#875 allow command line option to change language profile for inputs (better than nothing)

3 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/docs/guides/desktop.rst b/docs/guides/desktop.rst
index 0afcdacf..21fd7df0 100644
--- a/docs/guides/desktop.rst
+++ b/docs/guides/desktop.rst
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ The following command line parameters are supported:
 
     --fs          - starts zmNinja in full screen mode
 
+    --lang        - specifies a language profile that will be used to display input 
+                    dates etc. Just switching a "language" in zmNinja does not affect browser
+                    default language. I currently don't know how to wire this to zmNinja's language
+                    as this is electron stuff so you'll have to pass it as command line.
+
 Multiple instances
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/electron_js/main.js b/electron_js/main.js
index 4b2a2c1e..50d86d89 100644
--- a/electron_js/main.js
+++ b/electron_js/main.js
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ if (argv.path) {
   console.log ("switching storage to: "+app.getPath("userData"));
 }
 
+if (argv.lang) {
+  console.log ('SET LANGUAGE TO '+argv.lang)
+  app.commandLine.appendSwitch('lang', argv.lang);
+}
 
 
 //
@@ -30,6 +34,7 @@ if (argv.path) {
 let win;
 app.commandLine.appendSwitch ('ignore-certificate-errors', 'true');
 
+
 const gotTheLock = app.requestSingleInstanceLock()
 
 if (!gotTheLock) {
@@ -128,6 +133,9 @@ function createWindow() {
   });
 
   mainWindowState.manage(win);
+
+
+
   // fs will be arg 1 if its not run in electron debug mode
   if (argv.fs)
   {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 71a43996..09bb7baa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "zmninjapro",
   "description": "Home security mobile app for ZoneMinder",
-  "version": "1.3.085",
+  "version":"1.3.085",
   "displayName": "zmNinja",
   "author": "Pliable Pixels",
   "license": "custom see LICENSE.md",
@@ -192,4 +192,4 @@
       ]
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}