Igor, I appreciate the time you're taking to try to explain this to me.
> Just to be sure that we are talking about the same thing: you > want to put all languages in a single msi file. Right? No, my understanding is that this is impossible. > 1. You localized all your code. Yes. > 2. You build separate msi for each language. If you run it, > it shows perfectly localized dialogs. Yes. > 3. You take one language as a base. For example, you take > English, and create transforms as > difference between English and all other languages. > > Now you have mst files for all of the languages except English. Yes. > 4. You add all transforms back to English msi. No. I make a deployment package that contains the English MSI and the MSTs for the non-English languages. Then I use an MSI launcher program to select default language, and let the user override this selection (radio buttons). This program then launches either the English MSI alone, or else the English MSI together with one of the non-English MSTs. I thought this was the recommended procedure? Rennie > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Igor Maslov > Sent: 3. maj 2007 00:03 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] wix3: automatically pick setup language > > > Yes, it took me a while to understand too. > > Just to be sure that we are talking about the same thing: you > want to put all languages in a single msi file. Right? > Because what I say does not apply if you just want to create > a separate MSI for each language. > > Wrong approach: > > 1. You localized all your code. > 2. You build separate msi for each language. If you run it, > it shows perfectly localized dialogs. > 3. You take one language as a base. For example, you take > English, and create transforms as > difference between English and all other languages. > > Now you have mst files for all of the languages except English. > > 4. You add all transforms back to English msi. > > Now, when you run English - it's OK. > When you run any other language (by applying transform) some > dialogs will display English strings. > > Right approach: > To fix I did the following: > > 2a. You build separate msi for each language. If you run it > it shows perfectly localized dialogs. > > Take English version, put langID and codepage values to > 0, and buld it. > Call this neutral. > > 3a. You take neutral as a base, not English. > and create transforms as difference between neutral and > all other languages, including English. > > Now you have mst files for all of the languages INCLUDING English. > > 4a. You add all transforms back to neutral msi. > > Use your bootstrap program to launch MSI with appropriate transform. > > Best, > Igor > > > > > > > > Rennie Petersen wrote: > > > > Thanks for your feedback. > > > > I'm afraid I still don't understand... > > > > I've provided localization for ALL of the texts in ALL of the WiX > > dialog boxes. > > > > The error messages you're talking about, are they maybe Windows > > Installer errors that are not part of the WiX UI? > > > > Anyway, if they are displayed in the "wrong" language when a Danish > > MST is applied to an English MSI, then surely they will be just as > > wrong (they'll be the same) when a Danish MST is applied to > a "neutral" MSI. > > After applying the Danish MST the LCID and Codepage info is set for > > Danish, and the previous settings (English or neutral) are gone. So > > how can there be a difference? > > > > By the way, I'm using WiX 2.0. Maybe there's something > different about > > WiX 3.0? > > > > Rennie > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Igor > >> Maslov > >> Sent: 2. maj 2007 20:29 > >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] wix3: automatically pick setup language > >> > >> > >> No, English is not OK. > >> > >> Suppose you have English as base and, for example, French as > >> transform. > >> Then, on some dialogs you will have part of the strings (buttons, > >> window titles in English, instead of French). It happens > mostrly on > >> error dialogs. > >> > >> What worked for me: > >> > >> 1. Create neutral base - set language ID and codepage to 0 (LANG = > >> 0). I still use English strings to make it compile > >> > >> <Product Language="!(loc.LANG)" ....... > >> UpgradeCode="$(var.ProductUpgradeCode)"> > >> > >> <Package Id="*" ........... > >> Languages="!(loc.LANG)" /> > >> > >> 2. Create separate packages for other languages (English > included). > >> Set appropriate Language ID, codepage, culture strings > >> > >> 3. Take base from 1) and create transform for each language > >> > >> Hope this helps > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Rennie Petersen wrote: > >> > > >> > What exactly do you mean by "neutral culture settings"? Is > >> English OK > >> > for the base MSI, that the non-English MST's are created > against? > >> > That's what I've been doing and it seems to work OK. > >> > > >> > Rennie > >> > > >> > > >> >> -----Original Message----- > >> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Igor > >> >> Maslov > >> >> Sent: 2. maj 2007 19:16 > >> >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] wix3: automatically pick setup language > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> When you use transforms (MST) approach make sure that your base > >> >> package has a neutral culture settings, otherwise you will > >> see some > >> >> weird mixture of languages > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> pdschmid wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> > I am trying to have my setup program pick the > >> appropriate language > >> >> > based on the user's computer: If the user has a German > >> >> Windows, I want > >> >> > my setup program to be German. In all other cases, I want > >> >> it to be in > >> >> > English. > >> >> > Can I do anything like this with wix3? > >> >> > If yes, how? > >> >> > > >> >> > Thanks, > >> >> > > >> >> > Patrick Schmid > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> - > >> >> > --- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download > >> >> DB2 Express > >> >> > C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of > >> >> your XML. No > >> >> > limits. Just data. 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