Wrong language used

[David Clayton]

The latest updates to my 12.04 Beta system now have Wallch loading in some non-standard font/language - but it ain't English any more!

All other apps and screens still use normal character sets but Wallch is totally broken.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: wallch 3.01-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.33-generic 3.2.12
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 28 16:50:13 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120301)
SourcePackage: wallch
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[David Clayton (dcstar)]

Other 12.04 test system with old Wallch package 2.1-0Ubuntu3 works fine. Doing the upgrade to 3.01-0ubuntu1 breaks it.

Pic attached.

[Alex Solanos (hakermania)]

Hello David!
I think I know what causes your problem. It is the fact that you had the old configuration of the program.
Please Press Ctrl+P to open the Preferences window, go to the 2nd button (normally 'General') and choose from there 'English' as language. Click the down-right button (normally 'Save') to save and restart Wallch.

Alternatively remove the directory ~/.config/Wallch to remove the old configuration and restart Wallch.

The problem was caused because of the old configuration (in the position of the Arabic language there was English in the old version) and that is what causes the problem.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[David Clayton (dcstar)]

Removing the .config/Wallch folder *after* the Wallch process had been killed and then restarting fixed it.

[Alex Solanos (hakermania)]

Yeah, it was because of the previous version of Wallch.

[Carlos Arce (apolinux)]

When I add a folder with accents, i.e: "imágenes" , the files can't be readed. When I add the same files with "add file" options, it works ok. I think is a encoding problem with the path.

The MainWindow.conf file starts with:

1\item=/home/apolinux/Im\xe1genes/wallpapers/1.jpg
2\item=/home/apolinux/Im\xc3\x83\xc2\xa1genes/wallpapers/Dinosaurios.jpg
3\item=/home/apolinux/Im\xc3\x83\xc2\xa1genes/wallpapers/2.jpg

the first item reads ok, but the others not.

I hope it helps to fix the program.

[Alex Solanos (hakermania)]

Hello Carlos, thanks for your time, but, it isn't directly related to this bug. Please see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wallch/+bug/977597

Thanks again!

[MC Return (mc-return)]

Workaround from post #3 worx. Thx.