Manage languages

As an Inspire administrator, you can manage the languages you need to develop content and to use for translation projects. Inspire provides some languages that you can select when creating components and translation jobs. You can also define other languages as you need them or update any language. If you want to edit or store the data about languages for more complex analysis and reporting, you can export a list of languages.

FAQ's

Are these languages also used as system languages?

No, these languages aren't used as system languages, so they won't change how text is displayed in the Oxygen editor, menus, dialog boxes, or error messages in Inspire.

Can I specify the reading direction for a language?

Yes. When you create and update a language definition you must set the Reading property as either:

  • "ltr" (left-to-right) — this is the default
  • "rtl" (right-to-left)

By setting this attribute:

  • You can make sure that files display properly in Oxygen for editing.
  • You can tell Inspire how to set the reading direction when creating target components for translation.
    • If the language Reading property is not already set for the component, and the language definition specifies the Reading property as "rtl" - then Inspire sets the component's dir attribute as "rtl".

Can I delete a language?

It's not recommended, but you can delete a language as long as it's not referenced from any content or part of a language group.

  • As a best practice, you can flag a language as inactive and hide it from users instead of deleting it.
  • If you try to delete a language and get a reference error, you must remove all components and translation jobs that reference that language. After all references are removed from Inspire you can try again to delete the language.
  • If you try to delete a language and get a database error, make sure to remove the language from any groups before deleting it. Follow the steps in Delete a language definition.

Can I reuse translated images across languages?

Yes. You can configure a language to allow references to images translated into other languages.

For example, the DSLRQ Camera company translates their English content to both the Ukrainian and Russian languages. The company wants to use their translated Russian images in both the Ukrainian and Russian translated content.

  1. An administrator must configure the language and set the image override.
  2. A translation coordinator can then add the translated image of one language to a translation job for a different language.