Translating String Custom Properties
- Last UpdatedJul 13, 2023
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You can translate custom properties that are defined as static strings.
If the custom property is configured with a reference, then that reference applies across all languages in the graphic. If you change that reference in any language to a static string, that string is set for all languages, and you can provide specific translations in the other languages.
For example, you create a custom property CP1 of type string with a default value of "Hello." You can now translate this custom property. You switch to another language in the editor and modify the default value of CP1 to UD1.str1 (changed from string to reference). Now CP1 cannot be translated. If you go back and change CP1 from a reference to a string, you can translate it again. The value you place in the default value is the value shown for all other languages if you do not specify a different string in that language.
When the custom property dialog box opens, it shows the appropriate translated values for the constant string custom properties, as determined by the translation precedence rules. For more information on these rules, see Precedence Rules for Showing the Language and Font.