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Localization and Translation

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In this chapter, you’ve learned the following:

  • How the t() function works.

  • How to customize built-in Drupal strings.

  • How to export your customizations.

  • What portable object and portable object template files are.

  • How to download portable object template files and generate your own.

  • How to import an existing Drupal translation.

  • How to use style sheets for right-to-left language support.

  • How language negotiation settings affect Drupal.

  • How content translation works.

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Michelle Lowman Steve Anglin Mark Beckner Ewan Buckingham Gary Cornell Jonathan Gennick Jonathan Hassell Michelle Lowman Matthew Moodie Duncan Parkes Jeffrey Pepper Frank Pohlmann Douglas Pundick Ben Renow-Clarke Dominic Shakeshaft Matt Wade Tom Welsh Anita Castro Mary Ann Fugate

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© 2010 Todd Tomlinson and John K. VanDyk

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Tomlinson, T., VanDyk, J.K. (2010). Localization and Translation. In: Lowman, M., et al. Pro Drupal 7 Development. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-2839-4_19

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