(*** This bug was imported into bugs.kde.org ***) Package: kcmlocale Version: 2.0 (using KDE 2.2.0 beta1) Severity: wishlist Installed from: SuSE Compiler: gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (SuSE) OS: Linux (i586) release 2.4.4-4GB OS/Compiler notes: hello! what about a routine that allows to download the selected language with a button "download languages". E.g.: You choose language German but don't have installed the files for it. So you could click on the button "download german language". A the next KDE would download the languages file and execute a program like kpackages to install it. it would be a nice way to install other languages ;o) (Submitted via bugs.kde.org) (Called from KBugReport dialog)
I agree that it would be nice, and I have been thinking about it myself. But there are a few problems involved as I see it: * KDE Base would have to support a way to install packages * KDE would have to know where to get the packages * Installing packages normally require root access. One way to solve the problems above would be to install the translations for the user only in $HOME/.kde/share, but that isn't very nice.
Lubos at openSuse is currently investigating a way to do this, stay tuned :-)
*** Bug 159594 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
This should be possible to implement using the packagekit stuff. I'll look into it once I get a framework based setup working. I hope you don't mind me stealing this, John. :-)
Feel free :-) I seem to recall leaving some stubs in the code for doing this? I also think Kubuntu has implemented this, so you may want to have a look at their patches
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 366328 ***