As an example, the genealogy tree of the Kennedys can be displayed in
English,
or in French or in
German. All it took to do that is
change the language file to be English
or French or
German and regenerate the files.
The key names used in the language file follow a syntax similar to
the one used in GEDCOM files. The value must follow either blanks or tabs,
and empty lines are ignored. Note that it can use the HTML syntax to display
special character or HTTP links. Here is a detailed description of the
keys:
LANG | This must be on the first line. This defines how the language file is to be used by the program in relation to the GEDCOM file. One ofthe files must have the value "default". Other values will be matched against the nationality field of the father in a family to display the family page in that language. If an individual has no nationality field, the default language is used, otherwise the language file whose NATI field is the same as the individual's nationality will be used to generate that individual's family page. For example in a bilingual family where the father is French and the mother is English, their family will be displayed in French but the mother's families (parents or siblings) will be in English. |
FAM | Family |
PAR | Header for parents section in the page |
CHIL | Header for children section in the page |
DATE | Date |
PLAC | This is displayed between the date of birth and the location (e.g: "in" in English) |
BIRM | Header for the date and location of birth for a male (e.g.: "Born" in English) |
BIRF | Header for the date and location of birthfor a female |
MARR | Header for the date and location of marriage fora couple |
DIV | Header for the date and location of divorce for a couple |
DEAM | Header for the date and location of death for a male |
DEAF | Header for the date and location of death for a female |
BURM | Header for the date and location of burial for a male |
BURF | Header for the date and location of burial for a female |
NATI | Header for nationality |
HEAL | Header for health informations |
EDUC | Header for education |
OCCU | Header for occupation |
RELI | Header for religion |
NOTE | Header for additional notes on the individual |
ASC | Header for the ascendants section in the page |
DESC | Header for the descendants in the page |
FAMS | Used for the number of families displayed in the index footers |
INDI | Used for the number of individuals displayed in the index footers |
FNAM | Name of the first name index |
LNAM | Name of the last name index |
BDAT | Name of the birth dates index |
BDAY | Name of the birthdays index |
LINK | User defined link at the top of each page. You can use it to show a link to a help page, another web site, your email address, any text or any HTML directive. |
JAN | |
FEB | |
MAR | |
APR | |
MAY | |
JUN | |
JUL | |
AUG | |
SEP | |
OCT | |
NOV | |
DEC | |
ABT | This name is displayed for approximate dates (e.g "circa" in English) |