On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 2:55 PM, DM Smith <dmsm...@crosswire.org> wrote: > I believe that anything that uses the NSIS installer can do this. I think > this is the case for BibleCS and BibleDesktop. The trick is to only use the > NSIS provided, stock messages. Note: this only applies to installation on > Windows. > > BibleDesktop, by default, will use the user's locale in determining the > translation of the UI. If there is none, it will use English. > > I would think/hope that the other applications do something similar.
BibleTime uses an NSIS installer as well - or at least that is how it was originally setup. I don't know if internationalization of the installer is used - Gary is the one who has been maintaining the BT Windows build. --Greg > > In HIm, > DM > > On Feb 19, 2011, at 1:54 PM, David Haslam wrote: > >> >> A good topic for consideration is to lessen the reliance on knowing the >> English language for those front-ends that already have support for changing >> locale. >> >> I've come across several applications (unrelated to Bible software) in which >> the installation process gives the user the opportunity to choose the >> application language before the installation Finish dialog. >> >> Xiphos would be an obvious candidate for this, but other front-ends could do >> likewise when the number of supported locales has reached "critical mass". >> >> Further to this, there could even be some provision made for ensuring the >> user has a suitable font for the required language, and if not, then for the >> installation dialog to include a step to fetch and install the font before >> the Finish. >> >> To make all this even smoother, then each front-end website should be >> translated into as many languages as the application supports. >> >> All this would require a lot of effort, yet we could at least make a start >> by thinking how we could progress towards such an ideal. >> >> David >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://sword-dev.350566.n4.nabble.com/Front-end-localization-during-installation-tp3314477p3314477.html >> Sent from the SWORD Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org >> http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page > > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page > _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page