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This page is part of the [[Developer Section]].It describes how to translate BaseX is available in several languages into other (such as English, German, or Japanesenatural)languages.You can make us happy by contributing new translations! Please proceed as follows:

==Using the JAR file==JAR files are nothing else than ZIP archives.All language files are placed in the <code>lang</code> directory inside the JAR file:# Unzip the source file <code>English.lang</code> and rename it Thanks to your target language (e.g. <code>Zulu.lang</code>)# Enter your name and potential contact information in the second line and translate all texts# Update your JAR file by copying the translated file back to the <code>lang</code> directory# Start following contributors, BaseX and choose your language is currently available in the GUI (''Options'' → ''Preferences...'')# Restart BaseX to see the changes10 languages:

==Using the sources==All language files are placed in the <code>src/main/resources/lang</code> directory of the main project* '''Dutch''':Huib Verweij# Create a copy of the source file <code>* '''English.lang</code> and rename it to your target language (e.g. <code>Zulu.lang</code>)''': BaseX Team# Enter your name and potential contact information in the second line and translate all texts* '''French''': Maud Ingarao# Compile the project, start * '''German''': BaseX Team* '''Hungarian''': Kiss-Kálmán Dániel* '''Indonesian''': Andria Arisal* '''Italian''': Massimo Franceschet* '''Japanese''': Toshio HIRAI and choose your language in the GUI (Kazuo KASHIMA* '''Mongolian''': Tuguldur Jamiyansharav* 'Options'' → Romanian''': Adrian Berila* '''Russian'Preferences...''): Oleksandr Shpak and Max Shamaev# Restart BaseX to see the changes* '''Spanish''': Carlos Marcos

You It is easy to translate BaseX into your native language! This is how you can proceed: ==Working with the sources== If you have downloaded all BaseX sources via [[Developing with Eclipse|Eclipse]] or [[Git]], you may proceed as well change follows: All language files are placed in the <code>[https://github.com/BaseXdb/basex/tree/master/basex-core/src/main/resources/lang src/main/resources/lang]</code> directory of the main project:# Create a copy of an existing translation file (e.g., <code>English.lang</code>) and rename it to your target language (e.g. <code>Hawaiian.lang</code>).# Enter your name and contact information in the second line.# If you are using Eclipse, refresh the project (via ''Project'' → ''Refresh''); if you are using Maven, type in {{Code|mvn compile}}. Your new language file will be automatically detected.# Start the BaseX GUI, choose your language via ''Options'' → ''Preferences...'' and close the GUI.# Translate the texts in your language file and restart BaseX in order to see the changes.# Repeat the last step if you want to revise your translations. If new strings are added to BaseX, they will automatically be added to your language files in English. The history view in GitHub is helpful to see which strings have recently been updated to a file. ==Updating BaseX.jar== You can directly add new languages to the JAR file. JAR files are nothing else than ZIP archives, and all language files are placed in the <code>lang</code> directory into the JAR file: # Unzip an existing translation file (e.g., <code>English.lang</code>) and rename it to your target language (e.g. <code>Hawaiian.lang</code>)# Enter your name and contact information in the second line and translate the texts# Update your JAR file by copying the translated file into the zipped <code>lang</code> directory. Your new language file will be automatically detected.# Start BaseX.jar, choose your language via ''Options'' → ''Preferences...'' and restart BaseX to see the changes You can also directly assign a language in the <code>.basex</code> configuration file,which is placed in your [[Configuration#Home_Directory|home directory]].To The language is assigned to the {{Option|LANG}} option. In order to see where the texts text keys are used within BaseX, we recommend you to also can set the[[Options#General options{{Option|LANGKEY]] option }} to <code>true</code>.