I have around 1000 strings from storyboards and .m files which are converted for French Language. I need to add more strings to the same project. How do I update the strings file for my project?
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Usually people put all localization is in Localizable.strings file. If you want to add more string simply add "KEY" = "TRANSLATION"; to that file and use NSLocalizedString(key, comment) in your project where it is needed.
If you want to localize storyboard and/or nib files then you have to enable Base Internationalization in project settings.
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I am a little confused about the implementation of localization in Xcode. I know that I can provide as many languages as I want by creating the appropriate XY.Iproj folders and inserting the .strings and Localizable.strings files into them. This all happens automatically with Xcode.
Unfortunately I have problems understanding the Base concept. As I understood it so far, the development language is to be used there. In my case this is English, so should I write in the storyboard and XIB files as text directly in English? For example the headline (a label) of the settings page with the content "Settings"?
But why do I have also the .strings file with the translation into English? That would be redundant, because I have already entered English text directly in the Base file and the .strings file contains the same text again.
Or should the storyboard and XIB files only have identifiers like "settings_page_headline" as content for labels? But that's nonsense, because these labels are good for nothing...
Or can I completely delete the .strings for the English translation if I have already inserted the English content in the storyboard and XIB files?
I hope you can enlighten me a bit. Of course I have read the documentation of Apple, there my problem of understanding is not discussed as much as I need to understand it.
Main.storyboard (Base) and Main.strings (English) contain the same content:
Content of the Main.storyboard (Base):
Content of the Main.strings (English):
"tos-eB-aJc.title" = "Send Feedback";
"S56-oM-eis.title" = "Rate this App";
From Apple documentation:
Xcode creates a Base.lproj folder in your project folder and adds to it the resource files you select. Xcode creates a language folder for the development language but only adds resources that need translation to the folder. For example, if you select English as the development language, Xcode inserts the resource file in the Base.lproj project folder but not the en.lproj folder because the resource is already in English.
link: InternationalizingYourUserInterface
As I understand it, this was done to optimize the import of localization files. Also you can not localize some .xib . If you want to understand how, by what logic and in what order the localization files are loading, read this document from Apple: LocalizingYourApp
I'm trying to create a localization file for strings. I added a file named Localizable.strings in project. But localization window does not appear in other languages.I can only choose some languages. What do I need to be able to select other languages. (Ex: Turkish,Polish...)
You can add a lot of languages in project properties. Look at the picture. Hope this help.
I am trying to understand Base.lproj but I am not still understanding it. If I create a new simple project with a view controller and Swift+Storyboard in XCode 6 beta 4 I get a Base.lproj folder out of the box containing the storyboard file.
I then add a simpel NSLocalizedString(...) in my view controller for testing purposes. This requires a Localizable.strings file. When I create one should I add it in the Base.lproj or should I add it in a specific language folder?
If I change the Localization native development region key in Info.plist to de for german and I no Localizable.strings file for de in the de.lproj folder it seems to fallback on Base.lproj if Localizable.strings file is found there. However, if I add a Localizable.strings file in the de.lproj folder but don't add the property (key + value) the app fails during runtime. It seems like Base.lproj isn't searched.
I don't understand which language Base is and when it is used? Is it only for Storyboard files?
I was under the impression that base.lproj is used in cases where the current language/ localisation file does not have a property key. For instance if I do have Main_Title = "Title Text"; in base.lproj and absent in en.lproj while the current language is English, I assumed iOS will find it in base.lproj but that is not the case.
Your initial conclusion is correct:
Base is only used when you did not support that language in localizable.strings
The specific language localizable.strings folder is used when device/ app is using that language
If you do not provide support for a specific file/ string key in a language and you have a folder for that language, it will throw run-time warning
In case of storyboard files and xibs if you only have base.lproj folder which contains your views, notwithstanding how many languages you support, it will not fail (this is what I am doing as well).
Only one Resource file is displaying When i'm adding Localizable.strings file for any language. My steps are,
Selected My main app's project file in xcode and found info option is there
in info - Localization - + option
Note: there is only one resource file (InfoPlist.strings) is available to add Language.
3- then Finish, but there is no Localizable.strings file is displaying in xcode but there is InfoPlist.strings file displaying.
But if i do these same steps in sample app which is working fine , I can able to select Multiple resource files And also I can see many Localizable.strings & InfoPlist.strings
in xcode.
Like:
Localizable.strings (English)
Localizable.strings (Spanish)
InfoPlist.Strings (English)
InfoPlist.Strings (Spanish)
Can anyone please tell me the solution to add multiple resource files when localizing any language?
If you want to make your app to support multiple languages, then you'll need to add .strings files to your project, make sure that you should name it "Localizable.strings" only, and need to put in particular language folder,
See this question and my answer there,
Localized filename should always be named Localizable.strings, and that file is within the particular language folder, for English, en.lproj and for French fr.lproj like wise.
Localizable.strings file should be inside the Base.lproj folder.
I'm using a binary framework in my iOS project. This project is only available in english, but I would like to localize it. Assuming the original author used NSLocalizedString everywhere, is it possible to localize this framework "from the outside"?
It should be possible putting the translations in the Localizable.strings file. It should be easy to try...
If it does not work, sometimes libraries include a localizable strings file in a bundle. Then you should put your translations there.