Difference between revisions of "SetLang (CMS)"

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This small function allows you to quickly set the spoken language & subtitle language. ''This function is only valid from Visionaire Studio 4.0 beta onwards''.
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This small function allows you to quickly set the text & voice output languages.
  
 
== Instructions ==
 
== Instructions ==
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3. To use this function you should create an ''execute a script'' action containing...
 
3. To use this function you should create an ''execute a script'' action containing...
 
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setLang("en", "de") -- set spoken language to English & subtitle language to German
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setLang("de", "en") -- set spoken language to English & text language to German
 
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== Main Script ==
 
== Main Script ==
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-- * table containing the available game languages with 2 letter prefix for table names * --
 
-- * table containing the available game languages with 2 letter prefix for table names * --
 
local txtLang = {en = "English", de = "German", fr = "French"}
 
local txtLang = {en = "English", de = "German", fr = "French"}
  
function setLang(spk, txt)
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function setLang(txt, vox)
  game:setValue( VGameStandardLanguage, getObject("Languages[" .. txtLang[txt] .. "]") )
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if vox == nil then vox = txt end -- fallback in case vox equals nil
  game:setValue( VGameSpeechLanguage, getObject("Languages[" .. txtLang[spk] .. "]") )
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  game.StandardLanguage = Languages[ txtLang[txt] ] -- update text language
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  game.SpeechLanguage = Languages[ txtLang[vox] ] -- update speech language
 
end
 
end
 
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| spk || "string" || This should be a "string" value containing the 2 letter prefix you added to the txtLang table of the spoken language you want to set.
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| txt || "string" || This should be a "string" value containing the 2 letter prefix you added to the txtLang table of the text language you want to set.
 
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| txt || "string" || This should be a "string" value containing the 2 letter prefix you added to the txtLang table of the subtitle language you want to set.
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| vox || "string" || This should be a "string" value containing the 2 letter prefix you added to the txtLang table of the spoken language you want to set.
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Revision as of 22:53, 20 August 2022

Name Type By
setLang("spk", "txt") Definition AFRLme

This small function allows you to quickly set the text & voice output languages.

Instructions

1. Add the main script to the Visionaire Studio Script Editor & set the script as a definition script.
2. You should edit the txtLang table to reflect your available in game languages. Names are case sensitive.
3. To use this function you should create an execute a script action containing...

setLang("de", "en") -- set spoken language to English & text language to German

Main Script

-- * table containing the available game languages with 2 letter prefix for table names * --
local txtLang = {en = "English", de = "German", fr = "French"}

function setLang(txt, vox)
 if vox == nil then vox = txt end -- fallback in case vox equals nil
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 game.StandardLanguage = Languages[ txtLang[txt] ] -- update text language
 game.SpeechLanguage = Languages[ txtLang[vox] ] -- update speech language
end

Syntax Breakdown

Name Type Description
txt "string" This should be a "string" value containing the 2 letter prefix you added to the txtLang table of the text language you want to set.
vox "string" This should be a "string" value containing the 2 letter prefix you added to the txtLang table of the spoken language you want to set.