Does customize dgnlib support bilingual?

Hi,

You may be able to do this using Named Expressions using the value of configuration variable _USTN_LOCALE_LANGUAGE. This uses standard Windows codes, 'en' for english and 'zh-cn' for Chinese (there are other Chinese variations).
The example illustrated below creates a test with a True/False result depending on the value of _USTN_LOCALE_LANGUAGE.

Download the linked xml file and import it into the named Expression dialog in your DGNLIB (File > Import XML...)

/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/343321/IsLocaleEn.xml

Use this Named Expression to control the visibility of the English menu:

Create and apply a similar Named Expression for 'zh-cn' or the variation that you are using.

That should work.

Hello Marc,

Thanks for your reply. It is very useful.

I did test as per your example, there are some questions:

1. I created a variable "MyVariable", the value could be 0/1, True/False(all text string instead of boolean T/F)

2. The xml link doesn't work so I cannot download it. I created a new one as per the snapshot, and it should works, it can reture the valve of my text variable.

3. But the visibility test failed by using my named expression. I have tried other existing expression which retures boolean True/False and OK. Even I have revised MyVariable to show True/False(text string) which looks same as the boolean True/False, but failed still. It looks visibility accept boolean True/False only.

4. To get the boolean True/False, I'd like to know hot to set boolean T/F in variable, or convert it to boolean T/F in named expression as per text value of variable?

Thanks a lot!

The way that we handle language support has changed in CE, which I did not take into account in my initial reply. Each of your users can now select their preferred language in User Preferences, which should be remembered between sessions:

That may be the appropriate solution here. If you change this preference from the default of en to zh are your custom menus translated correctly?

Hello Marc,

There is only one language En in my CE, So I cannot test.

My assumption: there is no MS language in V8i, the menu is fully controlled by named expression. But for CE, even the named expression is True, but if the language of the ribbon does not match the language of CE, it won't show neither.

For CE, the best way might be set display "always" on the different ribbons, let the MS language determine which one to show.

If so, there is another problem, for example my case here, I cannot show chinese ribbon on english MS?

Thanks a lot.

answer to "BTW, did you notice that there is a "custom" suffixed on my chinese ribbon but not on the english ribbon. Shouldn't them be same?"

if you use keyin "ribbon customizations exportecxml", you'll find that there are three tabs defined in the PineApp.dgnlib two of which are duplicate with name "Pineapp.PineAPP". I don't know how this happen. Do you know how this happen?

if there are duplicate tabs, we will set one as the baseline of another and merge their groups and only display one tab. Then in our code we won't add suffix "custom" to it.

Hello Dorlig,

I created a Task and a Menu for V8i, I think that's why you saw three,  a task, a menu and a ribbon.

Thanks a lot.

which product do you use to create the PineApp.dgnlib? V8i ss* or Connect Edition?

How do you create them? using ribbon customization dialog? or ?

which product do you use to create the PineApp.dgnlib? V8i ss* or Connect Edition?

How do you create them? using ribbon customization dialog? or ?

I created task/menu in V8i, and ribbon in CE.

I know one way to create them only. Yes ribbon customization dialog.

Do you have multiple languages in your CE? If you have, would you please help me to test my assumption?

My assumption: there is no MS language in V8i, the menu is fully controlled by named expression. But for CE, even the named expression is True, but if the language of the ribbon does not match the language of CE, it won't show neither.

Thanks a lot. 

sorry. I'm answering "BTW, did you notice that there is a "custom" suffixed on my chinese ribbon but not on the english ribbon. Shouldn't them be same?"

this is because there are two English tabs defined in the PineApp.dgnlib. You side you created two version one of which is for English another is Chinese. but in fact there are three  ribbon tabs defined in the PineApp.dgnlib. two of them are English and with complete duplicate groups but the ribbon tab name is only deferent respect character case. one is PineApp, another is PineAPP.

if you use keyin "ribbon customizations exportecxml" to export to xml. and delete one duplicate in the xml, then use keyin "ribbon customizations importecxml", the you will see (custom) suffix for the PineApp ribbon tab in the ribbon customization dialog

I revised the ribbon many times since it doesn't work, maybe some trash information left...

As you said there are two english ribbons and one chinese ribbon, there should be problem for the "duplicated" english ribbon. But the result is, the duplicated english ribbon can display as soon as the CE language is EN and the Visibility is True, there is no problem on it. For the "good" chinese ribbon, since there is no CN language in my CE, it cannot display, that's the problem. 

It is weird, I created the chinese ribbon again, this time it is OK. I compared both chinese ribbons, but I didn't find any difference.

In general, the CE language is not used to control customised ribbon. It can be controlled by named expression, same as V8i.