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Someone planning to travel to a country that does not use English told
me that he was worried an app would not work there. a) I figure the language can be set in the settings (set, settings, get it?) b) I told him the worst that could happen if it didn't work because it was dl'd in the US is that he'd have to uninstall it and reinstall it when he got there. Sounded perfect to me but then it occurred to me that in Windows, uninstalling a program does not normally delete the data that went with it, inclding the ini file or afaik wherever the settings are kept. So does Android work like Windows or the opposite, or differently? TIA |
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In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Fri, 07 Dec 2018 22:12:20 -0500, micky
wrote: Someone planning to travel to a country that does not use English told me that he was worried an app would not work there. a) I figure the language can be set in the settings (set, settings, get it?) b) I told him the worst that could happen if it didn't work because it was dl'd in the US is that he'd have to uninstall it and reinstall it when he got there. Sounded perfect to me but then it occurred to me that in Windows, uninstalling a program does not normally delete the data that went with it, inclding the ini file or afaik wherever the settings are kept. So does Android work like Windows or the opposite, or differently? TIA Wrong group. Sorry. I was asking about Android. Answers are still welcome. ;-) |
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micky wrote:
Someone planning to travel to a country that does not use English told me that he was worried an app would not work there. a) I figure the language can be set in the settings (set, settings, get it?) b) I told him the worst that could happen if it didn't work because it was dl'd in the US is that he'd have to uninstall it and reinstall it when he got there. Sounded perfect to me but then it occurred to me that in Windows, uninstalling a program does not normally delete the data that went with it, inclding the ini file or afaik wherever the settings are kept. So does Android work like Windows or the opposite, or differently? TIA You sure the unidentified program doesn't itself provide language support (i.e., options within the program to change its GUI to use a different language)? Rather than provide separate versions of a program that use different languages hardcoded into the program, a program may simply use objects for each menu item and other GUI elements that get mapped to a language template. Have you tried simply changing the regional settings in Windows to whatever other language is desired to see if the program matches its GUI elements to the language selected in the OS? |
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micky wrote:
In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Fri, 07 Dec 2018 22:12:20 -0500, micky wrote: Someone planning to travel to a country that does not use English told me that he was worried an app would not work there. a) I figure the language can be set in the settings (set, settings, get it?) b) I told him the worst that could happen if it didn't work because it was dl'd in the US is that he'd have to uninstall it and reinstall it when he got there. Sounded perfect to me but then it occurred to me that in Windows, uninstalling a program does not normally delete the data that went with it, inclding the ini file or afaik wherever the settings are kept. So does Android work like Windows or the opposite, or differently? TIA Wrong group. Sorry. I was asking about Android. Answers are still welcome. ;-) Again, look in the unidentified Android app to see if it has language settings. If not, change the regional settings in Android (settings - languages - choose one) to use the other language and see if the app supports the language change. If the other language is not listed, you may have to elect to add/install it. I don't know how many languages are supported in Android. When I went into language settings, there were only about 15 entries (and some in fonts for languages that I don't know how to read). Change the OS' language to see if the app follows. |
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On 08/12/2018 04.17, micky wrote:
In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Fri, 07 Dec 2018 22:12:20 -0500, micky wrote: Someone planning to travel to a country that does not use English told me that he was worried an app would not work there. a) I figure the language can be set in the settings (set, settings, get it?) b) I told him the worst that could happen if it didn't work because it was dl'd in the US is that he'd have to uninstall it and reinstall it when he got there. Sounded perfect to me but then it occurred to me that in Windows, uninstalling a program does not normally delete the data that went with it, inclding the ini file or afaik wherever the settings are kept. So does Android work like Windows or the opposite, or differently? TIA Wrong group. Sorry. I was asking about Android. Answers are still welcome. ;-) In Windows, it is up to the programmer and the toolkits he uses how to handle different languages. In Android, I do not know. I do not know if apps use for languages the same method as used by the underlaying Linux system (gettext), or something different. I guess the later. -- Cheers, Carlos. |
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In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Fri, 7 Dec 2018 22:53:11 -0600, VanguardLH
wrote: micky wrote: In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Fri, 07 Dec 2018 22:12:20 -0500, micky wrote: Someone planning to travel to a country that does not use English told me that he was worried an app would not work there. a) I figure the language can be set in the settings (set, settings, get it?) b) I told him the worst that could happen if it didn't work because it was dl'd in the US is that he'd have to uninstall it and reinstall it when he got there. Sounded perfect to me but then it occurred to me that in Windows, uninstalling a program does not normally delete the data that went with it, inclding the ini file or afaik wherever the settings are kept. So does Android work like Windows or the opposite, or differently? TIA Wrong group. Sorry. I was asking about Android. Answers are still welcome. ;-) Again, look in the unidentified Android app to see if it has language settings. If not, change the regional settings in Android (settings - languages - choose one) to use the other language and see if the app supports the language change. If the other language is not listed, you may have to elect to add/install it. I don't know how many languages are supported in Android. When I went into language settings, there were only about 15 entries (and some in fonts for languages that I don't know how to read). It's amazing, isn't it? Growing up I knew about Chinese and Japanese, but lately I've seen Cambodian, Thai, VietNamese and some from places I don't even know where they are. Change the OS' language to see if the app follows. Earlier I had installed but not signed up because I didn't have a phone number for the other country, and it wouldn't let me go farther than that. Just now I put in my USA phone number, it sent me a code, so I could look in settings. It turns out it has separate settings for country and language, so in this case there is nothing for that person to worry about. Thanks for the encouragement. But I still wonder if settings or other data are left behind when one uninstalls. I need to know this before my spy mission in Iran. And there are other times when it's good to know. For example, if I uninstall K-9, will all my email disappear too, or will it be there when I reinstall K-9. Apparently that doesn't happen with windows email programs, although I'm still always scared that it will (so I almost never uninstall anyhthing, even in Windows.) |
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micky wrote:
[About Android apps:] For example, if I uninstall K-9, will all my email disappear too, or will it be there when I reinstall K-9. Apparently that doesn't happen with windows email programs, although I'm still always scared that it will (so I almost never uninstall anyhthing, even in Windows.) If, in Manage apps, you tap 'Uninstall' and do *not* tap 'Clear data', the app's data and settings should still be there when the app is re-installed. Of course the app could destroy that data when it starts the first time after re-installation, but it's unlikely that an app would do that. N.B. Note my use of 'should' above. As in: There should be world peace. |
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In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on 10 Dec 2018 16:02:47 GMT, Frank Slootweg
wrote: micky wrote: [About Android apps:] For example, if I uninstall K-9, will all my email disappear too, or will it be there when I reinstall K-9. Apparently that doesn't happen with windows email programs, although I'm still always scared that it will (so I almost never uninstall anyhthing, even in Windows.) If, in Manage apps, you tap 'Uninstall' and do *not* tap 'Clear data', the app's data and settings should still be there when the app is re-installed. Of course the app could destroy that data when it starts the first time after re-installation, but it's unlikely that an app would do that. Thanks. That makes perfect sense. Next time I'll tell someone in the original situation to clear the data. N.B. Note my use of 'should' above. As in: There should be world peace. LOL |
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