Code-server: How to change display language?

[ProblemFactory]

Description

How do I suppose to change the display language? I installed a new language pack, changed config, and reloaded, but nothing changed.

[imhori]

Enter Help=>Restart Container in menu bar that's also nothing changed after installing new language pack and change the corresponded locale.json file.

[charlesmu2014]

same question

[undefined-moe]

The same.

VSCode Language packs requires RESTART,not RELOAD.
I'm using docker and container recreating removes all the extensions&global config file.

[LemonHX]

the same nothing changed

[nol166]

Changing display language doesn't work yet but it is currently high on the priority list for us

[johnny12150]

@masnn May I ask what's the path of locale.json?

[undefined-moe]

The Configure Display Language command creates a locale.json file in your user VS Code folder. Depending on your platform, the locale.json file is located here:

Windows %APPDATA%\Code\User\locale.json
macOS $HOME/Library/Application Support/Code/User/locale.json
Linux $HOME/.config/Code/User/locale.json
The locale can also be changed by editing this file and restarting VS Code.

[yw662]

when trying to config display language and restart, ERR not implemented occured.

ERR not implemented: Error: not implemented ide.main.5b173b.js?__WB_REVISION__=36aa017b6acac125d50a:23   
    at e.relaunch (ide.main.5b173b.js?__WB_REVISION__=36aa017b6acac125d50a:60:1806644)
    at ide.main.5b173b.js?__WB_REVISION__=36aa017b6acac125d50a:67:1116236

This might be related to the issue.

Also, code-server does not seem to use ~/.config/Code. Maybe it has its own configuration storage ?

[deansheather]

code-server (on Linux) uses ~/.local/share/code-server.

[jeasonstudio]

620 is working on this.

[gsnable]

The Configure Display Language command creates a locale.json file in your user VS Code folder. Depending on your platform, the locale.json file is located here:

Windows %APPDATA%\Code\User\locale.json
macOS $HOME/Library/Application Support/Code/User/locale.json
Linux $HOME/.config/Code/User/locale.json
The locale can also be changed by editing this file and restarting VS Code.

it works ,3x.

[gsnable]

The Configure Display Language command creates a locale.json file in your user VS Code folder. Depending on your platform, the locale.json file is located here:

Windows %APPDATA%\Code\User\locale.json
macOS $HOME/Library/Application Support/Code/User/locale.json
Linux $HOME/.config/Code/User/locale.json
The locale can also be changed by editing this file and restarting VS Code.

it works ,3x.

only working for root user.

[iBug]

I actually had to put locale.json under ~/.local/share/code-server/User/ (Linux) for this to work. I'm using the latest code-server (3.6.2).

[code-asher]

Oh interesting, the language selector is supposed to write that file for
you. Did that not work? I'll test it out and see what's going on.

[iBug]

@code-asher Sadly the language selector didn't work. It did show all installed languages (language packs), but clicking one and refreshing or even restarting made no difference - it's still English. On the other hand, writing locale.json to the said location works immediately after refreshing browser page - no restart required.