Switching Languages for Graphic Elements

This section describes how to switch the language shown for Industrial Graphics, the effects of different language settings on an individual industrial graphic, and language switching behaviors for certain features, such as embedded graphics, custom properties, and string substitution.

The language settings configured in Plant SCADA Studio control which languages are available to graphics (see Configure Languages for Industrial Graphics Applications). You cannot add a language at the graphic level.

Using the Industrial Graphic Editor, you select which of the configured languages you want to show for your graphic. By default, text for the graphic is shown in the default language and font specified in Plant SCADA Studio.

In This Chapter

Selecting a Language for a Graphic

Removing a Language from a Graphic

Creating Elements When Multiple Languages are Defined

How Fonts are Applied at Design Time

Language Switching for Embedded Graphics

String Substitutions and Language Switching

Translating String Custom Properties

Support for Empty Strings

Language Switching Example

Overriding Translated Strings for Industrial Graphics

Language Switching at Run Time