The extension ms-ceintl.vscode-language-pack-zh-hans didn't work

[tedyage]

Bug description

The installed extension ms-ceintl.vscode-language-pack-zh-hans didn't work as it said in the manual.

Steps to reproduce

1. Open a workspace.
2. Search for extensions with keyword "Chinese", select one named "ms-ceintl.vscode-language-pack-zh-hans" and install it on the workspace.
3. Ctrl + Shift + p，and insert "display" as it mentioned in the manual.

Expected behavior

Some options can list after insert display in the palette, and the Chinese option can be selected.

Example repository

No response

Anything else?

Host OS version: centos 7.6
Gitpod version: 0.6.0_selfhosted
Theia version: 0.6.0

[akosyakov]

I don't think we properly load internalisation tables in the Gitpod Code Server yet. Maybe it is a reason.

[akosyakov]

We indeed does not load other locales in Gitpod Code Server yet, but VS Code web actually does not support localisation: microsoft/vscode#82595

[akosyakov]

Although VS Code Web should detect your system locale and Gitpod Code Server then should provide proper translations. I will do a PR.

[akosyakov]

I have a fix which loads a proper translations for extensions: gitpod-io/openvscode-server@7762de6 But since VS Code Web does not allow to switch locales but relies on browser locale, and use en locale for core code I think it is better to wait till these issues are resolved to provide the consistent experience.

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