[FIXED] Apache NetBeans 12.0 or 12.3 Window Tabs Label Text Language Issue

Issue

I am facing this weird language issue on Start Screen and as well as on other windows tab. I have tried editing netbeans.conf files but no luck.

Please help me to resolve this issue.

UPDATE:

I have uninstalled version 12.0 and tried to install newer version 12.3 but issue is same as it was in 12.0

Software Info

Product Version: Apache NetBeans IDE 12.3

Java: 1.8.0_201; Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 25.201-b09

Runtime: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 1.8.0_201-b09

System: Windows 10 version 10.0 running on amd64; UTF-8; en_us_UTF8 (nb)

User directory: C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\NetBeans\12.3

Cache directory: C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\NetBeans\Cache\12.3

Solution

You could try the following options:

1. Use the latest JDK for Netbeans. The newest version for 1.8 is 281 How to point NetBeans to the new JDK see here.

2. Try to set the default language option for non-Unicode programs in windows as mentioned here.

1. Click Start > Control Panel.
2. Windows 10, Windows 8: Click Region
3. Windows 7: Click the Administrative tab. (If there is no Advanced tab, then you are not logged in with administrative privileges.)
4. Under the Language for non-Unicode programs section, select the desired language from the drop down menu.
5. Click OK.
6. Restart the computer to apply the change

3. If this doesn't help, try to change your java locale manually. You need to add something like this in the file netbeans.conf at the end of the variable netbeans_default_options:

   -J-Duser.language=en -J-Duser.country=US -J-Duser.variant=UTF-8

Answered By - Dmitry.M
Answer Checked By - Dawn Plyler (JavaFixing Volunteer)