I have detected with the new <ice:loadBundle even a default language is defined (e.g: spanish) it takes english by default

That can depend on browser settings >options>language and order of accepted langages ...but behaviour or IE anf FF is different.

I can suggest only one - do not use f:loadBundle and jsf 1.1. Use faces-config with jsf 1.2 configuration and language and messageBundle declaration. It works fast and good with Icefaces too.

My suggestion for Icefaces stuff, remove ice:loadBundle component because is not necessary and it make problems as I said long time age.

The problem was seen again on ICEFaces1.8 RC1 build2, jsp version component-showcase while running test scripts on tomcat5 server.

Following components failed due to content being displayed in spanish instead of english:

1) Expandable Table
assertTable iceform:teSub:dataTable.1.1 Actual value 'Presupuesto del Proyecto' did not match 'Project Budget'

2) Popup Panel
assertValue iceform:ppSub:modalMessageInput Actual value 'Un mensaje modal.' did not match 'A modal message.'

Note: The language was never switched from English to Spanish before running these scripts.

I see the locale issue when running the JSP of component showcase. The default language set by the browser seem to be picked up correct (assuming, English, German or Spanish). If a user then tries to change the locale to another supported language nothing seems to happen.

I've simplified the LocaleBean.java in -r18315 as part of a change for ICE-3993. I suspect there are larger problem with the setting the view root locale in the jsp view handler.

Investigation of the JSP component-showcase found:

Calendar : Weekends have dark gray backgrounds / August days are bold
Calendar : Select Pattern
Charts : The chart types
Charts : All the text in the actual chart graphic
Connection Status : Should we translate Royale and Rime? They're proper names
Download Resources : All the labels on the left
Effects : The Effect names stick to the first, because we're not using the ice:loadBundle
File Upload : The buttons
GMap : The Map / Satellite / Hybrid labels stick to the first
Menu Bar : The menu items and the horizontal / vertical
Progress : The layout isn't quite right with the longer Spanish labels
Rich Text : Seems to mess up in Spanish, after pressing the save button
Tree : The tree nodes for Employees / Central / Eastern
Table Columns : "A to D"
Row Selector : Single / Multiple / Enhanced Multiple
Data Exporter : The label in the tree
Panel Border : North / South / East / West / Center (the checkboxes are translated)
Split Pane : Hotizontal / Vertical
Dynamic panelTabSet : Tab labels sticking
Popup Panel : Values in input fields stick

Most of these are just application issues, but the ones that seem to involve components are GMap and Rich Text.

Fixed the "sticking" issues, where things that were supposedly localised were not changing between the languages, though they would show in the initial language.

Subversion 18408
icefaces\samples\component-showcase\common-src\org\icefaces\application\showcase\util\MessageBundleLoader.java
icefaces\samples\component-showcase\common-src\org\icefaces\application\showcase\view\bean\examples\component\buttonsAndLinks\ButtonsAndLinksBean.java
icefaces\samples\component-showcase\common-src\org\icefaces\application\showcase\view\bean\examples\component\effects\EffectsModel.java
icefaces\samples\component-showcase\common-src\org\icefaces\application\showcase\view\bean\examples\component\selection\SelectionTagsBean.java
icefaces\samples\component-showcase\common-src\org\icefaces\application\showcase\view\bean\examples\component\setEventPhase\SetEventPhaseBean.java
icefaces\samples\component-showcase\common-src\org\icefaces\application\showcase\view\bean\examples\layoutPanel\panelTabset\DynamicTabSetBean.java
icefaces\samples\component-showcase\common-src\org\icefaces\application\showcase\view\bean\examples\layoutPanel\panelToolTip\PanelToolTipController.java
icefaces\samples\component-showcase\common-src\org\icefaces\application\showcase\view\resources\messages_es.properties
icefaces\samples\component-showcase\common-web\WEB-INF\includes\examples\custom\setEventPhase.jspx
icefaces\samples\component-showcase\common-web\WEB-INF\includes\examples\panel\panelTooltip.jspx
icefaces\samples\component-showcase\common-web\WEB-INF\includes\examples\standard\selectionTags.jspx

The translated toolbar modes were being sent to the FCKEditor, when the enumerated value strings should have instead, causing the editor to fail when using a language other than English.

Subversion 18417
icefaces\samples\component-showcase\common-src\org\icefaces\application\showcase\view\bean\examples\component\inputRichText\InputRichTextBean.java
icefaces\samples\component-showcase\common-web\WEB-INF\includes\examples\custom\inputRichText.jspx

I've moved the simple translation omissions into ICE-4132, and am closing this bug, which is for bugs in the component-showcase application.