Enable a different language pack for the user interface

You can view IXIA CCMS Desktop user interface (UI) in English, French, German, and Japanese.

For the UI to appear in an available language other than English, each part must support the specified language and must be configured to appear in the specified language.

Table 1. User interface items impacted by a language pack
Item Functional requirement
IXIA CCMS Desktop For the IXIA CCMS Desktop interface to appear in the language, the SDK must be updated with the required Babel Language Pack, which is available from the MadCap Software download site.
IXIA CCMS The CCMS includes the English, French, German, and Japanese versions of the labels and commands, which are enabled when you launch the CCMS Desktop in the desired locale.
An XML editor, such as the Oxygen XML Editor The XML editor must be configured to display in the desired language.
Note: The language packs are included in the IXIA CCMS Desktop package on the MadCap Software Downloads site.

To enable a different language pack for the user interface:

  1. To enable an available language for the UI, specify the -nl [locale] command line argument at startup.

    Depending on the language you want to use, type one of the following using the method below:

    • For English: -nl en
    • For French: -nl fr
    • For German: -nl de
    • For Japanese: -nl ja
    Method Description
    Shortcut

    Open the Properties of your shortcut and add -nl [locale] to the Target box.

    For example, if you wanted a French interface at startup, set the language for the target to -nl fr.

    Figure: Example of setting the language in the Eclipse shortcut
    Set Language in Eclipse shortcut
    The eclipse.ini file

    Find the eclipse.ini file in the folder where you installed the CCMS Desktop and open it in a text editor. At the beginning of the file add the following lines:

    -nl
[locale]

    For example, if you wanted a French interface at startup, your eclipse.ini file would include -nl fr.

    -nl
fr
-startup
plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.3.0.v20130327-1440.jar
--launcher.library
. . .
    The start_cms[version].bat.txt file

    If you are using a batch file to start Eclipse, add the following lines before the %activedebug% parameter:

    -nl [locale]

    For example, if you wanted a French interface at startup, your start_cms[version].bat.txt file would look like the following:

    . . .
echo Workspace folder is %data%										
echo Config folder is %config%
if not "%activedebug%"=="" echo Debug mode is on
if not "%activedebug%"=="" echo The start command is
if not "%activedebug%"=="" echo start 
	%eclipsefolder%\%instance%\eclipse.exe -data %data% 
	-configuration %config% -nl fr %activedebug%
if not "%activedebug%"=="" pause
  2. If you are using Oxygen XML Author in any of your CCMS Desktop packages, take the following actions:
    1. For the current version of Oxygen XML Author, go to the following URL: https://www.oxygenxml.com/xml_author/download_oxygenxml_author.html?os=Eclipse.
      For older versions, go to: https://www.oxygenxml.com/xml_author/software_archive_author.html.
    2. Download the Eclipse <version> Language Pack.
    3. Extract the content of the downloaded file into the dropins folder where you installed the CCMS Desktop.
      For more information, see the Oxygen user documentation.
  3. If you are using Oxygen XML Editor in any of your CCMS Desktop packages, take the following actions:
    1. For the current version of Oxygen XML Editor, go to the following URL: https://www.oxygenxml.com/xml_editor/download_oxygenxml_editor.html?os=Eclipse.
      For older versions, go to: https://www.oxygenxml.com/xml_editor/software_archive_editor.html.
    2. Download the Eclipse <version> Language Pack.
    3. Extract the content of the downloaded file into the dropins folder where you installed the CCMS Desktop.
      For more information, see the Oxygen user documentation.
  4. Restart the CCMS Desktop.
    The user interface is now in the available language you specified.