You can't just modify the structure, you need to give a new Configuration of new values to Resources.updateConfiguration().
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 11:21 AM, deepdr...@googlemail.com < deepdr...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > I tried : > > Resources res = getResources(); > res.getConfiguration().locale = Locale.GERMANY; > firstline= res.getString(R.string.firstline); > > in my onCreate() . But, although I do have res/values-de/strings.xml > this still gives me the english string for firstline. > So it seems to me that there's no easy way to test different languages > without an actual device for that language (?) > > > On Jan 24, 10:28 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > > This isn't really supported, though you can change the language of the > > Configuration used by your Resources object. This will only impact your > own > > app, though, not things displayed by others like your notifications > (those > > will still use the system's locale). > > > > On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 10:39 PM, Raja Nagendra Kumar < > > > > > > > > nagendra.r...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi Romain, > > > > > Thank You Romain, a follow up to this how do I change the default > > > languge to choose in my application based on the menu we provide with > > > in the andorid application.. > > > I may still want to keep my phone locale some thing deferent than the > > > application locale. > > > > > Regards, > > > Nagendra > > > > > On Jan 24, 11:16 am, Romain Guy <romain...@google.com> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > All you need to do is place your resources in locale specific > > > > directories. For instance: > > > > > > res\ > > > > drawable-en\ > > > > values-fr\ > > > > layout-jp\ > > > > > > In your example to localize the app in English and German, you would > > > have: > > > > > > res\ > > > > values\ > > > > strings.xml > > > > values-de\ > > > > strings.xml > > > > > > And Android will automatically pick up the right strings.xml at > > > > runtime, depending on the locale. If you want to know more about > > > > resources and configurations, please readhttp:// > > > code.google.com/android/devel/resources-i18n.html > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Raja Nagendra Kumar > > > > > > <nagendra.r...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Is there any good example to show how a single compiled application > > > > > could support both english and say germany.. > > > > > > > The aapt approach and Resource R.java approach seems to me that, we > > > > > may need to have one binary for english and one for germany > etc..and > > > > > so on.. > > > > > > > Like in J2ME, could we switch the language at runtime.. > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Raja Nagendra Kumar, > > > > > C.T.O > > > > >www.tejasoft.com > > > > > > -- > > > > Romain Guy > > > > Android framework engineer > > > > romain...@android.com > > > > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time > > > > to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on > > > > public forums, where I and others can see and answer them- Hide > quoted > > > text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > -- > > Dianne Hackborn > > Android framework engineer > > hack...@android.com > > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > > provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public > > forums, where I and others can see and answer them. > > > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer hack...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
