Once Cotonti is translated, it is important to keep your own localizations updated as there may be changes or additions to all the language strings from time to time. This article will show you several ways to keep language files up to date. 

Using Git

The most recent code changes always can be found in Cotonti's Git repository. If you have further knowledge in working with version management, you can install Git on your local machine and also commit your translations directly to the repository...

To get the links to select the language put this code anywhere in your theme files:
 

{PHP|ilanguage('ru/Русский;en/English','selected_language_class')}

Where selected_language_class is a name of selected language class to mark current language. You can leave it empty to use "current" value (it is default).

Use TPL file ilanguage.tpl to make your one design of language links.

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Switch between languages (On the fly !!!) B)

And together with Trustmasters plugin : i18n You can make your site INTERNATIONAL :D

Enjoy and let me (ez) know what you think...

Leo

Skin language files and translations

Language files can raise your overall skin quality, and if quality is the word you want connected with your Cotonti skins, then read on!

Skin language files make user's life easier when it comes to localizing their websites.
Instead of hard coding the words (or expressions) in your skin files, use skin language file.

Since all the language strings are placed inside skin language file, changing only one row inside language file will affect every .tpl file...

Here it is... it took me a while; WAY too many definitions! anyway, place it into the /system/lang/ folder of your site using...

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