Questions tagged [localizable.strings]

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iPhone Localization without English

I have an app that's only supported in Dutch and French. English is not an available language for this app. If I want to use localizable strings, the default always gets set on English. I want this to be dutch. So what I did was use the English…
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Xcode 6 localization failed to read a strings file

Xcode fails to generate xliff localization file with error localization failed to read a strings file. Please check the system log for more details. Does anyone know where do I find these logs? It's Xcode 6.3.2 GM but I've tried the 6.3.1 version as…
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Send localized string key in loc-args for iOS Push notifications

My application supports 4 languages & push notifications. When I send push notification to APNS , I am sending loc_key & loc-args. Now I need to send localized strings in loc-args array so that I can translate those on iOS app side when app receives…
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"Español (México)" language setting uses "Spanish" strings instead of "Spanish (Latin America)" strings

Our iOS project has localized strings for both "Spanish" (es.lproj) and "Spanish (Latin America)" (es-419.lproj), as created from within Xcode. However, on the iPhone (U.S., latest iOS 7), the only language options for Spanish are "Español" and…
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Localization strings file not working with xib in Xcode 5

I have the following file structure for localization. A.xib ->A.xib (Base) ->A.strings (Spanish) ->A.strings (English) Since it is "Use Base Internationalization". We can expect to have only one xib file and required strings file for the…
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Line Break in Localizable.strings for MFMailComposeViewController

How can I add line breaks in my language file for use in MFMailComposeViewController? The \n doesent work for me. A break with a normal klick on return key has the same result, no line breaks! My file: "Body_eMail"= "Hello, here is some…
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Is it possible to swap out large localization strings to their own files?

Currently I'm finishing my very first iPhone application with MonoTouch. Localization through the "*.lproj" folders works as expected. Having an UIWebView that displays some user guidelines, I'm populating this one with the LoadHtmlString() method.…
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How to deal with interpolated LocalizedStringKey in SwiftUI

I'm literally pulling my hair out trying to translate my SwiftUI app for iOS and I'm facing a wall when I need to translate a interpolated String displaying the score of the user. I already tried some String extensions but it seems not to work…
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Push Notification showing localization constant instead of message

I have a serious problem I have not found any questions about on the net. When I push a localized message it only works for Swedish and not English. I have another that says that it only shows a constant for their Swedish Iphone 4. I have also…
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How to create multiple .strings file in Xcode other than Localizable.strings

Sometimes, the app contains a lot of texts and the Localizable.strings seems to be flooding with too much strings that makes me hard to find the right string to edit(even if I added comments for the strings). I would like to create multiple…
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iOS: get available locales in my project

I created several .strings files for my app's localization. Each one is corresponding to a locale. Now I want to get a list of all available locale in my app. Is there any function to help me do that?? E.g. if my app just supports English, Chinese,…
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how to force an ios app to use a certain localization?

i have an app that have two localizations (hebrew and english), and i've been asked to cancel the english localization so that whatever your device's language, the app will be the same (but save the localization for future use). the localization is…
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Localizable.strings in iOS and not localized languages

I'm building an application that will be localized in a future version, so I want to setup it to be ready for that. At the moment I have only one language (French) and the fr.lproj folder contains the Localizable.strings with french translations…
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card.io strings do not change with proguard

I have a problem with obfuscation on card.io. I'm changing the strings on strings.xml with the tags given on card.io official page and while I'm debugging, the app uses the changed strings. But when i export signed apk with proguard, the app uses…
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Localization fallback language

I want to localize a couple of strings in my iPhone app and it works so far for the 5 languages I've selected. However, I have one issue, if I haven't defined a key for a specific language I want it to choose english as a fallback because I know…
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