Localized String Anywhere?

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mikethemike
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5 years 7 months ago - 5 years 7 months ago #3244 by mikethemike

Localized String Anywhere? was created by mikethemike

Morning all,

We're considering switching our localization solution from what we have now (inefficient) to I2, but one thing isn't made clear by documentation or your videos:

Can we add a simple localizable string member to a serializable class and have your UI handle the property drawer drawing of it in the editor UI?

Ex: we have structures with "Friendly Name" (m_friendlyName) entries. These friendly names are not directly tied to any specific UI element and can be referenced all over in our code. We'd like for m_friendlyName to be of type LocalizedString (just an example - type name would be whatever your API calls it) and for the editor UI to handle the view of this properly. And then at runtime, when referencing the contents of m_friendlyName, we'd say something like m_friendlyName.Translate() or whatever to get out the actual localized string value.

If this is something that's currently supported, please let me know and i'll be an instant buyer. Thanks!

P.S. I realize this seems like a no-brainer feature to support but you'd be surprised...

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5 years 7 months ago #3246 by Frank

Replied by Frank on topic Localized String Anywhere?

Hi,
I2 Localization has a LocalizedString class that its exactly that.
inter-illusion.com/assets/I2Localization...ocalizedStrings.html

It works as a regular string, but when you get its value it always returns the translation to the current language.

For instance, if you have a term named "Term2" with translations to English and Spanish, you can do this:

LocalizedString locString = "Term2";

LocalizationManager.CurrentLanguage = "English";
string translation = locString;   // returns the translation of Term2 to English (e.g. 'This is an example')

LocalizationManager.CurrentLanguage = "Spanish";
string translation = locString;   // returns the translation of Term2 to Spanish (e.g. 'Este es un ejemplo')

The LocalizedString also has a custom inspector that allows selecting the term from a popup.
Hope that helps,
Frank

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