Hallo,
I have the exact same problem. However, I couldn't understand your answer. It appears that I have to install a language translate plugin - is that right?
I'd much rather keep plugins to the minimum, for fast page loading; I also don't want to directly edit the core theme files. I've wasted a whole day looking for a way to do it within the framework theme options and if I have to install a plugin to do what seems to me an extremely smple task, I shall find another theme.