Localizing Backdrop Names

Localization of backdrops is done through the use of description files (desc.language and desc.backdrops). No specific localized directory exists (such as /usr/dt/backdrops/language) for backdrop files. All locales use the same set of backdrops files but have their own desc.language file containing the translated names of the backdrops.

The description file contains resource specifications for the backdrop names that are translated. For example:

Backdrops*Corduroy.desc:    Velours
Backdrops*DarkPaper.desc:   PapierKraft
Backdrops*Foreground.desc:  AvantPlan

The desc.language file is used to retrieve the description of the backdrops for locale language in order to display the backdrop in the Style Manager. If there is a description specification, it will be displayed in the Style Manager backdrops list. Otherwise, the backdrop file name will be used.

Users can add their own backdrop descriptions in the HomeDirectory/.dt/backdrops/desc.backdrops file. This file is used to retrieve the backdrop descriptions for all backdrops added by the user regardless of locale.

The search path for the description files is: