#!/bin/bash
 
# workaround for session language selection in lightdm greeter
# use .dmrc or accountsservice data (if accounts-daemon is running)
 
# we need this only if lightdm is being used
if pidof lightdm
then
    # if accountsservice is used, get info from there.
    # if not, use .dmrc
    if pidof accounts-daemon
    then
        LANGFILE="/var/lib/AccountsService/users/$USER"
    else
        LANGFILE="$HOME/.dmrc"
    fi
    # extract, fix and export $LANG
    TEMPLANG=$(cat "$LANGFILE" | grep ^Language= | cut -d '=' -f 2 | sed 's/utf8/UTF8/')
    [ ! -z "$TEMPLANG" ] && export LANG=$TEMPLANG
    # convert $LANG to $LANGUAGE and export
    TEMPLANGUAGE="$(echo $LANG | cut -d '@' -f 1 | cut -d '.' -f 1):$(echo $LANG | cut -d '@' -f 1 | cut -d '.' -f 1 | cut -d '_' -f 1)"
    [ ! -z "$TEMPLANGUAGE" ] && export LANGUAGE=$TEMPLANGUAGE
fi