nextcloud / nextcloud/talk-desktop

Add language/locale settings

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Currently app's language/locale is set from the system preferences.

A user may want to have Talk settings different from the system like with theme.

Describe the solution you'd like

Add a setting with:

  • Use system (LANG)
  • Use account setting (LANG)
  • list of all supported languages

Describe alternatives you've considered

Ignore.

Additional context

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Research direction

Start by tracing how the desktop client currently derives its locale from system preferences, then compare the existing theme setting flow. Implement the choices for system LANG, account LANG, and all supported languages, using related issue #771 for context, and verify that each option changes the app language as intended.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
electron, javascript
Domain
desktop, internationalization
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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