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Webview forms don't follow Anki's language preference

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#4,823 opened on May 12, 2026

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Description

Problem

Webview inputs such as date pickers don't follow the language set in Anki preferences.

Solution

  • Set the app locale using QLocale::setDefault.
  • Pass the user's language to Chromium using the --lang flag with the QTWEBENGINE_CHROMIUM_FLAGS environment variable.

Related: #4820

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Research direction
Explore Qt's QLocale::setDefault() and the QTWEBENGINE CHROMIUM FLAGS environment variable to set the user's language preference in the webview.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
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Bug
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2
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Clear
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75