n/localectl.md: doctoc, fi/int scenarios, LANGUAGE

n/localectl.md

@@ -9,12 +9,38 @@ redirect_from:
 sitemap: false
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-_I have started using my devices in en_GB, but on PCs that can have issues
+# Quick notes on `localectl` settings
-with different types of different locales unless some things are borrowed
+
-from other locales._
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+- [Ready commands](#ready-commands)
+  - [Internationalish](#internationalish)
+  - [Finland Finnish](#finland-finnish)
+- [Explanations](#explanations)
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+## Ready commands
+
+### Internationalish
 
 `% sudo localectl set-locale LANG=en_GB.utf8 LC_TIME=en_DK.utf8 LC_MONETARY=fi_FI.utf8 LC_NAME=fi_FI.utf8 LC_TELEPHONE=fi_FI.utf8`
 
+- This will speak English, but use euros and other Finnish cultural defaults, while time is shown as ISO 8601.
+
+### Finland Finnish
+
+`% sudo localectl set-locale LANG=fi_FI.utf8 LC_TIME=fi_FI.utf8 LC_MONETARY=fi_FI.utf8 LC_NAME=fi_FI.utf8 LC_TELEPHONE=fi_FI.utf8`
+
+## Explanations
+
 - LANG is the language and defaults for other variables if they are unset
   and as I said I prefer en_GB which is better in Europe for matching the
   standards better than en_US.
@@ -80,3 +106,5 @@ end gave me `*** update-locale: Warning: LANGUAGE (en_US:en) is not compatible w
 Either I was wrong on it being list of fallback languages I wish to use, or
 GNOME has different view on it, but as I think I have seen errors related
 to it before, I will drop `LANGUAGE` from the variables I set.
+
+2024-04-04: `export LANGUAGE=eo:fi:en` in a file read by my `zshrc` works fine as it gets read before my `startsway` anyway