Language keeps resetting to English

[4zm4r3d02]

I'm sorry to bring this up again, but I've searched the forums, and can't find the solution to this problem.

I was fiddling with the translations in the Language.ENU.XML file, and now they are not being used. I have "English US" selected in the drop-down menu in the config app, but it still won't use it. In fact, config keeps changing it back to "English".

[fuzzweed]

I kept getting this problem when 'fiddling' with the language file - If you go to the wiki and look up the language plugin and start from scratch following the instructions to the letter you should get better results..... (I RTFM'd myself that time )

[4zm4r3d02]

From the wiki:

"Extract the ZIP all Language.XML files into the /Language folder. Select your Language in the configuration program and the selected Language will be copied to the program folder with the name Language.XML"

I did that, and selected "English US" in the drop-down menu in GB-PVR config. However, the only "Language.XML" file in the program folder (the ..\devnz\gbpvr folder) is named "language.xml.ignore", and contains the following:

Code:

<language>
    <translate originalText="TV Guide" translatedText="blahblah"/>
    <translate originalText="Search Guide" translatedText="ascacs"/>
</language>

And, as I said in my first post, it keeps resetting the language to "English" in GB-PVR config. So, I copied my "Language.ENU.XML" file into "Language.ENG.xml" and into "Language.ORG.xml", but that didn't work.

So, finally, I manually copied my "Language.ENU.XML" into "..\gbpvr\Language.XML", and that did the trick. But, the wiki instructions seem to me to indicate that the "Language.XML" file will be placed automatically in the gbpvr folder.

[HtV]

What might have happened: you extracted to gbpvr\language dir, but the zipfile already contained a language dir so now everything might be in gbpvr\language\language. If so, just copy everything from gbpvr\language\language to gbpvr\language.

[Fatman_do]

Actually, I think it is a bug.

Choosing any "Two word English language description" reverts back to "English" being displayed. I tried with other selections and got the same results, so I think the list is being filtered in some way and is only seeing "English".

Also, selecting "Chinese trad" resulted in the box being blank the next time config was run, but the translation still worked.

[4zm4r3d02]

What might have happened: you extracted to gbpvr\language dir, but the zipfile already contained a language dir so now everything might be in gbpvr\language\language. If so, just copy everything from gbpvr\language\language to gbpvr\language.

No, that's not the problem.

[Ted the Penguin]

I tried changing the language to "american" in selectlanguage.xml, and everything worked fine. tried changing it to "US English" and the translation worked, but it defaulted to "English Original" in the config when I opened it again. so there seem to be a bug in the string handling, its greedy and does not handle spaces properly. for now, just use something like "American" in SelectLanguage.xml, that seems to work fine

[SLR_65]

I tried changing the language to "american" in selectlanguage.xml, and everything worked fine. tried changing it to "US English" and the translation worked, but it defaulted to "English Original" in the config when I opened it again. so there seem to be a bug in the string handling, its greedy and does not handle spaces properly. for now, just use something like "American" in SelectLanguage.xml, that seems to work fine

Ok, I'm not following here . . . if I use "American" then what file I do edit?

Or, it seems a less confusing solution was posted earlier:

So, finally, I manually copied my "Language.ENU.XML" into "..\gbpvr\Language.XML", and that did the trick.

I wont have a chance to try this for a bit as I'm not near the HTPC . . . does this work on 1.3.7?

[HtV]

Sorry, I can't try atm, the system is recording. I don't want to get killed later tonight. :eek:

Hans

[SLR_65]

Ok, I'm not following here . . . if I use "American" then what file I do edit?

Or, it seems a less confusing solution was posted earlier:

So, finally, I manually copied my "Language.ENU.XML" into "..\gbpvr\Language.XML", and that did the trick.

I wont have a chance to try this for a bit as I'm not near the HTPC . . . does this work on 1.3.7?

Well copying the Language.ENU.XML to Language.XML in the Devnz directory works, sortta. I'm using the Blue Retro SHV skin and it screwed up the main menu selections as you scrolled through them. You can edit the items though. Also, if you use the config program and hit save it will completely remove the Language.XML file.