Index: library/Zend/Locale.php
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--- library/Zend/Locale.php	(Revision 9236)
+++ library/Zend/Locale.php	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
     private static $_environment;
 
     private static $_Default = "en";
+    private static $_Forced  = null;
 
     /**
      * Generates a locale object
@@ -253,6 +254,35 @@
 
 
     /**
+     * Forces a default locale when not defined (no auto detection)
+     *
+     * @param String $locale
+     * @return boolean
+     * @throws Zend_Locale_Exception
+     */
+    public static function setForcedDefault($locale)
+    {
+        if (($locale == "auto") or ($locale == "root") or
+            ($locale == "environment") or ($locale == "browser")) {
+            require_once 'Zend/Locale/Exception.php';
+            throw new Zend_Locale_Exception('Only full qualified locales can be used as forced default!');
+        }
+        if (array_key_exists($locale, self::$_localeData)) {
+            self::$_Forced = $locale;
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            $locale = explode('_', $locale);
+            if (array_key_exists($locale[0], self::$_localeData)) {
+                self::$_Forced = $locale[0];
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        require_once 'Zend/Locale/Exception.php';
+        throw new Zend_Locale_Exception("Unknown locale '$locale' can not be set as forced default!");
+    }
+
+
+    /**
      * Expects the Systems standard locale
      *
      * For Windows:
@@ -377,6 +407,10 @@
      */
     public function setLocale($locale = null)
     {
+        if ($locale === null && self::$_Forced !== null) {
+            $locale = self::$_Forced;
+        }
+
         if (($locale == self::BROWSER) or ($locale == self::ENVIRONMENT) or ($locale === null)) {
             $locale = $this->getDefault($locale, true);
         }