Bug 119576 - Add a command line argument to LibreOffice in order to choose the language of the document which will be created
Summary: Add a command line argument to LibreOffice in order to choose the language of...
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
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Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
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Reported: 2018-08-28 20:43 UTC by 21Naown
Modified: 2018-09-25 14:27 UTC (History)
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Description 21Naown 2018-08-28 20:43:04 UTC 
It is possible to change the language of the current document in “Tools → Language → For All Text”.
From a command line, it is possible to execute LibreOffice with a desired language for the UI with the argument “--language”.

It would be very appreciable to be able to choose the language of the document which will be created by the execution of LibreOffice through a command line.
Comment 1 Buovjaga 2018-09-23 14:08:23 UTC 
As this is about adding a new parameter, let's consult UX. I am sure there are thousands of things we could add to the command line as parameters...

For now, one could achieve this by using templates where the language is set (perhaps using shell scripting to modify it on demand) and opening with -n parameter
https://helponline.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/shared/guide/start_parameters.html
Comment 2 Heiko Tietze 2018-09-23 16:00:54 UTC 
Agree with Buovjaga that keeping things simple is paramount. Any objection to WONTFIX? Naown, can you live with this "workaround"?
Comment 3 21Naown 2018-09-25 14:17:25 UTC 
I understand, I will use Buovjaga’s suggestion. Thank you!
Comment 4 Heiko Tietze 2018-09-25 14:27:33 UTC 
(In reply to 21Naown from comment #3)
> I understand, I will use Buovjaga’s suggestion. Thank you!

Thank you!