Hello,

I need some more information regarding skins and localization.

I have the following skin file we use - Home-Standard.ascx (Portals\_default\Skins\SiteName)

I have created the following 2 resource files (en-us and fr-fr)



In the Home-Standard.axcx file, I am trying to add this snippet:



How do I make this work? I am facing issues in using/rendering localized content based on resources.

Please advice.

Posted By Ram on 3/8/2024 12:10 PM
Hello,

I need some more information regarding skins and localization.

I have the following skin file we use - Home-Standard.ascx (Portals\_default\Skins\SiteName)

I have created the following 2 resource files (en-us and fr-fr)

[CODE]<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <root> <data name="Welcome.Text"> <value>Accueil, value> <data> <root> 

In the Home-Standard.axcx file, I am trying to add this snippet:

 <dnn:TEXT runat="server" id="dnnTEXT-Welcome" Text="Welcome, " CssClass="NormalBold" ResourceKey="Welcome.Text" ReplaceTokens="False" />

How do I make this work? I am facing issues in using/rendering localized content based on resources.

Please advice.

 

In your User Control (Home-Standard.ascx) located at ~\Portals\_default\Skins\SkinName you will probably need something like the following:

protected string GetHomeStandardLocalResourceFilePath() {
  return PortalSettings.ActiveTab.SkinPath + Localization.LocalResourceDirectory;
}

Make sure your Home-Standard.ascx.resx file is in ~\Portals\_default\Skins\SkinName\App_LocalResources.

Then wherever you need to access resource keys, you can use the following:

<%= Localization.GetString("Welcome", GetHomeStandardLocalResourceFilePath()) %>

 

 

Oh, using the Text skinobject you don't need that code, you just need to have that key in a resource file for your skin.

Assuming your skin is called "MySkin", you can copy any .resx file you find in any DesktopModules\***\App_LocalResources keep most of the xml but delete all the keys and add a key you need. Then rename that file MySkin.resx and place it in \Portals\_default\Skins\MySin\App_LocalResources folder.

After that in DNN Servers, hit the clear cache button so DNN notices that change.

FInaly you can go to your Portal Settings => Languages => Edit Icon (symbols) next to the language to translate
In the resources file dropdown you will find this new file under Site Templates => Skins => MySkin => App_LocalResources => MySkin

You can localize that for all your languages.

Oh that's really cool. After all these years, I still learn something new nearly every day! Thanks for sharing that Daniel!

Posted By Daniel Valadas on 3/8/2024 3:32 PM
Oh, using the Text skinobject you don't need that code, you just need to have that key in a resource file for your skin.

Assuming your skin is called "MySkin", you can copy any .resx file you find in any DesktopModules\***\App_LocalResources keep most of the xml but delete all the keys and add a key you need. Then rename that file MySkin.resx and place it in \Portals\_default\Skins\MySin\App_LocalResources folder.

After that in DNN Servers, hit the clear cache button so DNN notices that change.

FInaly you can go to your Portal Settings => Languages => Edit Icon (symbols) next to the language to translate
In the resources file dropdown you will find this new file under Site Templates => Skins => MySkin => App_LocalResources => MySkin

You can localize that for all your languages.

I'm filing this under "things I used to know but forgot years ago"... Wow!  Nice suggestion, Daniel.  I would've totally been doing what David suggested. 

 

Also that value can contain tokens, so you could do stuff that is both localized and customize, like:

Welcome, [User:FirstName]

Most tokens here will work https://docs.dnncommunity...nt-tokens/index.html

Cool intel right there!

And this is a great example of why I sponsor both of you on GitHub!  💪🏽 

Posted By Will Strohl on 3/9/2024 3:35 PM

And this is a great example of why I sponsor both of you on GitHub!  💪🏽 

Much appreciated Will! 💙🎉

 

Thanks a lot for the detailed explanation. I tried the following 2 ways in Home-Standard ASCX skin file. Cleared the cache and nothing is showing up in the front-end. What am I missing?

1) <%= Localization.GetString("Welcome", "C:\Sites\SITENAME\Portals\_default\Skins\SITENAME\App_LocalResources\Home-Standard") %> 
2)  <asp:Label ID="lblDisplayValue" runat="server" ResourceKey="Welcome.Text" />

Also, the following 2 resx files (Home-Standard.ascx and Home-Standard.fr-FR.ascx) are placed under - C:\Sites\SITENAME\Portals\_default\Skins\SITENAME\App_LocalResources\

  <data name="Welcome.Text" xml:space="preserve">
    <value>Welcome>
  <data>

--------------------------------------------------------------------------  

<data name="Welcome.Text" xml:space="preserve">
    <value>Accueil>
  <data>