Default language for all new users

[devagleo]

Can I set the default language for all users when they sign in and when working with boards?
I read in previous issues that the language is stored in cookies, but maybe it can be set globally when starting the server in the configuration?

[xet7]

@devagleo

There is not that feature yet. Languages are listed here. Maybe you could use shell script? For example, for Snap, changing to language de, those 2 places in database query:

lang.sh

#!/bin/bash
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/snap/wekan/current/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
export PATH="$PATH:/snap/wekan/current/bin"
mongo --port 27019 < lang.js

lang.js , this sets language for those that don't yet have that language.

use wekan
db.users.update({"profile.language":{$ne:"de"}},{$set:{"profile.language":"de"}},{multi:true})

Also set script as executeable:

chmod +x lang.sh

And then run it with:

./lang.sh

[xet7]

For Windows, it's like this:

lang.bat

mongo --port 27017 < lang.js

lang.js

use wekan
db.users.update({"profile.language":{$ne:"de"}},{$set:{"profile.language":"de"}},{multi:true})

[devagleo]

For Windows, it's like this:

lang.bat

mongo --port 27017 < lang.js

lang.js

use wekan
db.users.update({"profile.language":{$ne:"de"}},{$set:{"profile.language":"de"}},{multi:true})

I used it, the welcome page really seems to have changed to the desired language, but for new users the language after authorization remained English.
My understanding is that db.users.update updates the language to all existing users, but not new ones. Is there some solution possible?

[xet7]

@devagleo

Well, maybe createUser at https://github.com/wekan/wekan/blob/master/models/users.js should read some new language setting like LANG similar like this, for example process.env.LANG and set it to public variable, and save it to profile when creating user, and from that public variable read it somewhere near here:

./client/components/main/layouts.js:      } else if (lang.name === 'en-IT') {
./client/components/users/userHeader.js:      } else if (lang.name === 'en-IT') {

Then, at Admin Panel could be something similar to Hide System Messages to set language for all users.

So, maybe someone could figure it out and send pull request, with info provided above. (Or maybe me, if nobody volunteers).

@helioguardabaxo What do you think?

[xet7]

And add that setting to all platforms like this.

[devagleo]

I would like to continue the conversation.

./client/components/main/layouts.js: } else if (lang.name === 'en-IT') {
./client/components/users/userHeader.js: } else if (lang.name === 'en-IT') {

For new users, the language is perfectly chosen.

But for people who are not registered and open public boards by link, they still get the wrong language.
For them, I would like to change the view of the board view from Swimlanes to Lists