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Comment 2 for bug 926207

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David Planella (dpm) wrote : Re: [Ubuntu-translations-coordinators] [Bug 926207] Re: Set formats related LC_* variables when applicable instead of LC_MESSAGES, LC_CTYPE and LC_COLLATE

Al 03/02/12 19:06, En/na Gunnar Hjalmarsson ha escrit:
> The eight formats related LC_* variables above are currently written to
> /etc/default/locale and /etc/environment by language-selector, and to
> ~/.pam_environment by accountsservice. One question is whether it's
> appropriate to 'pollute' the environment with all of them.
>
> In GNOME these environment variables are set via g-s-d:
> LC_TIME
> LC_NUMERIC
> LC_MONETARY
> LC_MEASUREMENT
>

Quick question Gunnar: when you're saying GNOME here, I'm guessing this
applies to Ubuntu, or are you alternatively referring to the upstream
language plugin from the Control Center (currently replaced by language
selector in Ubuntu)?

> This is the set of formats related variables that I personally find most important:
> LC_TIME
> LC_NUMERIC
> LC_PAPER
>
> Or maybe it's unnecessary to exclude some of them, since the possibly
> redundant variables do no harm.
>

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