English path names instead of localized ones

[jbrown]

After installing v1.7.42 in a German environment, I discovered that all pathes wine has created in $HOME/.wine are in English (like "Program Files", "Application Data" etc) instead being localized (like "Programme", "Anwendungsdaten" etc.)

Why is this and what do I have to do to get the localized names?

The program's menu entry are localized, by the way.

[olivierfrdierick]

I suggest reading this pipermail thread: To translate 'Program Files' or not to translate?.

Summary: The real directories on disk should be in English, as most applications expect them to be, and the localization should be handled by the user interface (explorer, file dialog, etc.) through the use of desktop.ini files, like current Windows implementations.

[jbrown]

Thanks for the link. Interesting reading.

So, assuming that I'd prefer localized path names and don't care about possible problems with applications, is there a ways to force Wine to create localized path names?

[olivierfrdierick]

is there a ways to force Wine to create localized path names?

Currently no.
I would not bother about it, unless an app depends on localized paths, then I would make localized symlinks.
You may also try to rename the directories and replace all paths in the registry, but it may break Wine.

There is a bug from 2013 that is still open.

Link: WineHQ Bugzilla - Bug 34247 - Default installation path is wrong

[jbrown]

is there a ways to force Wine to create localized path names?

Currently no.

Thanks for the information.

It's a mess.

There should be library calls for applications to get these relevant (and localized) path names and applications should use them.

But, anyway, that's a Windows issue and not a Wine one.