Apologies I put 1033 by mistake when I meant 1252 as has been commented by on by another poster.
On 14 January 2012 17:52, jamie benson <jamieben...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is a requirement of my current work. I've actually got a > translation file for UK English and was wondering where to submit them > to the WIX team. > > This is very important to us and I'm shocked it isn't available > already. US English looks unprofessional over this side over the pond > and I'm sure the same can be said if I provided a US customer a UK > installer. > > UK code page is 1033, and should be a en-GB culture file. > > Cheers, > J > > On 30 December 2011 15:49, Neil Sleightholm <n...@x2systems.com> wrote: >> Something else that causes problems with detection is that services run as >> US English unless the user has specifically changed the system service >> account settings (Administrative tab in "Region and Language" in Win7). I >> believe this will cause Windows Installer to think it is running as US >> English even though the user's settings are UK English. >> >> Neil >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Neil Sleightholm >> Sent: 30 December 2011 15:45 >> To: 'chr...@iswix.com'; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >> Subject: RE: [WiX-users] UK Localization >> >> To add to what the others have said: we do get localised s/w but in general >> I would say it is not very common and localised installers even rarer unless >> there is a special license. Most of us have got used to it being US and not >> having "Favourites" spelt correctly :-) >> >> One of the big issues I find is detecting a UK installation, we don't get a >> localised version of Windows we get US and it is down to the user to >> localise it. Most people set the date/currency correctly and now in Windows >> 7 will set the location but often I still find that the cultural settings >> will report as US English. The application I work on needs to install >> differently in the UK and US and this is not a simple as it sounds. >> >> Neil >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com] >> Sent: 20 December 2011 19:34 >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >> Subject: [WiX-users] UK Localization >> >> I have a customer who has asked that I create a UK English localization for >> an existing installer. I have a very high level / broad question that I'm >> hoping can be answered by somebody from the other side of the pond. >> >> >> First, let me apologize in advance if I misuse or otherwise unintentional >> insult anyone by making incorrect references to political subdivisions of >> the UK. Now is the chance to enlighten me. :-) >> >> >> I guess the first place to start is by asking what are the cultural >> expectations in the UK with respect to localized installers? I see that >> neither InstallShield or WiX have built-in support for English languages >> other then en-US/1033/0x409. Is it common practice for products to be >> localized or is it very rare? Someone on my twitter feed commented that >> Win7 installations in the UK still have a codepage of 1033. Is that >> correct? >> >> >> The simple question is: Is it possible and should it be done? >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Write once. Port to many. >> Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create new >> or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the Intel >> AppUpSM program developer opportunity. appdeveloper.intel.com/join >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex >> infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to >> virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual >> desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure >> costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
