[GRASS-dev] Adding labels to the WxPython module's buttons

[Glynn Clements]

Markus Neteler wrote:

> > > Devs, since this has been asked so often (incl. myself), I really
> > > vote for i18n-tagging these buttons.
> >
> > is it really needed? It is good idea to leave it for underlaying
> > library to get standardized translation within given OS.
> 
> This will fail if a user wants a different language than that provided
> by the OS. Me in Japan don't manage to read those buttons
> easily in Japanese...

Translating the GRASS GUI won't help much if the rest of the desktop
is in Japanese.

And using a different language for portions of the GUI which are
high-level OS components (e.g. file selection dialogs) may not even be
possible.

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Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>