Suggest: gdm_lang flag for gdm startup language

[Daichi GOTO]

Jeremy Messenger wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:35:58 -0500, Daichi GOTO <daichi at freebsd.org> wrote:
> 
>> After adding procfs entry to fstab, gdm has got to
>> started reading user home's .dmrc file, e.g., like
>> follow:
>>
>> ----
>> [Desktop]
>> Language=ja_JP.UTF-8
>> Layout=us
>> ----
>>
>> So I have no big annoying matter to check out
>> Language every login time or adding default
>> Language configuration to system config files.
>>
>> Thanks :)
>>
>> p.s.
>> But if you have interested in to add
>> gdm_lang="ja_JP.UTF-8" to /etc/rc.conf, I guess
>> it's still good idea because gdm changes their
>> face to use that language.
>>
>> I want to know opinions of other gnome folks.
>> How about of this idea? > eveyone
>> If no objections, I want to add change to RCng
>> startup script.
> 
> No need to. I have checked in GDM 2.26.0 tarball to make sure if it's 
> still there before I reply. It looks like you still can setup GDM_LANG 
> in /etc/profile or ~/.profile instead of LANG.
> 
> Why I said, 'no need to'? Because it's pointless to make gdm has too 
> many different places to configure for a same thing.

GDM_LANG is not instead of LANG. e.g.

   LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8 in /etc/profile
     - gdm label is Japanese
     - user default lang is Japanese

   GDM_LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8 in /etc/profile or ~/.profile
     - gdm label is English
     - user default lang is Japanese

Though, I respect your opition :)
I turn down my suggestion. Thanks!

> Cheers,
> Mezz
> 
>> Marcin Wisnicki wrote:
>>> On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:24:55 +0900, Daichi GOTO wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes, I know /etc/profile method, and I do not recognize that is good
>>>> idea for this issue. In fact, that is very bad idea I guess. We should
>>>> prevent /etc/profile method ASAP.
>>>>
>>>> Reasons:
>>>>
>>>>    1. /etc/profile affects others than gdm. FreeBSD console
>>>>       does not support non-English displaying. And some applications
>>>>       cannot been built without LANG=C. So, to set LANG=??? (e.g.
>>>>       ja-JP.UTF-8) on /etc/profile is very bad idea. The /etc/profile
>>>>       method affects to many phenomena.
>>>>
>>>  Some systems have /etc/xprofile for X. It even worked on FreeBSD 
>>> before gnome-2.12.
>>>
>>>>    2. I suggest controlling application behavior installed
>>>>       by Ports Collection in /etc/rc.conf is clear and simple way.
>>>>       Should we (especially for non-English user) edit /etc/rc.conf and
>>>>       /etc/profile every time updated relative components?  It is
>>>>       bothering matter.
>>>>
>>>  Gdm startup script in $prefix/sbin/gdm sources 
>>> /etc/sysconfig/language which seems to be the Linux way.
>>>    desktop# cat /etc/sysconfig/language
>>>   echo pl_PL.UTF-8
>>>  Though having it configurable from rc.conf makes sense to me.
>>>
>>>> I'm thinking adding gdm_lang="ja_JP.UTF-8" to /etc/rc.conf is very 
>>>> clear
>>>> and easy understanding for common user of Gnome. How do you make of 
>>>> it??
>>>>
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