Re: [gtk-list] Re: glibc based GTK apps changing languages on thefly

[Marcus Brubaker <spoon elpaso net>]

On Tue, 19 Jan 1999, Ian McKellar wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 18, 1999 at 01:56:26PM -0500, Tarek Chammah wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > Can Gtk/Gnome glibc-based applications change languages (like menus
> > changing from one language to another and so forth) on the fly?
> > 
> > For example you go the the "Language" menu and change the current
> > language used in the application from English to Spanish or Arabic and the
> > application changes languages on the fly without restarting.
> 
> Wow! That would be so cool!
> 
> There could be a "Language" control-center applet for gnome, where you could
> change the language, and suddenly all your apps would change language... That
> would be SO cool... *drool*
> 

Cool, yes, very.  Useful, no, not really.

Marcus Brubaker
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