Re: Getting the default language with AppleScript
Re: Getting the default language with AppleScript
- Subject: Re: Getting the default language with AppleScript
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 19:35:15 -0400
As per Peter Fischer:
do shell script "defaults read com.apple.dock loc"
... is correct - to determine the current logged in 'default language'.
If one were to go to the 'System Preferences' 'International'
Utility's 'Language' tab and place 'Deutsch' above 'English', the
above 'do shell script' code would still return 'en_US', however.
Regardless of quitting 'Script Editor' and / or re-launching 'Finder'
via 'Force Quit' or 'TinkerTool', the above 'do shell script' code
would return 'en_US'.
The only way to reflect the change is either to log out and log back
in, or quite simply quit the 'Dock'. Sadly, the 'Dock' will
automatically reappear. However, running the above 'do shell script'
would then correctly display the newly chosen 'default language'.
Sometimes I would have to run the above code twice before the
recently changed to language was properly returned.
Thus, I created the following code ...
tell application "Dock" to quit
tell application "System Events"
repeat until (process "Dock" exists)
end repeat
end tell
delay 5
do shell script "defaults read com.apple.dock loc"
... which always produces the current 'default language' setting, at
least here* it does.
* dual 500 MHz G4 PPC PM, MacOS X 10.3.4, Script Editor 2.0.
To test the above code I dragged 'Deutsch' to the top of the 'System
Preferences' 'International' Utility's 'Language' list, and then ran
the provided code, obtaining the expected results. Next I dragged
'English' to the top, ran the code - and again received the correct
result; then again with 'Deutsch' ... - each time the code displayed
the correct 'default language' setting.
I am sure someone may be able to write even simpler and more efficient code.
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do shell script "defaults read com.apple.systempreferences
AppleIntlCustomFormat"
... does not reflect the current logged in 'default language' [set
via the 'System Preferences' 'International' Utility's 'Language' tab
settings]; but, the settings of the 'System Preferences'
'International' Utility's 'Formats' tab's 'Region' popup menu,
'Dates' 'Customize...' button, 'Times' 'Customize...' button,
'Numbers' 'Customize...' button, and the 'Measurements Units' popup
menu.
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Please note that the 'loc' key is only listed in the
'com.apple.dock.plist' file of the user who the Mac booted to. That
is, while other logged in users also have a 'com.apple.dock.plist'
file; their 'com.apple.dock.plist' file will not contain a 'loc'
key-value pair. Again, that is how it is - here.
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SJWL
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