Gramps UI in English

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Gramps 6.0.3, Windows 11.

I asked this many moons ago and I was kindly given a solution by this forum but have since lost it. I want to load Gramps in the English GUI (so I can generate reports in English), but since have Windows in German Gramps insists on loading its German GUI.

I currently start the program by using

"C:\Program Files\GrampsAIO64-6.0.3\grampsw.exe"

What argument should I append to this in order to force English?

Many thanks

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You first must install the English translation when installing Gramps.

Create a Shortcut to open Gramps in the desired language. In the Target field enter
%comspec% /c set LANG=en_US.UTF-8 && start grampsw.exe"
or
%comspec% /c set LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 && start grampsw.exe"

Here is the page in the wiki manual for Windows.

Many reports will allow you to output in a language other than the default. The translation language must be installed. The Narrated Web will also allow output to multiple language options.

3

Thanks, that did the trick. I’ve also made a note of this solution for future reference.

4

Add the shortcut to the Gramps folder in your apps list.