey 1.1.2 (Puppy-3.00)

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[HOWTO]Localize Seamonkey 1.1.2 (Puppy-3.00)

#1 Post by wow »

1. Choose a langpack for your version:

1.1.2 :arrow: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonk ... 1.1.2.html [Directory]
1.0.8 :arrow: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonk ... 1.0.8.html
Other :arrow: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/releases/

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2. Install the langpack and take note of the region's name, example: es-ES for 'seamonkey-1.0.8.es-ES.langpack.xpi':
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3. Close all seamonkeys windows, then change the language.
Example: I've downloaded 'seamonkey-1.0.8.es-ES.langpack.xpi' so I have to type:

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seamonkey -UILocale es-ES
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EDIT: "seamonkey -UILocale es-ES" won't start seamonkey, it is just to change language for the User Interface.

4. Seamonkey Suite is now in your language :)
Start Seamonkey again(clic on its desktop icon or via Puppy Menu)
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5. Switch back to english language entering this line:

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seamonkey -UILocale en-US
in a terminal window.
Last edited by wow on Tue 09 Oct 2007, 01:03, edited 2 times in total.
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#2 Post by Béèm »

If I would like to change the language of SeaMonkey I go in edit-preferences-navigator-languages and I add the language I want.

Isn't this enough?

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#3 Post by wow »

Béèm wrote:...I go in edit-preferences-navigator-languages...
That doesn't work for me. It only changes the language for "Contents of page" not the "User Interface".
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#4 Post by Béèm »

Sorry, my bad. I didn't catch correctly your post.

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Problems with German Seamonkey-1.0.8

#5 Post by Wosh »

Hello wow

Thanks for your detailed description. But it doesn't work with the german language pack.

When I start seamonkey with: seamonkey -UILocale=de_DE
I get the following error-message:
/usr/lib/mozilla/seamonkey-bin: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/seamonkey-1.0.8/components/libgfx_gtk.so: undefined symbol: pango_xft_get_font_map

Has someone any idea what to do? Googleing didn't help.

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#6 Post by zwiebug »

same problem here! any clues?

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#7 Post by BarryK »

Do it this way:
# mozstart -UILocale=de_DE

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#8 Post by magerlab »

thanks for such a useful link!
I also had error messages, but it works

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