Language Override

[Thomas PAPIN]

Hello,

I was looking to a way to allow people updating the languages files of my components without modification in core languages files.

I finally found 3 ways:
- 1.6, 1.7, this can be done with languages/overrides/en-GB.override.ini. But this is not working with 1.5.
   Anyway a simple "plugin" could be developped to make this compatible with 1.5 and this plugin could be published on the JED

- There is also, this plugin: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/languages/language-edition/13147
  Which this one, you can create new translation files in template directory like html override.

- The last one is this solution: http://www.yireo.com/tutorials/joomla/joomla-programming/721-load-a-custom-language-file-in-your-joomla-template
  which do in fact, what is doing the previous plugin.

I read somewhere that now, it's possible to put the languages files into the component directory. But in this case, is the "ovveride" working directly ?

Thomas

[JM Simonet]

In 1.7 (1.6 is now obsolete) any string in an override.ini will load last and override ANY string loaded beforehand, wherever it is.

It is also good to know that a specific component ini file xx-XX.com_mycomponent.ini (as well as xx-XX.com_mycomponent.sys.ini) present in the core folders will override a similar ini file placed in the component language/xx-XX/ folder

Thomas

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[Thomas PAPIN]

Hello,

Ok so in this case, my idea to create a plugin for 1.5 that will allow the usage of a override.ini file could be great. Will check on JED that this plugin is not already available

The problem for third party developers is that we need to support customer on 1.5 1.6 1.7 so we always needs solution that works on all latest version.
So even if 1.6 is obsolete we still need to provide support.

Thomas

2011/8/29 JM Simonet <infog...@gmail.com>

In 1.7 (1.6 is now obsolete) any string in an override.ini will load last and override ANY string loaded beforehand, wherever it is.

It is also good to know that a specific component ini file xx-XX.com_mycomponent.ini (as well as xx-XX.com_mycomponent.sys.ini) present in the core folders will override a similar ini file placed in the component language/xx-XX/ folder

Thomas

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[JM Simonet]

Hello,

Ok so in this case, my idea to create a plugin for 1.5 that will allow the usage of a override.ini file could be great. Will check on JED that this plugin is not already available

The problem for third party developers is that we need to support customer on 1.5 1.6 1.7 so we always needs solution that works on all latest version.
So even if 1.6 is obsolete we still need to provide support.

This aspect (the override.ini) has not changed., as most aspects of 1.7 vs 1.6.

It is not a good idea to release at this point any extension that would be 1.6 specific (i.e. with specific calls to version #), as we are not supporting anymore 1.6...

1.5 is another story as it is a LTR until next year.

JM

[brian teeman]

A plugin is available for 1.5 http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/languages/language-edition/13147