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Changes between Version 201 and Version 202 of Using Pidgin


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Jul 28, 2010, 6:39:13 AM (14 years ago)
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jfs
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Document how to change the language

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  • Using Pidgin

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    560560== Miscellaneous (Windows) ==
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     562=== How do I change the language of Pidgin? ===
     563
     564Pidgin will run in the language selected by the installation system. If you want to change the
     565language used by Pidgin you have to:
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     567 1. Install the language using the Windows offline installer if it is not already installed. To do this, select the appropiate 'Localization' component from the 'Components selection' screen. You will have to select the ISO-code of your language (for more information see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1). Once this is done you should see the  installed languages going to %ProgramFiles%\Pidgin\Locale (there will be one folder per language)
     568 2. Select the language of your preferrence setting up the `PIDGINLANG` environment variable (See below)
     569 3. Restart Pidgin
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    562571=== How does Pidgin for Windows determine which language to use? ===
    563572For the user who installed Pidgin, the language selected during installation will be the default.
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