Customize the Language Resources

After completing this topic, you will be able to customize language resources.

Steps:

1. You want to customize the text for the Actions link that appears in the bubble headers when you play a topic. You want to change "Actions" to "Actions menu".

    

   These language changes for English are made in the resource.xml file in the lang/en folder.

   Step 1

2. Open the lang/en folder in the WSG skin.

    

   Double-click the lang list item.

   Step 2

3. Double-click the en list item.

   Step 3

4. Open the resource.xml file in Notepad.

    

   Double-click the resource.xml list item.

   Step 4

5. Move the ending resources tag down to provide space for a new element.

    

   Click at the beginning of the last line, </resources>.

   Step 5

6. Press [Enter] to push the ending tag down.

   Step 6

7. Open the resource.xml file in the Player project so that you can copy the language element.

    

   Click the Player_WSG tab.

   Step 7

8. Open the lang/en folder in the Player_WSG project.

    

   Double-click the lang list item.

   Step 8

9. Double-click the en list item.

   Step 9

10. Open the resource.xml file in Notepad.

     

    Double-click the resource.xml list item.

    Step 10

11. You want to find the element set to use the "Actions" value.

     

    Use the Find command to search for  the text that you want to replace.

     

    Click the Edit menu.

    Step 11

12. Click the Find command.

    Step 12

13. Search for the text "Actions".

     

    Enter the desired information into the Find what field. Enter

     a valid value
     e.g.
     "Actions"
    .
    Step 13

14. Click the Find Next button.

    Step 14

15. Close the Find dialog box.

     

    Click the Close button.

    Step 15

16. Search finds the interface_action element for the Actions menu.

     

    You want to copy the entire element to the skin.

    Step 16

17. Copy the interface_action element, including the indent.

     

    Click at the beginning of the interface_action element statement.

    Step 17

18. Press the [Shift] key and click at the end of the interface_action element statement.

    Step 18

19. Copy the selected text.

     

    Click the Edit menu.

    Step 19

20. Click the Copy command.

    Step 20

21. We have switched to the resource.xml file in the WSG skin.

    Step 21

22. Paste the copied element in the blank line above the ending </resources> tag.

     

    Click the blank line above the ending </resources> tag.

    Step 22

23. Paste the copied element.

     

    Click the Edit menu.

    Step 23

24. Click the Paste command.

    Step 24

25. Change the "Actions" text to "Actions menu". We have selected the "Actions" text for you.

    Step 25

26. Enter the desired information into the field. Enter

     a valid value
     e.g.
     "Actions menu"
    .
    Step 26

27. Save the WSG resource.xml file.

     

    Click the File menu.

    Step 27

28. Click the Save command.

    Step 28

29. Close the WSG resource.xml file.

     

    Click the Close button.

    Step 29

30. Close the Player_WSG resource.xml file.

     

    Click the Close button.

    Step 30

31. Close the Player_WSG publishing project.

     

    Click the Close button.

    Step 31

32. Close and save the WSG skin.

     

    Click the Close button.

    Step 32

33. Confirm the save.

     

    Click the Yes button.

    Step 33

34. We have published the content and launched the Opening a Document topic in Try It! mode.

     

    The text for the Actions link in the bubble now appears as "Actions menu".

    Step 34

After completing this topic, you are able to customize language resources.

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