By ChristianKnorr on

Hi,
I'm using version 5.1 and I have a problem with my multilanguage menus.
The default language will be English, the second one you have to choice is German.
I've add a contact site with language set up to English and give it a name contact.
But, at which position I was able to translate it?
To translate the content it's not the problem, I've done that.
How I was able to translate the name of menu (en -> ge = contact -> Kontakt)
I've searched the administer menu step by step, and the database with webmin too.

If I go to Administer -> Site Configuration -> Localization I find nothing.
Isn't this the right thing to translate any menu?

I also done to export a po file, and after a handmade translation I import this file already.

Anybody can help Me?

Thanks,
Chris...

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smk-ka’s picture

smk-ka commented

Localization only translates application built-in text resources. You'll want to take a look at one of the two available internationalization modules: either Localizer (http://drupal.org/project/localizer) or I18N (http://drupal.org/project/i18n).
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ChristianKnorr’s picture

ChristianKnorr commented

Okay, I don't know why I haven't try this before (I think I'm going confused? ;-) ), just here's the answer:
After I created I new page (under the terms of setting up to English) I must switching the Homepage-Language to German.
First, the new page won't be able in German menu. Then I go to Administer -> Site Building -> Menu and click 'edit' by new entry.
At this page I switched the Language from English to German and give it a new Title and Description (and in another case something else, for example body).
After I submitted this, the File is closed.

Wonder, it's easy, I think I've searched only for complexed things? ;-)

Bye, Chris.....

RwDwR’s picture

RwDwR commented

The method you describe does not work for me (Internationalization module).
Here is what I do, step by step:

  1. I set the language to English
  2. I create a new page with title, content and a menu-item (called "testitem")
  3. I switch the language to another language, say German
  4. I go to Administer -> Site Building -> Menu
  5. I click the edit link next to the menu-item "testitem"
  6. Here I can do two things: either select another language in the menu, or skip this step. Both options have the same effect
  7. I select another language from the dropdown selectbox displayed at the "testitem" edit page
  8. I change the title
  9. I press submit

The result is that the menuitem did change. Except now the menu item is only visible in the language that I selected at step 7 with the title from step 8. The old settings seem to have been overwritten and instead of translating the menu item I've just changed the items settings.

So what am I doing wrong. How can I easily translate menu items?

Creating seperate menu items in the admin doesn't help, it seems like they do not want to be translated?

(I've got it working with localizer, but I want to use the localization module)

ricardo.wing’s picture

ricardo.wing commented

I have installed localizer module... and I can't install i18n... what can I do to translate my menu???