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[haichen]

There are some things you can do easily with this script:

The tray menu isnt shown, though you also can change the language there

1. Write scripts for different languages.
2. Enable dynamic change of the language in your script.
3. Change existent scripts with only one language to one with plenty different languages.
4. Add very easily some more languages (Let it do the users).
5. Your menus are build automatically.
Add a menubar, a traymenu or a bar with radiobuttons for changing the Language.

There are only a few steps to add the language functionality to your script:

1. At first you`ve to add Include LangHelp.ahk as an #include at the end of your script.
2. Add a Var that includes all translations.
it should look like the IniVar in the Examplecode.
if you later want to add some more, change the line possibleLangs and add the translation as a section.
Please attend this point: MenulangugeTitel comprised the name/titel of the Menus.
change
possibleLangs=de,en,fr --> possibleLangs=de,en,fr,es
and add this

[es]
MenulanguageTitel=La Lengua
testvar =espaniol

3. Load the languagevariable (IniVar) with LangHelp_LoadLanguageVars(IniVar,"updateLang") function.
"updateLang" is the later used Label to dynamic update your translations. If you use a MenuBar, you've to add the name of the Bar.
For instance: LangHelp_LoadLanguageVars(IniVar,"updateLang","MyMenu")

4. Add one or all Menu's you want to have with these three functions:
Menualt := LangHelp_showLangTrayMenu(possibleLangs, MenulanguageTitel)
LangHelp_showLangMenu(possibleLangs, MenulanguageTitel)
LangHelp_showLangRadioMenu(possibleLangs, actualLang)
if you use the first or second function you've to add once a return value. It remembers the the former
menuname, because for changing menus you need the menutext (I think so).

5. Last not least you need a Label updateLang: to change and update your controls. It is mentioned in step3.
In the download file you can see a more complex example.

Perhaps it looks difficult, but try it. Its easy.

Beispiel:

[Jero3n]

Why isn't the following working:

test.ahk

[haichen]

Now it should work. Please download LangHelp again.

I have to think more about globals, sorry.

if you put this

[Jero3n]

With the new one it works, thanks!
Good idea to make this

[EDIT] Another think I can't get working
How can I integrate the menu into this menu:

[haichen]

Gratulations for being my alpha-Tester Jero3n!
Thanks a lot!!

Sorry, one Error was the name of the menubar. I used somewhere "MyMenuBar" and you "MyMenu". Now I added a third parameter for the MenuBarName in LangHelp_LoadLanguageVars.

Please, redownload LangHelp.ahk.
The following code works (so far..)

[Jero3n]

It works now

Also, I have got two suggestions.
1. Make it so that you can add the language menu as a submenu (so that you can make a menu like Preferences->Languages
2. Make it possible that you can have Preferences->Languages->English|Dutch|French instead of en,nl,fr
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[haichen]

The second point is easy, change the inifile (or the iniVar):

[Jero3n]

Oops, you're right
And what about the second one?

P.S update the documentation
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[haichen]

I thougt I cant do your first point.
But ...here it is.

You've to update your LangHelp.ahk

As an example I take your code.

Three things changed:

[Jero3n]

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