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Translations use UTF-8 encoding by default but you may also upload ISO-8859-1 (Unicode) strings.

 You  You can easily localize any form by clicking on the [[image:world_edit.gif]] icon next to any form on the [[V4_Forms_Home_Page | Forms Home Page]]. This open the Locale Home Page for that form.

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The form Url parameter locale= controls which language the form renders. If the parameter is not present or the value is empty (&locale=) or is set to a locale code for which no translation file exists, then the form will render in the default language. To render the form in a different language such as in Spanish rather than the default add &locale=spa to the form Url. The test button and the share button on the Locale Home Page do that for you automatically. The test & share buttons on the [[V4_Forms_Home_Page | Forms Home page]] are by default for default locale.====

Configuration

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Live Forms In-house supports the ability to customize use mode features on the server.

You can add new locale codes and add/change which locales are right to left languages. This is configured via two properties files in the <frevvo-home>/data/users folder.* locale

  •  locale.directions - add/remove locale codes to this file that need to be displayed in rtl format

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  •  locales.properties - add/remove locale codes here from the "Choose Locale" dropdown

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Use Mode Strings

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You can localize use mode strings such as those found when a user logs in to access their task list, the login page, access denied messages, etc. The strings can be found in the file:*

  • <frevvo-home>/data/locales/default

Make a copy of the default file to a locale of your choice. For example a German locale named ger. To use this file append &locale=ger to the share Url used to access an embedded task list for example.<div style="background-color:#E0EFFF"> [[Image:18px-Attention_niels_epting.svg.png]] '''NOTE:'''' The

Warning

Image Added The default use mode strings will not be updated simply by editing the default file. You must make a copy as described above, customize the message strings in the copy and then append &locale=<name of copy> to all your use mode forms.

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The frevvo install contains a locale file named test that you can try out. If you are not logged in, frevvo will require you to authenticate by displaying the login page. The locale choice will automatically flow to the login page and those stings will be translated as well.

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