Is there a reason we've got every language except English disabled in the profile settings? Some other boards that seem to be using the same (or similar) software have what looks like several dozen languages available.
No biggie (certainly I wouldn't do anything if it involved work), just wondering...
Languages
28 posts
• Page 1 of 2 • 1, 2
by Lance » Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:53 am
I've just never installed any. They aren't disabled, they just aren't there at all.
If I were to install languages now, any modification that I've installed that changes the language files might not work right in the new language.
I'd be willing to give it a shot if you like. What language would you like me to try first?
If I were to install languages now, any modification that I've installed that changes the language files might not work right in the new language.
I'd be willing to give it a shot if you like. What language would you like me to try first?
No trees were killed in the posting of this message.
However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
==========================================
Build a man a fire and he will be warm for a few hours.
Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
==========================================
Build a man a fire and he will be warm for a few hours.
Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
-
Lance - Administrator
- Cheeseburger Swilling Lard-Ass who needs to put down the remote and get off the couch.
- Posts: 91418
- Joined: Thu May 12, 2005 5:51 pm
- Location: Oswego, IL
by Мастер » Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:37 pm
Lance wrote:I'd be willing to give it a shot if you like. What language would you like me to try first?
Oh, I might try German or Russian if it were available. But don't try it if it is more than a token amount of work, I'd just be trying them for fun. I'm reasonably functional in English :P (I hope nobody disagrees with that...)
They call me Mr Celsius!
-
Мастер - Moderator
- Злой Мудак
- Mauerspecht
- Posts: 23933
- Joined: Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:56 pm
- Location: Far from Damascus
by umop ap!sdn » Tue Aug 28, 2007 7:49 pm
Khrushchev's Other Shoe wrote:I'm reasonably functional in English :P (I hope nobody disagrees with that...)
I disagree - you're extremely functional in English. At least as much so as I am.
How the heck did English get to be my first language? I feel so dirty....
- umop ap!sdn
- Puppet Master
- Posts: 4595
- Joined: Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:24 pm
by Lance » Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:47 am
Okay, I think they're installed.
Have fun.
Let me know if they work okay.
Have fun.
Let me know if they work okay.
No trees were killed in the posting of this message.
However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
==========================================
Build a man a fire and he will be warm for a few hours.
Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
==========================================
Build a man a fire and he will be warm for a few hours.
Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
-
Lance - Administrator
- Cheeseburger Swilling Lard-Ass who needs to put down the remote and get off the couch.
- Posts: 91418
- Joined: Thu May 12, 2005 5:51 pm
- Location: Oswego, IL
by troubleagain » Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:25 pm
I wish I spoke another language fluently. All I've got is English, and enough Spanish to get me in trouble. 
Resistance ain't no good. Y'all's gonna be assimilated.--The Good Ol' Borg
-------------------
I'm never so happy as when I'm covered in bird poop, cat hair, dog slobber and garden dirt.
-------------------
I'm never so happy as when I'm covered in bird poop, cat hair, dog slobber and garden dirt.
-
troubleagain - Enlightened One
- Posts: 6520
- Joined: Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:32 pm
by Lance » Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:29 pm
troubleagain wrote:and enough Spanish to get me in trouble.
Again?
No trees were killed in the posting of this message.
However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
==========================================
Build a man a fire and he will be warm for a few hours.
Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
==========================================
Build a man a fire and he will be warm for a few hours.
Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
-
Lance - Administrator
- Cheeseburger Swilling Lard-Ass who needs to put down the remote and get off the couch.
- Posts: 91418
- Joined: Thu May 12, 2005 5:51 pm
- Location: Oswego, IL
by troubleagain » Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:42 pm
Definitely. 
Resistance ain't no good. Y'all's gonna be assimilated.--The Good Ol' Borg
-------------------
I'm never so happy as when I'm covered in bird poop, cat hair, dog slobber and garden dirt.
-------------------
I'm never so happy as when I'm covered in bird poop, cat hair, dog slobber and garden dirt.
-
troubleagain - Enlightened One
- Posts: 6520
- Joined: Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:32 pm
by umop ap!sdn » Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:52 pm
troubleagain wrote:I wish I spoke another language fluently.
I could teach ya what I know of Japanese. :D
Arneb wrote:Everyone try to pronounce Nachrichtentext, please
Okay - I just did, and it wasn't even difficult. I don't often tell people this but those sounds are in my genes. :P
- umop ap!sdn
- Puppet Master
- Posts: 4595
- Joined: Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:24 pm
by Arneb » Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:59 pm
umop ap!sdn wrote:Okay - I just did, and it wasn't even difficult. I don't often tell people this but those sounds are in my genes. :P
Wow. Next, try Streichholzschächtelchen. And send me the mp3, please :D
Non sunt multiplicanda entia praeter necessitatem
-
Arneb - Moderator
- German Medical Dude
- God of All Things IT
- Posts: 70068
- Joined: Thu Nov 23, 2006 8:22 pm
- Location: Potsdam, Germany
by troubleagain » Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:11 pm
Arneb wrote:Also Dutsch funktioniert schon mal. Everyone try to pronounce Nachrichtentext, please
I tried, but I choked on my own phlegm.
umop ap!sdn wrote:I could teach ya what I know of Japanese.
That would be fitting, considering I was born there, and actually know a few words and phrases...
Resistance ain't no good. Y'all's gonna be assimilated.--The Good Ol' Borg
-------------------
I'm never so happy as when I'm covered in bird poop, cat hair, dog slobber and garden dirt.
-------------------
I'm never so happy as when I'm covered in bird poop, cat hair, dog slobber and garden dirt.
-
troubleagain - Enlightened One
- Posts: 6520
- Joined: Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:32 pm
by Мастер » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:47 pm
Arneb wrote:Also Dutsch funktioniert schon mal. Everyone try to pronounce Nachrichtentext, please
!! Das stimmt. Jetzt bin ich "versteckter"
Arneb wrote:Wow. Next, try Streichholzschächtelchen. And send me the mp3, please :D
Do we need to do it with a Berlin accent?
They call me Mr Celsius!
-
Мастер - Moderator
- Злой Мудак
- Mauerspecht
- Posts: 23933
- Joined: Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:56 pm
- Location: Far from Damascus
by Мастер » Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:07 pm
Wow. When I set it for Russian, one of the first things in the top left is (in English):
Welcome Back hrushchev's Other Shoe
:P
Llance, are the mods something that are reasonably human readable? Maybe I could take a stab at improving some of them? It it's a lot of work, though, I suspect neither one of us will want to go that far...
Welcome Back hrushchev's Other Shoe
:P
Llance, are the mods something that are reasonably human readable? Maybe I could take a stab at improving some of them? It it's a lot of work, though, I suspect neither one of us will want to go that far...
They call me Mr Celsius!
-
Мастер - Moderator
- Злой Мудак
- Mauerspecht
- Posts: 23933
- Joined: Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:56 pm
- Location: Far from Damascus
by Lance » Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:58 am
They are, but they get installed into the board's runtime files. Once installed, you'd have to go through each one to see if it modifies the language files and then manually edit the alternative languages.
I'm not sure, but I think it would be a big deal.
I'm not sure, but I think it would be a big deal.
No trees were killed in the posting of this message.
However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
==========================================
Build a man a fire and he will be warm for a few hours.
Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
==========================================
Build a man a fire and he will be warm for a few hours.
Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
-
Lance - Administrator
- Cheeseburger Swilling Lard-Ass who needs to put down the remote and get off the couch.
- Posts: 91418
- Joined: Thu May 12, 2005 5:51 pm
- Location: Oswego, IL
by Мастер » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:18 am
Just for kicks, here are the choices I get in the "Menu" box:
Not entirely consistent :P
Home
Faq
Ïîëüçîâàòåëè
Ãðóïïû
Ïðîôèëü
Messages
Login/Out
Not entirely consistent :P
They call me Mr Celsius!
-
Мастер - Moderator
- Злой Мудак
- Mauerspecht
- Posts: 23933
- Joined: Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:56 pm
- Location: Far from Damascus
by Lance » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:57 am
Yeah, that's what happens. Any variables that are original will work. Anything that has been modified won't, because the language files don't have translations for them.
If you want to PM me an email address, I'll send you a few files to mess around with.
If you want to PM me an email address, I'll send you a few files to mess around with.
No trees were killed in the posting of this message.
However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
==========================================
Build a man a fire and he will be warm for a few hours.
Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
==========================================
Build a man a fire and he will be warm for a few hours.
Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
-
Lance - Administrator
- Cheeseburger Swilling Lard-Ass who needs to put down the remote and get off the couch.
- Posts: 91418
- Joined: Thu May 12, 2005 5:51 pm
- Location: Oswego, IL
by Мастер » Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:37 pm
Arneb wrote:Wow. Next, try Streichholzschächtelchen. And send me the mp3, please :D
OK, this is weird. I currently have the board language set to Russian, and there is a distinctly Russian character right smack in the middle of the German word on my screen. Does it look OK to you folks when I quote it back?
They call me Mr Celsius!
-
Мастер - Moderator
- Злой Мудак
- Mauerspecht
- Posts: 23933
- Joined: Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:56 pm
- Location: Far from Damascus
by Lance » Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:34 pm
Looks okay to me, but I'm not sure I'd know the difference.
No trees were killed in the posting of this message.
However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
==========================================
Build a man a fire and he will be warm for a few hours.
Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
==========================================
Build a man a fire and he will be warm for a few hours.
Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
-
Lance - Administrator
- Cheeseburger Swilling Lard-Ass who needs to put down the remote and get off the couch.
- Posts: 91418
- Joined: Thu May 12, 2005 5:51 pm
- Location: Oswego, IL
by Мастер » Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:53 pm
OK, I switched back to English, and it looks OK. The letter in question is "ä," which turns into "д" (sounds like a "d") when the language is set to Russian. Also, I am realizing for the first time that most of the menu items I listed a few posts ago appear as total gibberish when the board language is set to English :P
They call me Mr Celsius!
-
Мастер - Moderator
- Злой Мудак
- Mauerspecht
- Posts: 23933
- Joined: Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:56 pm
- Location: Far from Damascus
by Lance » Fri Aug 31, 2007 10:31 am
You might try switching your skin to the "Illuminati" skin, instead of "Illuminati Portal". See if that's any better.
No trees were killed in the posting of this message.
However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
==========================================
Build a man a fire and he will be warm for a few hours.
Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
==========================================
Build a man a fire and he will be warm for a few hours.
Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
-
Lance - Administrator
- Cheeseburger Swilling Lard-Ass who needs to put down the remote and get off the couch.
- Posts: 91418
- Joined: Thu May 12, 2005 5:51 pm
- Location: Oswego, IL
by umop ap!sdn » Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:07 am
Arneb wrote:Wow. Next, try Streichholzschächtelchen. And send me the mp3, please :D
Eh, maybe some other time. That one's kind of long. :P
troubleagain wrote:umop ap!sdn wrote:I could teach ya what I know of Japanese.
That would be fitting, considering I was born there, and actually know a few words and phrases...
Heh, I knew you'd been born there but not that you knew a few phrases already. :D Sore wa suteki desu!
- umop ap!sdn
- Puppet Master
- Posts: 4595
- Joined: Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:24 pm
by Arneb » Sat Sep 01, 2007 12:39 pm
Khrushchev's Other Shoe wrote:Does it look OK to you folks when I quote it back?
Looks perfectly German to me. You don't use crappy software, by any chance?
Non sunt multiplicanda entia praeter necessitatem
-
Arneb - Moderator
- German Medical Dude
- God of All Things IT
- Posts: 70068
- Joined: Thu Nov 23, 2006 8:22 pm
- Location: Potsdam, Germany
by Мастер » Sat Sep 01, 2007 1:36 pm
Arneb wrote:Khrushchev's Other Shoe wrote:Does it look OK to you folks when I quote it back?
Looks perfectly German to me. You don't use crappy software, by any chance?
I am using this software, until I make the switch to Linux (and maybe still then, we'll see)...
They call me Mr Celsius!
-
Мастер - Moderator
- Злой Мудак
- Mauerspecht
- Posts: 23933
- Joined: Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:56 pm
- Location: Far from Damascus
by umop ap!sdn » Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:50 pm
Sounds like a character set encoding issue.
FWIW, I can tell ya from personal experience that Firefox works just fine under Linux. I like it a lot better than any of the default browsers, and it offers the advantage of not having to become accustomed to something new.
FWIW, I can tell ya from personal experience that Firefox works just fine under Linux. I like it a lot better than any of the default browsers, and it offers the advantage of not having to become accustomed to something new.
- umop ap!sdn
- Puppet Master
- Posts: 4595
- Joined: Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:24 pm
28 posts
• Page 1 of 2 • 1, 2
Return to Suggestions, Problems and Complaints
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest