custom/localized version for language keys

[Marie-Hélène Vézina - UdeM]

Context : DSpace 7.2

I'm sorry if this has been discussed before.

What is the best approach to producing localized/custom versions of languages keys ((1) additional keys (only for local purposes, not for developments submitted back to the main code) and (2) changes to the content of existing keys in the language files
(e.g. original : "home.top-level-communities.head": "Communities in DSpace"
versus
local : "home.top-level-communities.head": "Communities in UofM Institutional Repository")

while ensuring easy updating when the time comes (i.e. new Dspace releases)?


It would be desirable to have a way to install a local file that would contain the additional keys as well as the localized keys so that these forms would add to or override the original forms (found in en.json5, fr.json5, etc.).

If it's already the case could someone explain how this can be done properly? I haven't seen anything adressing this issue on the https://wiki.lyrasis.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=117735441  page.

Thank you,

Marie-Hélène Vézina (she/her)

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[Tim Donohue]

Hi  Marie-Hélène,

It's possible to manage your local language (i18n) keys as part of your theme by using the process documented in this area of the documentation: https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSDOC7x/User+Interface+Customization#UserInterfaceCustomization-CustomizeUIlabelsusingInternationalization(i18n)files

Or, alternatively, you can modify the json5 files in place, if you are using GitHub or similar to manage your code....but this would then rely on GitHub's ability to merge together updates in each upgrade with your localized changes.

Hopefully that helps, but let us know on this list if you have more questions.

Tim

[Marie-Hélène Vézina - UdeM]

Thank you Tim,

The info given at  https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSDOC7x/User+Interface+Customization#UserInterfaceCustomization-CustomizeUIlabelsusingInternationalization(i18n)files was exactly what I was looking for. 

Marie-Hélène