VLC menus in Greek

[delboy]

Hello, I have been using Ubuntu for a couple of years now but this has really confused me! I wanted to edit some videos using VLC but all the menus are in Greek. All other applications are in English. I have used VLC before but not since upgrading to Lucid Lynx 2.6.32-23-generic.
I have completely removed all references to VLC both manually and using Synaptic Package Manager but it always comes back with a Greek menu.
In System -> Administration -> Language Support the only 2 languages selected are English (United Kingdom) and English.
I found on the web the option to add "env LANGUAGE=en" in front of the command "vlc %U" in the properties panel for VLC but this made no difference.
Any help would be much appreciated, thanks.

[PCNetSpec]

Works for me on VLC 1.0.2 (Goldeneye) with the command(s):
for english

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env LANGUAGE=en vlc

or for french

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env LANGUAGE=fr vlc

or german

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env LANGUAGE=de vlc

so try launching from a terminal.

[Rhakios]

On the other hand, uninstalling and re-installing does not touch any configuration in your home directory. You will find configuration parameters for vlc in .config/vlc - try removing that before running vlc again.

[delboy]

Hello people, thanks for your suggestions; however neither one solves the problem. I removed .config/vlc and it was remade when I ran VLC again but it was still in Greek.
To PCNetSpec, when you say launch in terminal what exactly do you mean?
Hope to hear from you soon
Thanks and regards,
delboy

[PCNetSpec]

Open a terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal), and type:

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env LANGUAGE=en vlc

hit enter. (remember Linux commands ARE case sensitive)
VLC *should* start in english

[Rhakios]

Having found what I presume is the only other instance of this on the 'net, I see that the OP there states that the menus are not actually in Greek, but just have Greek characters where one would normally expect Latin ones.
This suggests that it's a font problem rather than a language one.
In System>Preferences>Appearance>Fonts try changing the Application font. I'm using DejaVu Sans Book (10) which I find clear enough.

[PCNetSpec]

Aah, yes I remember someone having a similar problem with OpenOffice... restoring fonts to default fixed the problem.

[delboy]

Hello Khakios, that did it !! I changed the font to Comic sans and all is well.
Thanks very much .
Best regards,
delboy

[Rhakios]

I changed the font to Comic sans and all is well.

That's the first time I've heard anyone say that about Comic Sans

[towy71]

Hello Khakios

Khakios lol,

changed the font to Comic sans and all is well.delboy

Using Comic sans #fail