[Users] How to change the language used by Claws Mail

[John G Walker]

On Sun, 17 Nov 2024 16:01:15 -0000 Paul <paul at claws-mail.org> wrote:

> On Sun, 17 Nov 2024 15:41:55 +0000
> John G Walker via Users <users at lists.claws-mail.org> wrote: 
> 
> > How do I control which language Claws Mail uses for menus etc?  
> 
> It's the environment variable LANGUAGE. This can be set by your
> desktop manager, in your bash profile, etc. You can also set it from
> the terminal where you launch claws-mail, e.g.:
> 
> export LANGUAGE=en_GB
> claws-mail
> 
> with regards
> 
> Paul
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Thanks. The command line version works, until I restart of course.

However, when I try to set the language via System Settings -> Regional
settings (I'm running Kubuntu), it tells me the preferred language is
British English. French was below US English. I tried changing the
order of preference so that the order now reads British English, US
English, Dutch, French and German, just in case the software needed a 
shake up. It's now giving me the Claws Mail menu in German!

Can anyone make sense out of this?

-- 
 All the best,
 John