Language FAQ: Difference between revisions

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Where can I set the default language for the site?

Site Administration > Language > Language settings

How can I change a word or phrase used in Moodle?

Access Administration > Language > Language editing.
Click the "Edit words or phrases" link in the middle of the page.
On the edit words or phrases page click the "Switch lang directory" button and a local language folder, parentlanguage_local, will automatically be created in moodledata/lang. Files of edited strings will then be saved in this folder. This is necessary to prevent changes that you make being overwritten by a newer language pack when updating your Moodle site.
Choose a file to edit. You may need to search through a few files before finding the file containing the word you wish to change. The file moodle.php contains all common site-wide phrases.
Change the word or phrase.
Click the "Save changes" button. The changed phrase will be highlighted in a different colour.

Why are my changes not saved if I edit a language pack with the Moodle language pack editor?

This could be caused by a PHP accelerator. Try switching it of (usually in php.ini).

I've set a default site language but when I log in it switches to English. Why?

By default, Moodle detects a user's language from their browser setting. This language auto-detection may be disabled so that the default site language is used instead in Administration > Language > Language settings.

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 #Change the word or phrase.
 #Click the "Save changes" button. The changed phrase will be highlighted in a different colour.
-==I'd like to help improve an existing language pack. Where do I start?==
-You can contact the maintainer of the language pack and ask where you can help. See [[Translation credits]] for a list of translators. The top name of each language pack is the current language pack maintainer. If you don't get any response, you can email [mailto:translation@moodle.org translation@moodle.org].
-Another option is to check whether your language has a community discussion course - see http://moodle.org/course/category.php?id=3 - and if so, post in a forum.
-==I've found an error in a language pack. Who do I contact?==
-Please contact the language pack maintainer. See [[Translation credits]] for contact details.
-Another option is to check whether your language has a community discussion course - see http://moodle.org/course/category.php?id=3 - and if so, post in a forum.
 ==Why are my changes not saved if I edit a language pack with the Moodle language pack editor?==
 This could be caused by a PHP accelerator. Try switching it of (usually in php.ini).
-==The month names and days are displayed in English. How can I translate them?==
-Names of days and months are pulled out of your operating system. The system is configured for Moodle in langconfig.php where you have the strings ''locale'' (for -nix type operating systems) and ''localewin'' (for Windows operating systems) that should point to the right locale on your server. Your server operating system should support the language (= locale should be installed) - see also [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=79792 Month-name translation problem] for an alternative solution.
 ==I've set a default site language but when I log in it switches to English. Why?==
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 == See also ==
+* [[Translation FAQ]]
+* [[Language editing]]
 * Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=26 Languages forum]
-* [[Language editing]]
 * Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=131927#p604462 Edited Strings Not Visible] forum discussion

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