Installer Localization
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:20 am
My installer needs to be in both English and French.
Here's what I've done - I sent the strings to my French speaking client and have translated (using the program from the import/export wizard).
I received the "system" string translations which I copied into the program Files "trans" folder and imported the French local strings for the installer using the Localization Import/Export utility.
When the installer is run on a French Language machine, English still appears.
My questions are:
1. What else do I need to do in order to have the French language installer appear on French locale machines, and
2. How can I test this on my English system - it seems setting the locale to French (I'm on Vista) through the control panel is not enough to get the French INstaller text to appear.
3. I have an external "license.txt" file, one in English and the other in French (same name) - how do I get the Installer to load and display the proper file based on the language.
4. Is it possible to provide a startup dialog that let's the user select which language they want to proceed in? I'm thinking that it would be generic enough to put two buttons with flags on them - how could this be achieved (questions 1 and 2 being most important).
Thanks!!
Here's what I've done - I sent the strings to my French speaking client and have translated (using the program from the import/export wizard).
I received the "system" string translations which I copied into the program Files "trans" folder and imported the French local strings for the installer using the Localization Import/Export utility.
When the installer is run on a French Language machine, English still appears.
My questions are:
1. What else do I need to do in order to have the French language installer appear on French locale machines, and
2. How can I test this on my English system - it seems setting the locale to French (I'm on Vista) through the control panel is not enough to get the French INstaller text to appear.
3. I have an external "license.txt" file, one in English and the other in French (same name) - how do I get the Installer to load and display the proper file based on the language.
4. Is it possible to provide a startup dialog that let's the user select which language they want to proceed in? I'm thinking that it would be generic enough to put two buttons with flags on them - how could this be achieved (questions 1 and 2 being most important).
Thanks!!