BIWUG 30/11/2011 Multilanguage SharePoint - Deepdive
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MUI Deep dive edition Presented by Andy Van Steenbergen #Biwug3011
Transcript of BIWUG 30/11/2011 Multilanguage SharePoint - Deepdive
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MUI Deep dive edition
Presented by Andy Van Steenbergen
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About the speaker
• [email protected]• SharePoint Consultant at Ordina• Twitter: Meligo• Blog: http://meligo.blog.com• Linkedin: Andy Van Steenbergen
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Agenda
Kind of resources and locations
How to develop in MUI
MUI in Sandboxed?
Last but not least – Lessons learned
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Can central admin be MUI enabled?
YES
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MUI in Dev - resource files
• Muidemo.resx
Language invariant
• Muidemo.nl.resx
Language neutral
• Muidemo.nl-NL.resx
Culture specific
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Mui in Dev
Resources Locations
14hive\config and config\adminresources
14hive\resources
Feature resource location
App resources
WPResources (legacy)
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Can MUI exist in Sandbox?
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Dev pitfalls?
• There are a couple of downfalls for the use of MUI– Try finding a list via a resourcename (good luck)– Fields: Do not use displayname! (why?)• Always use ID or internal name via a constant class
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Can you
Create your own custom language pack?Yes, just create an empty solution and only add the resource files in this solution linked with lcid
So 1043 (dutch-NL) , only dutch resource filesBut set the solution ID to the original solution
Link to MSDN
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What if
Only 1 language is requested?
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Take away
• MUI = resource files (+ language packs)• Forget displayname • Not all site templates support MUI: Blog,
meeting workspace
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QUESTIONS?
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Resources
MUIExtThe SharePoint BakerTom Nys – tomBlogMicrosoft technetSharepointbits (Sandbox)
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How many times was the word “MUI” mentioned in this presentation?
Last person who was registered is………………… TOM NYS
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