Multi Language problems

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Uphill 05 Jun, 2012

I have searched the forums but still have problems with my multi language form.
I created a dutch contactform a few months ago but now the clients wants a multi language site. Dutch and English. I use Falang to translate the site and I used the multi Language event in Chronofom to translate my form but that doesn't work.
I've changed the labels of my elements in #naam#, #email# etc....

Than I added 2 multi language events in the on load where I put the text #naam#=name: etc

Than I save everything but when I open my website I can see the form but not the translations.
My labels are now #naam#, #email# etc, and no translations.

It is driving me crazy. I searched for the problem 2 days now. What am I doing wrong?

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Gr

GreyHead 05 Jun, 2012

Hi Uphill,

Your settings look good to me. I don't know anything about Falang; maybe it isn't setting the Joomla! language tag that ChronoForms looks at. Try putting this code into a Custom Code action in the On Load event just to check:

<?php
$lang =& JFactory::getLanguage();
$tag = $lang->getTag();
echo'<div>$tag: '.print_r($tag, true).'</div>';
?>

Bob

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Uphill 05 Jun, 2012

Thanks Bob for the quick reply. Falang is a fork of Joomfish and it is compatible with joomla 2.5, which joomfish isn't.

I put your code in a custom code and I get the same form except with pages of codes. I give a little example but that is only 1/4 of the code.

Gr

GreyHead 05 Jun, 2012

Hi Uphill,

Sorry about that - it's just this bit that I wanted: [tag] => en-GB. Do you have a Multi-Language action for en-GB?

Bob

PS I've updated the previous snippet to just show the tag

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Uphill 05 Jun, 2012

Hello Bob,

I have for both the dutch as the enlish language een event.
I put an example of my english one wit this post.
But both languages doesn't work.

Gr

GreyHead 05 Jun, 2012

Hi Uphill,

By all means email or PM me the site URL and a SuperAdmin login and I'll take a quick look.

Bob

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Uphill 05 Jun, 2012

Hoi Bob,

I just send you a pm with all the info you need.
Thanks very much

Gr

GreyHead 05 Jun, 2012

Hi Uphill,

I don't see anything here - could you have sent it to Max instead of to me??

Bob

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Uphill 05 Jun, 2012

Strange. I clicked pm under your photo so I really send you a pm.
I have send it again.....

Gr

GreyHead 06 Jun, 2012

Hi Uphill.

Fixed. I moved the Show HTML action up so that the Multi-Language actions are the last ones in the On Load event.

Bob

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Uphill 06 Jun, 2012

Thanks Bob you are the best. It works great.

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Uphill 06 Jun, 2012

Uhm... Just a little problem still. My captcha doesn't work anymore since the translation.
It keeps saying, I entered the wrong code but the code I entered are correct. I tried it a few different times. What can I do about that.

Gr

GreyHead 06 Jun, 2012

Hi Uphill,

Also fixed, the Captcha element had the wrong name, I replaced it with a new Captcha element.

Bob

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Uphill 06 Jun, 2012

Great, thank you Bob, It works great now. I'm very happy.

One quick and hopefully last question. If I want to translate the confirmation mail people are getting, does that work the same way as translating the form? do I put the translations before of after the email events? I will try to finish the form tommorrow morning.

Gr

GreyHead 27 Sep, 2012

Hi Uphill,

I just found this post again and have added this FAQ on translating emails.

Bob