Show English Error Messages with Copy/Search Options for Non-English Localized Error Dialogs

[KAMI911]

The Idea

When a program shows an error message, users often face these problems:

1. The program’s display language is not English (for example, German, French, Japanese, etc.).
2. Most search engines and programming forums (like Stack Overflow or GitHub) work best with English error messages.
3. It can be hard to find solutions because the error text is in a local language.

The proposed feature aims to solve this by:

1. Openable English error message:

   • The software would include an optional English version of the error message.
   • It could appear as a small button or expandable section in the error dialog: something like “Show error in English.”, like the way how mintupdate does it.
   • This allows the user to understand the technical meaning even if their OS or software is localized.

2. Copy or search button:

   • Provide a button to copy the error message to the clipboard.
   • And a button that directly opens a browser search for the error message (using the default search engine).
   • This helps users quickly find solutions online without manually translating the message.

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Benefits

• Easier troubleshooting for non-English users.
• Reduces time wasted trying to interpret localized errors.
• Makes community support more effective since the message is standardized in English.
• Improves accessibility for international developers.

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Example Scenario

Imagine you are using a software in Hungarian. An error pops up:

Hiba történt a fájl betöltése közben: A fájl nem található.

With this feature, the dialog could have:

• An expandable English translation:

  Error loading file: File not found
  

• Two button: a **[Copy] and a [Search], which copy the message to clipboard and the another opens your default browser and searches in the default search engine for "Error loading file: File not found".

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In short, it’s about making error dialogs multilingual-friendly and instantly searchable, helping users find solutions faster.

[billyswong]

For terminal output, there is a workaround

(Ref: https://askubuntu.com/questions/142812/temporarily-change-language-for-terminal-messages-warnings-errors)

Temporarily override the language for one program and show that it is really temporary:

$ LANG=C ls /nonexistent
ls: cannot access /nonexistent: No such file or directory
$ ls /nonexistent
ls: kan geen toegang krijgen tot /nonexistent: Bestand of map bestaat niet

[KAMI911]

@billyswong , this request is for GUI.