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Dual language management in lotus application


good morning. Is there a fast way to allow a user who opens a form with his lotus client to switch from one language to another, as happens in all web applications? I could think of a whole series of hide-when on all labels, but I'm afraid it would weigh down the application, are there other ways? PS: I don't care about the web part, only the client side!


Solution

  • You can develop database with a multilingual design. To do that, you have to create a copy of every form in all languages you intend to support. In the Database Properties box, 4th tab (Design), select Multilingual database at the bottom, and you can set some defaults. In the Forms view, click the form, and in the Properties for the Form you can specify the language. The Notes client will pick the right form to display a document.

    You can do the same with a View.

    If there is a fast way to switch languages? I don't know, but don't think so. Your language preferences are stored in the Preferences in the Notes client.

    Here's more info: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSVRGU_10.0.0/basic/H_PLANNING_FOR_TRANSLATING_AN_APPLICATION_STEPS.html