There is a major drawback for this localization process. The concept of base internationalization was first introduced in Xcode 4.5. et MainStoryboard.storyboard (Base) en fr.lproj. These .storyboard and .xib files are called the base internationalization. By saving new UI files for iOS localization to the Base.lproj folder, you enable them to support base internationalization too. Select your project in Xcode's file navigator. Chris Hanson Xcode Software Engineer. Localizing with Xcode 6 Best practices and new workflows Session 412 Zoltan Foley-Fisher Xcode Software Engineer Tools ! When you import localizations, Xcode generates language-specific strings files for each .storyboard and .xib file.
If we were to uncheck it, XCode would ask us for the specific locale that … As I said, I can't turn a .storyboard file over to a nontechnical translator. This is usually English, but you can change it if you want. Base internationalization in Xcode allows you to deal with one set of app content resources for different localizations, rather than several sets or resources (one set per localization.) This isn't satisfactory. With Base Internationalization enabled, XCode will know that the strings hard-coded in our storyboards are in the source language for our app. The File inspector will … Configure your Xcode project. Establish Base Internationalization. Localization is the process of making your app support other languages. You’ve probably noticed a “Base.lproj” directory inside your project – that’s the localized form of your project assets that will be used for your base language. The bug persists. Adding a New Localization. Result: The view uses the base (originally English) localization, instead of loading the French strings. When you check Use Base Internationalization option, Xcode transfers the Main.storyboard and LaunchScreen.storyboard into the “Base.lproj” folder for the default language. Xcode doesn’t add the strings files to the project until you import localizations later. » Upon creation of the new project, Xcode automatically generates files related to localization.
However, Xcode does not allow to export an XLIFF of the base language. Recent versions of Xcode turn on base internationalization by default, but let's just make sure your project is using it. These storyboards is known as the base internationalization. It allows to export an empty XLIFF file based on the base language but as soon as you created and translated an English XLIFF, you cannot export an English XLIFF file including the existing translations. Now that our application is fully working, we can start working on internationalizing the application, and see how all that stuff actually work. Xcode will ask you to confirm the file’s language.
Xcode's Base Internationalization will export your storyboards and xib texts automatically.