Localization

This section contains a list of all the languages that your installation will support. Select a language from the tree to view and edit the strings defined for that language.

Adding a Language

To add a new language, right-click the tree and choose Add Language. You are presented with this window:

Select Use a language pack to add a language from an existing language pack. Language packs are only available for MSI installation packages. Any strings not found in the language pack (such as strings that you have added) must be translated manually into the specified language.

Select Create a custom translation to create a copy of the default language pack and set that copy as another language. After you select this option, you must translate each string to the specified language manually.

Importing and Exporting String Data

In addition to installing and removing languages, you can export a selected language or import a language from a file. Exported languages are saved as XML files and contain all strings for the selected language. To export a language, select that language in the tree view, right-click it, and choose Export Language... from the menu. To import a language from an XML file, right-click the tree and choose Import Language... from the menu.

The Default Language

The default language can be set by right-clicking a language and choosing Set Default from the menu. A certain language is the default language if the icon next to it has a checkmark. You may only set one default language per project. The default language's strings are shown in all the Wise Installation Studio designers and property grids for the current project. All strings being edited in Wise Installation Studio in the various editing views are edited for the default language only. This means that, in order to localize, you must first switch the default language. Also, when adding a new language, any strings not found in the language pack are taken from the default language.