Using translation files

You can use translation files to translate substitutions of type Translation.

To simulate translation processing during design

1	Create an .sls file and add it to the resource set, or use the same file as for runtime processing. For syntax of .sls files, see Translations.

2	Select Tools > Options.

3	Select Processing simulation.

4	Click the browse button to the right of the Language Translation Table drop-down list, and browse to the .sls file.

5	In the document, add a substitution where you want the translation to be rendered.

6	Select the substitution.

7	In the Properties panel Data category, set Substitution type to Translation.

8	In the Key field, enter the key that identifies a row for each language in the language file. In the Language file example, invoice_transport is one possible key.

9	In the Properties panel Character style category, select the Language property.

10	Select the language to translate into, or set to <Default>. By specifying the default language, the language you have specified in Tools > Options > Processing Simulation is used.

Note:

You can modify the list of available languages. See Specifying default language on page 33.

To use translations during runtime

1	Create an .sls file and add it to the resource set, or use the same file as for simulating translation processing during design.

2	In StoryTeller, select File > Document Properties.

3	Select Language Tables and browse to the language file in the resource set, or select Use Application Setting to use the same language file as for simulating translation processing during design.

4	Optionally, add more language files.

5	If you have no substitutions yet, add them as described in To simulate translation processing during design.

 

You can only use Unicode encoding when using StoryTeller translation files.