How to change Viewer Language in Basic Mode?

[Boroondas Gupte]

Is it possible to change the Second Life Viewer user interface language without changing into "Advanced Mode" and back? If so, then how?

[Rolig Loon]

I'm not sure whther this is what you want, but System Language is a Preferences setting, at the top of the General page.  You can open Preferences without logging on by typing CTRL + P when you are at the logon screen.  I cannot be sure that you have access to Preferences unless you are aleady in Advanced mode, however.  Give it a try.

ETA:  The other option, of course, is to re-install the viewer and select a different language when that dialog box opens during installation.

[Nyll Bergbahn]

I can't find a way to access Preferences from the Basic login screen, even the key shortcut doesn't work, least in 2.8 anyway.

However, what you can do is change the Target in your shortcut link to a different language and it will start the viewer in that language, e.g.

English:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\SecondLifeBetaViewer\SecondLifeBetaViewer.exe" --channel "Second Life Beta Viewer"  --settings settings_betaviewer.xml --set InstallLanguage en

French:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\SecondLifeBetaViewer\SecondLifeBetaViewer.exe" --channel "Second Life Beta Viewer"  --settings settings_betaviewer.xml --set InstallLanguage fr

I don't however know where you will find a list of the language shortcuts like en and fr.

[PeterCanessa Oh]

Instead of changing into advanced mode and back why not just ... change into advanced mode?  There is nothing good about basic mode.

[Rolig Loon]

It's at http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Project:Languages , Nyll. Thanks for testing that, BTW. I don't use V2, so I couldn't check myself.

[Rolig Loon]

I was assuming that she is setting up viewers for newbies to use, but yes, I can't see any practical reason for ever using Basic mode myself. :=P

[Nyll Bergbahn]

I knew you used Phoenix so tried it. So that's where the languages lurk. ty