[TYPO3-english] How to change Language?

[Bernd Wilke]

On 01/25/2012 12:24 PM, Derik Kotze wrote:
> Hi
>
> Our site is in Afrikaans . The problem is that some base extensions (for
> example the calender, frontend registering etc.) are still in the
> default language - English. How can I change this to a different
> language (afrikaans).

first step (often forgotten):
select your language in the EM -> translation handling and get 
localizations for installed extension.

if your language is not available or yet not supported in your installed 
extensions you may provide the extension-author/TYPO3 with matching 
translations:
join the appropriate translation-group
include extensions for translation which you need and which are not 
available yet


a faster solution may be to translate the neccessary texts in your 
typoscript:
e.g.:
plugin.tx_extension_pi1._LOCAL_LANG.de.textlabel = neuer Text
plugin.tx_extension_pi1._LOCAL_LANG.fr.textlabel = nouveau texte
plugin.tx_extension_pi1._LOCAL_LANG.af.textlabel = nuwe teks

or modify the locallang-file(s) of the extension (!!!this file(s) will 
be overwritten on the next extension-update!!!).

bad solution: use localized template-files, so some extension handle 
translation this way.

if you translate all / a lot of texts of an extension you may share it 
with the community:
contact the extension-author to include your translation, so you will 
not loose them with the next extension-update.

bernd
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