Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:11:15 +0100 From: Rainer Hurling <rhurlin@gwdg.de> To: goksin.akdeniz@gmail.com Cc: ports@freebsd.org, Leslie Jensen <leslie@eskk.nu> Subject: Re: Localization in Firefox and Thunderbird Message-ID: <4F2E55C3.40308@gwdg.de> In-Reply-To: <20120205113309.fd93025e.goksin.akdeniz@gmail.com> References: <4F2E4002.8050005@eskk.nu> <20120205113309.fd93025e.goksin.akdeniz@gmail.com>
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On 05.02.2012 10:33 (UTC+1), Gökşin Akdeniz wrote: >> >> Any advise on this? >> > > Both Firefox and Thunderbird localization depends on<lang>.xpi files, > which have to be installed either manually or via localization ports; > for Firefox it is /usr/ports/www/firefox-i18n and Thunderbird > /usr/ports/mail/thunderbird-i18n. These ports rely on > xpi-quick-locale-switcher which is located in > /usr/ports/www/xpi-quick-locale-switcher. By default a couple of > locales are set default and you have to select your native language for > Firefox and add swedish to makefile located > in /usr/ports/mail/thunderbird-i18n in order to run it in your native > language. > > For Firefox selecting native language works fine and native language is > included in each port and software upgrades. All you have to do is to > check if Firefox is English and switch to your preferred localae if > necessary and make necessary adjustments with xpi-quick-locale-switcher. > > For Thunderbird it works different. Thunderbird localization port works > via a predefined locales which all are hardcoded > in /usr/ports/mail/thunderbird-i18n/Makefile. You have to add your > native locale everytime /usr/ports/mail/thunderbird-i18n port is > upgraded. After ward you can compile, install and run Thunderbird with > your native language. > > This process has a caveat also. thunderbird utilezes a reg,istry live > configuration which requires to be updated in order to run with your > native language. After you have upgraded thunderbird you may have to > check out addons and select native "language" in order to run it in > native language of yours. > > And the shortcut: Download language xpi files forem Mozilla ftp sites > and install lang.xpi file by openning it with Firefox/thunderbird and > select your native langugae from addons dropdown menu at the toolbar. > restart Firefox/Thuınderbird and it is set till nexty upgrade. You have > to repeat this process everytime you upgrade Firefox and Thunderbird. > > That is my work around solution. I hope it helps. Any better solutions > than mine are always wellcome. As Leslie desribed, he used the ports www/firefox-i18n and mail/thunderbird-i18n for this. And this does not work for him. I can confirm that this worked until 9.0.1, but now with 10.0 there is only 'English (United States)' to choose. I want German language ... It seems there is something odd with these ports or the new versions of firefox and thunderbird. Rainer
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