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Re: How to localize distribution package's requirements message
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Re: How to localize distribution package's requirements message


  • Subject: Re: How to localize distribution package's requirements message
  • From: Iceberg-Dev <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 00:58:25 +0200


On Sep 8, 2009, at 6:15 PM, Ben Staveley-Taylor wrote:

Does anyone know how to provide localizations for the messages displayed by the Requirements elements of a distribution package? (This is using PackageMaker.)

I am adding a requirement, if Result of Script then <Failure Message>, and I can't see any way to enter text other than in English.

I have created localized Resource folders in the package using the Edit Interface button, but I don't think that's relevant.

After building the .mpkg, it contains this in the distribution.dist file:

<script>function pm_install_check() {
  if(!(system.run('<My script path here>') == true)) {
    my.result.title = '<my English message title here>';
    my.result.message = '<my English message text here>';
    my.result.type = 'Fatal';
    return false;
  }
  return true;
}
</script>

so there doesn't appear to be any language parameter being used.

For the record, you can't do this from PackageMaker. You will need to edit the built package.


One solution is to use keys for the title and message and then provide standard Localizable.strings file for each localization.

 my.result.title = 'MY_KEY_TITLE';
 my.result.message = 'MY_KEY_MESSAGE';


English.lproj > Localizable.strings

"MY_KEY_TITLE" = "This is my title in English";

"MY_KEY_MESSAGE" = "This is my message in English";

French.lproj > Localizable.strings

"MY_KEY_TITLE" = "Ceci est mon titre en Français";

"MY_KEY_MESSAGE" = "Ceci est mon message en Français";


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