Bug ID: JDK-4700857 RFE: separating user locale and user interface locale

JDK-4700857 : RFE: separating user locale and user interface locale

Type: Enhancement
Component: core-libs
Sub-Component: java.util:i18n
Affected Version: 1.4.0,5.0,6u16

Priority: P2
Status: Closed
Resolution: Fixed
OS: linux,windows_2000,windows_xp
CPU: x86

Submitted: 2002-06-12
Updated: 2020-02-13
Resolved: 2011-03-07

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JDK 7
7 b112Fixed

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Description

Starting from win2k, window localized messages are determined by the UI language no matter what user locale is set. This is different from NT. For normal win2k user, they may expect JRE GUI message would be displayed based on 
UI language they set in window control panel. 

How do you think separating user locale and user interface locale in JRE?
###@###.### 2002-06-11

Comments

EVALUATION Now that the Windows MUI feature is provided by default on Windows Vista, the support to separate the UI locale is necessary.

18-05-2007

EVALUATION Closing this as will not fix, however, we may reconsider it in the future if there are strong requests.

05-12-2006