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Multilanguage installer #2226

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@bovirus

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

The current installer is mono language (English).
The program UI is mutlilanguage.

Please improve installer to multilanguage.

Please consider an alternative to use a flexible installer (based ons cript) like Inno Setup or NSIS,

Describe the solution you'd like

Please modify installer as multilanguage.

Please consider to use a more flexible installer like Inno Setup or NSIS,

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Installation/Other

Alternatives you've considered

No response

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ge0rdi

ge0rdi commented on May 26, 2025

@ge0rdi
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There is no plan to support localizations for now.
See #1627 (comment) regarding that matter.

bovirus

bovirus commented on May 26, 2025

@bovirus
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@ge0rdi

"Settings" and "Installer" are not different things?

What kind of installer maker are you using?

ge0rdi

ge0rdi commented on May 26, 2025

@ge0rdi
Member

"Settings" and "Installer" are not different things?

Sure. But what is the point to make localized installer if the installed product is not localized.

What kind of installer maker are you using?

We are using standard MSI. It does support localizations.

bovirus

bovirus commented on May 26, 2025

@bovirus
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@ge0rdi

The installer seems an .exe file (not .msi file).

ge0rdi

ge0rdi commented on May 26, 2025

@ge0rdi
Member

Exe bootstrapper just drops MSI (based on system architecture) and runs it.

bovirus

bovirus commented on May 26, 2025

@bovirus
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@ge0rdi

As alternative plase consider for the future to use a different installer maker (like Inno Setup or NSIS).

ge0rdi

ge0rdi commented on May 26, 2025

@ge0rdi
Member

What would be the reason for that?

bovirus

bovirus commented on May 26, 2025

@bovirus
Author

@ge0rdi

In a first step you can have mono languiage with flexble configuration..

That in a second setp can be multilanguage instaler and multilanguage UI using the appropriate .DLL.

I posted the .DLL for Italian.
If the installer copy it in same foilder of the program I will have Italian installer and Italian language.

ge0rdi

ge0rdi commented on May 26, 2025

@ge0rdi
Member

MSI installer does support localizations (as I wrote), there is no problem with that.

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          Multilanguage installer · Issue #2226 · Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu