Chapter 9: Translating An Installation; About The Languages Page - Symantec WINDOWS INSTALLER EDITOR 8.0 Reference

Chapter 9
Translating an Installation

About the Languages Page

Windows Installer Editor Reference
This chapter includes the following topics:
About the Languages Page
Defining and Translating Into Additional Languages
Translating Text Strings You Have Added or Changed
Resizing Dialog Controls After Translation
About the Language Menu
About the Language Strings Dialog
Keeping Track of Changed Text Strings
What Pre-Translated Languages Are Available?
Language IDs on page 288
You can translate the default dialog boxes in an installation into any language. Windows
Installer Editor contains 25 pre-translated languages in addition to English. You can add
any language that is not already pre-translated.
The Languages page displays pre-translated languages. Pre-translated languages
contain translations for all default text in the installation's user interface elements.
Examples: error messages; disk prompts; text and controls on dialog boxes;
descriptions or names for launch conditions, features, or shortcuts; property values, file
names, and directory names.
Use the Languages page to:
Translate an installation into one or
more languages
Define a new language
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on page 283
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This translates the default text in the
installation's user interface elements. It does
not translate your application or any user
interface elements that you customize in the
installation.
See Creating a Translated .MSI
Do this when the language you need is not one
of the pre-translated languages.
See Defining and Translating Into Additional
Languages on page 272.
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