How to change interface language?

[Kuen]

Have just installed Gimp 2.10.22.  Cannot find the button to change the interface language.  
Help, please.
Thanks.
Kuen

[rich2005]

It menu is Edit -> Preferences -> Interface and a drop down menu under Language. https://i.imgur.com/aw2U00a.jpg

There are video demos around, this one is ok. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlDCa8dk4hM

If you find that there is only one language listed in the list, then that is Gimp set up with translations disabled.

[Kuen]

(11-25-2020, 09:03 AM)rich2005 Wrote: It menu is Edit -> Preferences -> Interface and a drop down menu under Language. https://i.imgur.com/aw2U00a.jpg

There are video demos around, this one is ok. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlDCa8dk4hM

If you find that there is only one language listed in the list, then that is Gimp set up with translations disabled.

Thank you.  I have changed the interface language.
Kuen

[vamelcore]

Hello, I have similar issue.
Gimp ignore language config (screenshot):
http://joxi.ru/823oEvXT8qRjN2
And I don't see in verbose output request any lang (*.mo) files.
Gimp version 2.10.22
Windows 10 Pro ver. 20H2 OS 19042.685
Any Ideas?
Thank You

[rich2005]

I can not replicate that, it might be your Gimp installation or the way your Windows installation is set up.

First some checks. This is a regular Gimp 2.10.22
In C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\share do you have a locale folder (1) ? In the locale folder a lot of language folders including a folder ru (2) that contains all those .mo files
In Edit -> Preferences -> Interface then Language drop down there is a ru entry ? Selecting that, (3) Click OK, restart Gimp changes the language.

   

The setting is held in your Gimp user profile C:\Users\"yourname"\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10\ in a file gimprc (4)  You can always delete this file and revert to a default Gimp interface (and start again)

   

If for any reason you do not have that locale folder try a new gimp install (5)  using Customize options (6) where there is an option to include translations (7). I usually miss this one out and save 130 MB disk space but if you need more languages enable the option. 

   

[vamelcore]

Thanks for Reply.
Sorry for my not a quick answer.

I checked locale folder, all files present:

   

Checked gimprc file (C:\Users\VITALIY\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10):

   

Looks like all fine. A also tried to start gimp with admin rights, but it does not help.
For double check I changed icons template:

   

and, as You can see, that settings works fine and saved in gimprc file (on screen below)
I also tried start gimp with some debug output, but looks like there no such feature ...

   

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Oh, forgot about --verbose
But there are no any errors, except:
Trying splash 'C:\Users\VITALIY\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10\gimp-splash.png' ... failed

   

But all debug below looks fine... ))
I don`t know where could be difference between Yours and mine situation...))

[rich2005]

Do you have Russian selected in Edit -> Preferences -> Interface and the drop down menu in Language ?
This is my setup for English 

   

If you have Russian selected, then sorry I do not know what is wrong with your installation.
Note. The theme has no effect on language.

You could try a re-installation. Uninstall Gimp, delete  C:\Users\"yourname"\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10   and if C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\ remains after the uninstall delete that as well. Reinstall using Russian

[araadiralami]

(11-25-2020, 09:03 AM)rich2005 Wrote: It menu is Edit -> Preferences -> Interface and a drop down menu under Language. https://i.imgur.com/aw2U00a.jpg

There are video demos around, this one is ok. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlDCa8dk4hM

If you find that there is only one language listed in the list, then that is Gimp set up with translations disabled.

It's really annoying when you choose to install something in English and then the program changes language anyhow. Thanks for the video.

[smartgenes]

(11-25-2020, 09:03 AM)rich2005 Wrote: It menu is Edit -> Preferences -> Interface and a drop down menu under Language. https://i.imgur.com/aw2U00a.jpg

There are video demos around, this one is ok. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlDCa8dk4hM

If you find that there is only one language listed in the list, then that is Gimp set up with translations disabled.

This software is absolutely shoddy, I ask for English and it automatically picks another language. And then you have to find it in 'Interface' not 'Language'? Absolutely pathetic. Note the post is not useful advice if you can't read the language... but at least you linked the video.

[rich2005]

@smartgenes

Well, you try and help and get posts like yours. Maybe time for me to call it a day.

I suppose I would be confused as well, if my Gimp started up in say, Slovak.

If you do want to try Gimp and are not just posting to slander Gimp then you could try the samj portable version which has various 'language launchers' one of which is English

Always assuming you are using Windows since you neglected to state OS.

try: https://samjcreations.blogspot.com/2022/...-bits.html