Configure language-related settings
Languages and their variations (such as es_MX
for Mexican Spanish) also provide locale settings such as date and number formats.
They come with appropriate defaults, so as long as the user is using the correct language, the locale settings should be the appropriate ones.
But you still might want to modify a language's settings. For example, you might prefer to have the user interface in the default English, but want to change the American default date and number formats to your needs.
Getting ready
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How to do it...
To modify a language's locale settings, follow these steps:
- To check the installed languages and their configurations, select the Settings | Translations | Languages menu option. Clicking on one of the installed languages will open a form with the corresponding settings:
- Edit the language settings. To change the date to the ISO format...