Editing a Locale
The localized strings for each locale is stored in that locale's .properties
file. You can modify a locale in the Source Editor either as a text file or
in the properties pane, which displays the properties and values for all locales.
You can also edit a specific locale with its customizer.
To edit a locale in the properties pane of the Source Editor:
- Double-click the properties object node (
)
in the Explorer window.
The Source Editor properties pane opens displaying all existing keys and
their values for each locale.
- To change a property's key, enter the new name in the Key column. To change
a property's value for a locale, enter the new value in the locale's column.
Use the New or Remove Property buttons to add or remove properties.
To edit a locale as a text file:
- Expand the properties object node in the Explorer.
- Right-click the locale you want to modify and choose Edit. If you choose
Edit from the properties object node's contextual menu, the IDE opens
the default locale in the Source Editor.
- Make the desired changes and choose File
Save to save your changes.
To edit a locale using the customizer:
- Expand the properties object node in the Explorer.
- Right-click the desired locale for the properties object in the Explorer
window and choose Customize from the contextual menu. If you choose the command
the properties object node's contextual menu the customizer opens for the
default locale.
- Click the ellipsis (...) button to change locales. This option is not available
for the default locale.
- To add a new property to the locale, click Add Key and enter a new key and
value with the New Property dialog box.
- To remove a property from the locale, select the property and click Remove
Key.
You cannot edit the existing values of properties with the customizer.
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