Localization

The ELP Control Center can be localized in any language. The manufacturer is more then happy, to receive your localization text in order to add it to the full released product.

Here are the steps to proceed:

1. Tell the ELP Control Center software that there is a new language available

• Open the file LANGUAGE.INI located in the program directory into an ASCII Editor, like Notepad.
• Add an new section with a new unique number, e.g.2222.
• Use the key "name" to teach ELP Control Center the name of the new language
• The key Extension defines a unique file extension for your language, e.g. .my
• Save the file
• Start the ELP Control Center and select your new language in the License Tab. Now English will be used as the files are still not translated

2. Turn the ELP Control Center user interface into your language

• Open the file 1000.LAN located in the program directory into notepad.
• Store it to a new file, named with the previous defined new unique number and extension ".LAN", e.g.  2222.lan
  Check if notepad did add the extension .txt. Yes, then rename and reload the renamed file into notepad.
• Now translate the text, every line starts with the text index number, followed by a " and ended with a ".
• You may store your results any time, start the ELP Control Center and see the results.

3. You may also translate the ELP Control Center keys for the ini-file editor

• Open the file KEYDATA located the program directory into notepad.
• Store it to a new file, named also KEYDATA bit add the extension you previously defined in the language.ini file, e.g.  KEYDATA.MY
  Check if notepad did add the extension .txt and maybe rename and reload the renamed file into notepad.
• Now translate ONLY the key descriptions
• You may store your results any time, start the ELP Control Center, ini-file register, Add key, click on the key and see the results.