Change language the gimp.

[jomavebe]

Try changing the Regional and Language settings under the Control Panel
at least in win XP

I installed English version but got French because The Language was set to French,
when it was corrected to English (UK), GIMP turned to English after restart of GIMP.

[Alex.11]

In windows, you should be able to change the languge of gtk+ to english by adding a new environment variable 'lang' with a value of 'c'.

[Chubbix]

THNX YOU so much andr.in.only registed here just to say that.thnx u.

[penruddock]

Install GIMP. Choose Customized Setup, and on the Components page, uncheck Translations. Hey Presto! The program should install in English, no matter what country you're living in (I live in Italy, and my version of Vista is an Italian one).

[getefix]

I remember having the same problem a while ago.
In windows, you should be able to change the languge of gtk+ to english by adding a new environment variable 'lang' with a value of 'c'.
( right-click on My Computer -> properties -> Advanced -> Environment Variables )

This worked great for me -- an American expat living in Iceland. Thanks!

[ForTheNextOne]

this thread's old, but it came up high in google in response to my question, so i'll answer it.

I tried doing sykon's suggestion, but i'm in korea on a korean computer, finding "advanced->environment variables" is not a trivial task

Just uninstall. When you reinstall, click on "customize installation" or something like that. Unclick "translations." Done! It will now be in English no matter what.

Thanks a lot!

[sanandrea8080]

Hello Syko,

OK, did you used to live in a bottle washed up on a beach somewhere? THANK YOU for the how-to on the GIMP-to-English solution. I timidly followed your very exact instructions, opened my GIMP 2.2, and WOW, it is in English. You got to be a geni-us. Thanks again. Jack Do you have a webpage you recommend for learning more about Windows and PCs in simple terms as you have shared with me?

It is impressive, it really worked even for me. I'm somewhat 4 years later, but I'll thank you anyway.

[vlab22]

Just uninstall. When you reinstall, click on "customize installation" or something like that. Unclick "translations." Done! It will now be in English no matter what.

5 years old and still working, I registered in this forum to answer this

[YK7]

- Go to Gimp install directory.
In my case, It's C:\Program Files (x86)\GIMP-2.0\share\locale
-rename 'es' directory to 'es_backup' for example
-copy and paste 'en_GB' directory. Rename the pasted directory to 'es'
-enjoy!

[Unregistered12]

- Go to Gimp install directory.
In my case, It's C:\Program Files (x86)\GIMP-2.0\share\locale
-rename 'es' directory to 'es_backup' for example
-copy and paste 'en_GB' directory. Rename the pasted directory to 'es'
-enjoy!

Thanks

[Unregistered007]

- Go to Gimp install directory.
In my case, It's C:\Program Files (x86)\GIMP-2.0\share\locale
-rename 'es' directory to 'es_backup' for example
-copy and paste 'en_GB' directory. Rename the pasted directory to 'es'
-enjoy!

Thanks so much for this. I've been searching for a solution to this for ages - it's a 5 second job, and works perfectly!

[YK7]

Nice to hear you it works!
Enjoy Gimp!

[k44]

Thank you it works!! And it is the simpliest and most elegant solution

[Unregistered111]

this thread's old, but it came up high in google in response to my question, so i'll answer it.

I tried doing sykon's suggestion, but i'm in korea on a korean computer, finding "advanced->environment variables" is not a trivial task

Just uninstall. When you reinstall, click on "customize installation" or something like that. Unclick "translations." Done! It will now be in English no matter what.

TY it worked

"click on "customize installation" or something like that. Unclick "translations." Done! It will now be in English no matter what. "

[Unregistered321]

Gimp developers should solve this issue so that the language could be changed from Edit -> Preferences.