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<span class="pageTitle">Add or remove a language</span>
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[[Main Page]] > [[User manual]] > [[Administer]] > [[Settings]] > Add/remove languages
  
[[Main Page]] > [[User manual|(UM) User manual]] > [[UM-7|UM-7 Administer ICA-AtoM]] > [[UM-7.4|UM-7.4 Customize settings]] > UM-7.4.5 Add or remove a language
 
  
[[Image:um7-4-5Language1.png|500px|right|thumb|Add or remove a language from ICA-AtoM]]
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The public beta release of ICA-AtoM 1.3 (September 2012) will support fifteen languages:
 
 
[[Image:um7-4-5Language2.png|500px|right|thumb|Japanese added, Dutch removed]]
 
 
 
 
 
The current version of ICA-AtoM (v1.0 beta) supports 14 languages:
 
*Arabic
 
 
*Dutch
 
*Dutch
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*Farsi
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*Galican
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*German
 
*English
 
*English
*Farsi
 
 
*French
 
*French
*German
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*Georgian
*Greek
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*Indonesian (Bahasa)
*Icelandic
 
 
*Italian
 
*Italian
 
*Japanese
 
*Japanese
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*Slovenian
 
*Slovenian
 
*Spanish
 
*Spanish
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*Thai
  
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View our translation page for the most up to date information [http://ica-atom.org/docs/index.php?title=Translate_ICA-AtoM_application here].
  
This means the [[User interface|user interface]] has been translated into and can switched to any of these languages; and that [[Translator|translators]] can
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== Access language setting ==
  
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# The [[Glossary#Language menu|language menu]] shows you the languages that are currently available in your ICA-AtoM application; the current (active) language is underlined.
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# To add or remove one of the supported languages, Go to Admin > Settings from the [[Glossary#Main menu|main menu]].
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# Click the "I18n languages" section to expand it; the list shows all the languages currently available in your ICA-AtoM application.
  
You can remove any number of [[Supported language|supported languages]] from your ICA-AtoM application. Removing a language means:
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<div class="clearfix">
  
*The language no longer appears in the [[Language menu|language menu]].
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[[Image:AddLanguage.png|500px|right|thumb|Add/remove languages]]
  
*The [[User interface|user interface]] cannot be switched to that language.
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</div>
  
*Existing translations of [[Database content|database content]] remain in the application, but are not accessible.
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== Add a language ==
  
*New translations cannot be added.
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<ol>
  
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<li>
  
The current version of ICA-AtoM (v1.0 beta) does not allow you to add new languages, but you can restore (add back) [[Supported language|supported languages]] that were previously removed. Once restored, any [[database content|database content]] that had been translated into that language becomes accessible again.  
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<p>To add a language, select one from the [[Glossary#Drop-down menu|drop-down menu]].
  
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<p>The [[Glossary#Drop-down menu|drop-down menu]] shows all languages available for ICA-AtoM (including those not yet supported).
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<li>
  
'''Remove a language'''
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<p>Select the desired language and click the "Add" button.
  
1. On the [[Main menu bar|main menu bar]], click the ''admin > settings'' tab.
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<li>
  
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<p>ICA-AtoM adds the language and closes the "I18n languages" section; the added language will now appear in the [[Glossary#Language menu|language menu]]. To see these changes implemented in the language navigation menu at the top left corner of the screen, refresh your browser and the added language should appear as an option.
  
2. Click the ''i18n_languages'' section to expand it to view the languages currently supported by your ICA-AtoM application.
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*'''Note:''' if a user selects a language that is not currently supported (i.e., where the translation XLIFF file has not yet been created), ICA-AtoM will refresh the settings screen without implementing any changes. See issue 962.
  
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<li>
  
3. Click the [[Delete icon|delete icon]] beside the language you want to remove.
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<p>To continue adding languages, expand the "I18n languages" section and repeat these steps as required.
  
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</ol>
  
4. ICA-AtoM prompts you to confirm request. Click "OK".
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== Remove a language ==
  
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<ol>
  
5. ICA-AtoM removes the language; this involves sending a transaction to the database, which causes the page to re-load, closing the ''i18n_languages'' section.
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<li>
  
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<p>To remove a language, click the [[Glossary#Delete icon|delete icon]] beside it in the list.
  
6. To remove additional languages, repeat steps 1-5.
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<li>
  
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<p>ICA-AtoM removes the language and closes the "I18n languages" section; the removed language no longer appears in the [[Glossary#Language menu|language menu]].
  
'''Restore a supported language'''
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<li>
  
7. On the [[Main menu bar|main menu bar]], click the ''admin > settings'' tab.
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<p>To remove additional languages, expand the "I18n languages" section and repeat these steps as required.
  
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<div class="note">
  
8. Click the ''i18n_languages'' section to expand it to view the languages currently supported by your ICA-AtoM application.
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When you remove a language, existing translations of [[Glossary#Database content|database content]] into that language remain in the application, but are not accessible. If you add the language back, the translations will be accessible again.
  
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</div>
  
9. In the [[Drop-down menu|drop-down menu]], select the language you want to add back.
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</ol>
  
*Note that the [[Value list|value list]] contains only languages currently supported by ICA-AtoM.
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<div class="note">
  
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Support for Eastern language characters (e.g. Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.) is not installed by default in Microsoft Windows version previous to Windows Vista.
  
10. Click the ''add'' button.
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To install Eastern language character support in older Windows versions, please visit:
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* [http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/handson/user/2kintlsupp.mspx Windows 2000]
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* [http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/handson/user/xpintlsupp.mspx#E4 Windows XP & Server 2003]
  
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</div>
  
11. ICA-AtoM restores the language; this involves sending a transaction to the database, which causes the page to re-load, closing the ''i18n_languages'' section.
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For more information on languages in ICA-AtoM, see [[Translate]].
  
  
'''**Note:''' Support for Eastern language characters (e.g. Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.) is not installed by default in Microsoft Windows version previous to Windows Vista.
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[[Category:User manual]]
 
 
To install Eastern language character support in older Windows versions, please visit:
 
* [http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/handson/user/2kintlsupp.mspx Windows 2000]
 
* [http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/handson/user/xpintlsupp.mspx#E4 Windows XP & Server 2003]
 

Latest revision as of 13:56, 23 May 2012

Please note that ICA-AtoM is no longer actively supported by Artefactual Systems.
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Main Page > User manual > Administer > Settings > Add/remove languages


The public beta release of ICA-AtoM 1.3 (September 2012) will support fifteen languages:

  • Dutch
  • Farsi
  • Galican
  • German
  • English
  • French
  • Georgian
  • Indonesian (Bahasa)
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese
  • Slovenian
  • Spanish
  • Thai

View our translation page for the most up to date information here.

Access language setting

  1. The language menu shows you the languages that are currently available in your ICA-AtoM application; the current (active) language is underlined.
  2. To add or remove one of the supported languages, Go to Admin > Settings from the main menu.
  3. Click the "I18n languages" section to expand it; the list shows all the languages currently available in your ICA-AtoM application.
Add/remove languages

Add a language

  1. To add a language, select one from the drop-down menu.

    The drop-down menu shows all languages available for ICA-AtoM (including those not yet supported).

  2. Select the desired language and click the "Add" button.

  3. ICA-AtoM adds the language and closes the "I18n languages" section; the added language will now appear in the language menu. To see these changes implemented in the language navigation menu at the top left corner of the screen, refresh your browser and the added language should appear as an option.

    • Note: if a user selects a language that is not currently supported (i.e., where the translation XLIFF file has not yet been created), ICA-AtoM will refresh the settings screen without implementing any changes. See issue 962.
  4. To continue adding languages, expand the "I18n languages" section and repeat these steps as required.

Remove a language

  1. To remove a language, click the delete icon beside it in the list.

  2. ICA-AtoM removes the language and closes the "I18n languages" section; the removed language no longer appears in the language menu.

  3. To remove additional languages, expand the "I18n languages" section and repeat these steps as required.

    When you remove a language, existing translations of database content into that language remain in the application, but are not accessible. If you add the language back, the translations will be accessible again.

Support for Eastern language characters (e.g. Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.) is not installed by default in Microsoft Windows version previous to Windows Vista.

To install Eastern language character support in older Windows versions, please visit:

For more information on languages in ICA-AtoM, see Translate.