Bug: Text corrupted and shows internationalization variable keys when system language is set to Korean

[whitehander]

macOS version

26.1

MeetingBar version

4.11.6

Installation source

AppStore

Calendars provider

macOS Calendar app

Bug description

When macOS system language is set to Korean, MeetingBar displays broken text and shows raw internationalization variable keys instead of proper localized or fallback English strings. This issue does not occur when the system language is English.

Reproduction steps

1. Set macOS system language to Korean.
2. Launch MeetingBar.
3. Observe UI text across menus, popovers, and other interface elements.

Expected behavior

MeetingBar should render proper Korean translations or fallback English text without exposing raw i18n keys.

Screenshots/screen recordings

Additional context

No response

[dosubot]

Hi @whitehander! I'm Dosu and I’m helping the MeetingBar team.

This is a known issue in MeetingBar 4.11.6: when the system language is set to Korean, the app displays raw internationalization keys (like $preferences_general_option_login_launch$) instead of proper translations or fallback English text. This happens because there is no Korean localization file in the app, and the fallback mechanism in the code is flawed—missing translations return the raw placeholder rather than falling back to English as intended. The same bug affects other unsupported languages as well. The development team is aware of the problem and is working on a fix for a future release. For now, switching the app language to English is the most reliable workaround. More details are available in the issue tracker.

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