{"id":1939,"date":"2022-01-11T12:43:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T12:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dreid.nl\/?p=1939"},"modified":"2022-01-11T12:43:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T12:43:13","slug":"overriding-the-qgis-default-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dreid.nl\/?p=1939","title":{"rendered":"Overriding the QGIS default language"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By default, QGIS uses your Windows language as language for the user interface. While this might be desirable to some users, this may also cause two issues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sometimes, the localization isn&#8217;t of the best quality, making it difficult to understand what e.g. a function actually means.<\/li>\n<li>If you look for information online, this is most often given in English, making it difficult to follow the instructions in your localized QGIS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hence, working with a Dutch Windows, I have set my QGIS language to English. This is done via <em>Settings &#8211; Options<\/em> (or however it is called in your localization). Check <em>Override System Locale<\/em> and select the language of choice:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1940\" src=\"http:\/\/dreid.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/qgis_language.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1006\" height=\"93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dreid.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/qgis_language.png 1006w, https:\/\/dreid.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/qgis_language-300x28.png 300w, https:\/\/dreid.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/qgis_language-768x71.png 768w, https:\/\/dreid.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/qgis_language-600x55.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1006px) 100vw, 1006px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By default, QGIS uses your Windows language as language for the user interface. 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