[Tuxpaint-devel] FAQ "Tuxpaint won't switch to my language" no longer relevant?

[Ben A. <sy...@sa...>]

I was reviewing old bugs against tuxpaint and found this one which,
based on some testing on Debian, appears to no longer be relevant:

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=421916

I tried dpkg-reconfigure locales and deselected all locales other than
the ones I used. I then used tuxpaint-config to change languages, and
they displayed fine, whether or not the corresponding locales were
generated. I also tested tuxpaint with the --lang and --locale options,
which produced identical results, and verified setting a locale from the
command line (LANG=vi_VN tuxpaint) successfully started tuxpaint in that
language.

I believe this means tuxpaint no longer depends on locales being
generated on Linux. If I'm right, the no longer relevant bits of the
following FAQs should be removed. The only issue I can see that might be
left in the FAQ is "Tux Paint doesn't display my language correctly",
the answer to which is "Make sure you have the necessary font" and the
text that follows.

It refers to the FAQ here:

  * /Tux Paint is in a different language!/

    Make sure your locale setting is correct. See "Tux Paint won't
    switch to my language", below.

  * /Tux Paint won't switch to my language/
      o /Linux and Unix users: Make sure the locale is available/

        Make sure the locale you want is available. Check your
        "/etc/locale.gen" file. See the OPTIONS documentation
        <http://www.tuxpaint.org/docs/html/OPTIONS.html> for the locales
        Tux Paint uses (especially when using the "|--lang|" option).

        Note: Debian users can simply run "|dpkg-reconfigure locales|"
        if the locales are managed by "dpkg."

          + If you're using the "|--lang|" command-line option

            Try using the "|--locale|" command-line option, or your
            operating system's locale settings (e.g., the "|$LANG|"
            environment variable), and please e-mail us regarding your
            trouble.

          + If you're using the "|--locale|" command-line option

            If this doesn't work, please e-mail us regarding your trouble.

          + If you're trying to use your Operating System's locale

            If this doesn't work, please e-mail us regarding your trouble.

          + Make sure you have the necessary font

            Some translations require their own font. Chinese and
            Korean, for example, need Chinese and Korean TrueType Fonts
            installed and placed in the proper location, respectively.

            The appropriate fonts for such locales can be downloaded
            from the Tux Paint website:

                http://www.tuxpaint,org/download/fonts/
                <http://www.tuxpaint.org/download/fonts/>


Ben
P.S. Sorry if this is a duplicate. It was my first of two posts today,
the second of which appeared but this one did not, nor did I receive any
bounce message. I assume it was dropped due to accidentally sending as
HTML the first time. This time I've sent as text-only.