NATS4 Language Skins
These language files can contain a set of "global" words that apply throughout NATS, as well as section-specific words, such as terms used in the Affiliate Stats page. The files can be found in the templates/default_templates folder. For example, the English language file is named language_en. NATS allows you to create as many language files as you wish.
The language_en file will look like the following example:
# global variables title = "English" #page specific vars [index] welcome_msg = "Thank you for joining!"
You can set a page's language using a Smarty code to detect the affiliate or surfer's default browser language, which will then use the language file found in the default_templates folder to display the proper language. The example syntax, shown below, shows how to set your smarty config load.
{if $browser_language == 'fr'}
{config_load file="nats:language_fr" section=$smarty.request.page}
{else}
{config_load file="nats:language_en" section=$smarty.request.page}
{/if}
Your template will call the available language variables like the following:
{#title#} - {#welcome_msg#}
If you would like to use this new feature, you can simply add a function call to any template. The following are examples of function calls you can use with this feature:
{use_language_file} - loads global words
or
{use_language_file section="stats"} - loads global and stats section
You will then be able to use any data from language files available to you, such as {#file_title#}.
Currently, only the language_en (English language) file has been created by default. For further customization, you can create any number of language files in the Skins & Templates Admin for a skin of your choosing.
