8.5b1 Stop localizing! Make interface language selectable!

I was really shocked that the 8.5 beta 1 is still compiled in localized
versions. With the Microsoft languages initiative -- you're supposed to be
making this software language independent.

We need to be able to change languages in the SAME binary. Please, make
this a part of this version. It was bad enough we have complaints from users
throughout the previous versions' life cycles. Our office has computers
shared by people who are not fluent in a single common language. One badly
needed feature is the end of localized builds. Please, make messenger set
it's language to the current Windows language, and make this user selectable
in the options box. How hard can a string-table pack be?

Hi Rob,

I definitely do agree with you here. I wouldn't expect a change like this in a point release
however, perhaps 9.0.

They could surprise us though.

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"Rob Redbeard" <> wrote in message
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>I was really shocked that the 8.5 beta 1 is still compiled in localized
> versions. With the Microsoft languages initiative -- you're supposed to be
> making this software language independent.
>
> We need to be able to change languages in the SAME binary. Please, make
> this a part of this version. It was bad enough we have complaints from users
> throughout the previous versions' life cycles. Our office has computers
> shared by people who are not fluent in a single common language. One badly
> needed feature is the end of localized builds. Please, make messenger set
> it's language to the current Windows language, and make this user selectable
> in the options box. How hard can a string-table pack be?
>
>

I so agree with you.

And why does it have to be so dificult to download the en/us version instead
of the localized version.

Thomas

"Rob Redbeard" wrote:

> I was really shocked that the 8.5 beta 1 is still compiled in localized
> versions. With the Microsoft languages initiative -- you're supposed to be
> making this software language independent.
>
> We need to be able to change languages in the SAME binary. Please, make
> this a part of this version. It was bad enough we have complaints from users
> throughout the previous versions' life cycles. Our office has computers
> shared by people who are not fluent in a single common language. One badly
> needed feature is the end of localized builds. Please, make messenger set
> it's language to the current Windows language, and make this user selectable
> in the options box. How hard can a string-table pack be?
>
>