Multi language Add-On

[Martin Walter]

Actually my Addon only supports german. I'd like to recognize the language of ArchiCAD and to adjust the Addon-menu entries to that language.

Is this possible or do I need different installers for each language?

How do I recognize the language of ArchiCAD with the API?

How can I change the menu text during runtime with the API?

[BerndSchwarzenbacher · Accepted solution]

Hi Martin,

You don't necessarily need a different installer for each language.

You can use the function ACAPI_AddOnIdentification_Application which returns the language as one of the response fields.

And to change the menu text you can use: ACAPI_MenuItem_SetMenuItemText

Hope that helps,

Bernd

[kolioi]

You can get the language from CheckEnvironment() like this:

GS::UniString ArchicadLanguage;
API_AddonType __ACDLL_CALL CheckEnvironment(API_EnvirParams* envir)
{
	RSGetIndString(&envir->addOnInfo.name, ID_ADDON_INFO, 1, ACAPI_GetOwnResModule());
	RSGetIndString(&envir->addOnInfo.description, ID_ADDON_INFO, 2, ACAPI_GetOwnResModule());

	ArchicadLanguage = envir->serverInfo.language;

	return APIAddon_Preload;
}

Then you can have separate resource files for each language.

[Martin Walter]

Thanks a lot, that works fine!

One thing is missing now:

When I register a menu via

ACAPI_MenuItem_RegisterMenu(ID_MENU_STRINGS_CREATE, ID_STATUS_STRINGS_CREATE, MenuCode_UserDef, MenuFlag_Default);

I like to change the text of the status string too: ID_STATUS_STRINGS_CREATE

It seems that this does not work with the ACAPI_MenuItem_SetMenuItemText command.

How can I change the text of status strings? 

[BerndSchwarzenbacher]

I couldn't find a command to do this either. It might actually not be possible to change the status string after registering the menu item.