Localizing SharePoint: Adding Multi-language Support to Your Site

Hello!

Localizing SharePoint

Adding Multi-language Support to Your Site

Who are you?

Greg Hurlman:Avanade Group ManagerSharePoint ArchitectDeveloperFatherHokieGamerWorld Famous Jungle Cruise Skipper (ret.)

Making life easy through localization

Language Packs: Mystery of the MS Download Center

Language Packs: Setup• No, you’re not screwed.

• Don’t forget WSS!

• Don’t forget WSS patches!

• Going to have to run the Config Wizard at least 4 times(It’ll take a while)

Demo!

Variations

Variations

Variation Root

Label(en-US)

Label(fr-FR)

Label(en-GB)

Not everything varies

• Yes:– Publishing Content

• No:– Page Layouts (all Site Collection-level

stuff)– Permissions– List Changes (mostly)–Web Part List References– Pretty much everything else

So why bother with them?

• Easy content management for end users• Automatic user redirection

• Workflow-driven translation possible

Demo!

On with the code

So what can we build with this stuff?

• Everything you’re already building

• No more magic strings

• Resources!

Resources: Learn to love them

• All your strings/images/etc are belong to them

• Stay neutral

• One .resx per locale

• Just say no to Properties/Resources.resx

Where do I put these .resx things?

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\Resources

In a Feature, of course.

How do I get my information back out?

• $Resources:ResourceFileName,ResourceKeyName

• In XML, just drop it in

• In markup, surround it with <% %>

• In code, use SPUtility.GetLocalizedString(…)

Demo!

What else is new?

Shiny!

• Variations• Timer Jobs• Content Propagation

• Site Collection Alternate Languages

Demo!

Questions?

Photo Credits• http://www.flickr.com/photos/photojonny/2268845904/• http://www.flickr.com/photos/magdalar/2950663799• http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelsk/4176291456• http://www.flickr.com/photos/caharley72/4343295169• http://www.flickr.com/photos/bestrated1/341866875• http://www.flickr.com/photos/gilderic/4240700822• http://www.flickr.com/photos/damaradeaella/2822846819/

Thanks for coming!

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