2.9 Specifying Locales and Localization Resource Groups

You can use Designer to define:

NOTE:The ability to specify locales and localization resource groups is only available for User Application drivers for Version 3.5.1 (and later).

2.9.1 Specifying the Default Locale

To specify the User Application driver’s default locale:

  1. Right-click the User Application driver in the Provisioning View, then select Configure > Default Locale.

  2. Select the locale from the drop-down list box, then click OK. If you do not see the locale in the list, you must add it through the Locales dialog box.

2.9.2 Defining the User Application’s Supported Locales

  1. Right-click the User Application driver in the Provisioning view, then select Configure > Locales. Designer displays the Supported Locales dialog box.

    Button

    Description

    Lets you add a new locale to the list of locales supported by the User Application driver. When you click the Add button, Designer prompts you for the Language and Country. You can either select them or type a value. The Language is required and displays as the locale. The country is not required.

    Deletes the selected Locale from the supported list. Any files for the selected locale are not deleted.

    Lets you localize all supported locales in one dialog box. When you click the button, it launches this dialog box:

    You can select the source language from which you want to translate the names of the supported locales. Select the target language into which you want to translate the names of the supported locales. Type the translation in the Target field.

    Lets you localize the display labels for the selected locale. This is the same procedure described in Section 2.10, Localizing Provisioning Objects.

  2. Click , then select the Language and optionally the Country from the drop-down list, or type the value. The language is required, but the country is not. The language is displayed as the Locale in the Supported Locales dialog box.

  3. Click OK.

  4. Click Resource groups, then click the localization resource group that you want to support the new locale.

  5. Click in the Locales area, then select the locale from the Available Locales list and move it to the Selected Locales list, then click OK.

2.9.3 Creating a Custom Localization Resource Group

  1. Right-click the User Application driver in the Provisioning view, then select Configure > Locales. Go to the Localization Resource Groups tab.

  2. Click .

  3. Complete the fields as follows:

    Field

    Description

    Identifier

    A unique name used to identify the localization resource group.

    Display Name

    The name displayed in Designer to correspond with this group.

  4. Click OK. The Localization Resource Groups property dialog box displays:

  5. Complete the fields as follows:

    Button

    Description

    Lets you add a new localization resource group.

    Deletes the current localization resource group.

    Lets you localize the localization resource groups in one dialog box.

    Description

    Lets you add descriptive text for this entry.

    Required Group

    Lets you specify dependencies on other localization resource groups.

    Localization resource groups are used for creating resource bundles for non-standard language. The required groups are defined in the User Application: Localization Toolkit Guide. Contact your Novell Sales Representative for more information about the toolkit.

    Locales

    Lets you add or remove the locales into which this localization resource group must be localized. If the locale is not on the list, see .