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.. _i18n/l10n-label:
I18N/L10N
--------------------------
These preferences control your Internationalization and Localization
settings.
*Get there:* More > Administration > System preferences >
I18N/L10N
.. _addressformat-label:
AddressFormat
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Asks: Format postal addresses using \_\_\_
Values:
- German style ([Address] [Street number] - [Zip/Postal Code] [City] -
[Country])
- French style ([Street number] [Address] - [ZIP/Postal Code] [City] -
[Country])
- US style ([Street number], [Address] - [City], [Zip/Postal Code],
[Country])
Default: US style ([Street number], [Address] - [City], [Zip/Postal
Code], [Country])
Description:
- This preference will let you control how Koha displays patron
addresses given the information entered in the various fields on
their record.
.. _alphabet-label:
alphabet
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Asks: Use the alphabet \_\_\_ for lists of browsable letters. This
should be a space separated list of uppercase letters. Hint: Changing collation in the database for the 'surname' column of the 'borrowers' table is helpful to make browsing by last name work in members-home.pl when using an alphabet outside of A-Z.
Default: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Description:
- This preference allows you define your own alphabet for browsing
patrons in Koha.
|alphabetpatronbrowse|
.. _calendarfirstdayofweek-label:
CalendarFirstDayOfWeek
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Asks: Use \_\_\_ as the first day of week in the calendar.
Values:
- Sunday
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
Default: Sunday
Description:
- Using this preference, you can control what day shows as the first day
of the week in the calendar pop ups throughout Koha and on the
Calendar tool. If you change this preference and don't see a change
in your browser, try clearing your cache since it makes changes to the
Javascript on these pages.
.. _dateformat-label:
dateformat
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Asks: Format dates like \_\_\_
Values:
- dd.mm.yyyy
- yyyy-mm-dd
- dd/mm/yyyy
- mm/dd/yyyy
Default: mm/dd/yyyy
Description:
- This preference controls how the date is displayed.
- The options are: mm/dd/yyyy (e.g., 04/24/2010 for 24 April 2010); dd/mm/yyyy (24/04/2010); dd.mm.yyyy (24.04.2010); the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) format yyyy-mm-dd (2010-04-24).
- The ISO format would primarily be used by libraries with locations in multiple nations that may use different date formats, to have a
single display type.
.. _language-label:
language
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
.. Attention::
This system preference was replaced by :ref:`StaffInterfaceLanguages <staffinterfacelanguages-label>`
from version 24.11 of Koha.
Asks: Enable the following languages on the staff interface
Values:
- English (en)
Default: English (en)
.. Note::
To install additional languages, please refer to the Koha Wiki page `Installation of additional languages for OPAC and INTRANET staff client <https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_of_additional_languages_for_OPAC_and_INTRANET_staff_client>`_.
Once an additional language is installed, it will show as an option in this preference.
Description:
- This system preference controls which of the installed languages are enabled
in the staff interface. Tick a language and save the system preference to
enable that language; untick it and save to disable.
- If more than one language is enabled, you will see a language selector in the
staff interface. Use the :ref:`StaffLangSelectorMode <stafflangselectormode-label>`
preference to control where this selector will appear on the page: top,
footer or both.
- If more than one language is enabled, the first one listed in this preference
will be the default language of your system. You will also see references to
the default when translating notices (if using :ref:`TranslateNotices <translatenotices-label>`)
and in :ref:`HTML customizations <html-customizations-label>`, :ref:`News <news-label>`
and :ref:`Pages <additional-content-pages-label>`.
- If more than one language is installed, languages will appear (in the language
selector, HTML customizations, etc.) in the same order as they are listed in
this preference. You can change the order of the languages using drag and
drop: click on a language, hold, move it to its new position, drop it there,
then save your changes to the preference.
.. _opaclanguages-label:
OPACLanguages
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Asks: Enable the following languages on the OPAC \_\_\_
Values:
- English (en)
Default: English (en)
Description:
- This system preference controls which of the installed languages are enabled
in the OPAC.
.. Note::
To install additional languages, please refer to the Koha Wiki page
`Installation of additional languages for OPAC and INTRANET staff client <https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_of_additional_languages_for_OPAC_and_INTRANET_staff_client>`_.
Once a new language is installed, it will show as an option in this preference.
- Tick a language and save the system preference to enable that language; untick
it and save to disable.
- The first enabled language listed in this preference will be the default
language of your OPAC.
- If more than one language is enabled and :ref:`opaclanguagesdisplay <opaclanguagesdisplay-label>`
is set to 'Allow', you will see a language selector on OPAC pages.
- Where this selector appears is determined by the :ref:`OpacLangSelectorMode <OpacLangSelectorMode-label>`
preference.
- The languages will be displayed in the selector in the same order as they
are listed in OPACLanguages.
- You can change the order of the languages using drag and drop: click on
a language, hold, move it to its new position, drop it there, then save
your changes to the preference.
.. _opaclanguagesdisplay-label:
opaclanguagesdisplay
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Asks: \_\_\_ patrons to change the language they see on the OPAC.
Values:
- Don't allow
- Allow
Default: Don't allow
Description:
- When Allow is selected, patrons will see a language selector on the public catalog. Use the :ref:`OpacLangSelectorMode <OpacLangSelectorMode-label>` preference
to control where this selector will appear on the page.
|opaclanguagesdisplayfooter|
- When Don't allow is selected, there is no option for a patron to choose their preferred language on the public catalog.
.. _staffinterfacelanguages-label:
StaffInterfaceLanguages
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
.. Admonition:: Version
This system preference was first introduced in version 24.11 of Koha. It
replaces the :ref:`language <language-label>` system preference.
Asks: Enable the following languages on the staff interface: \_\_\_
Values:
- English (en)
Default: English (en)
Description:
- This system preference controls which of the installed languages are enabled
in the staff interface.
.. Note::
To install additional languages, please refer to the Koha Wiki page
`Installation of additional languages for OPAC and INTRANET staff client <https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_of_additional_languages_for_OPAC_and_INTRANET_staff_client>`_.
Once a new language is installed, it will show as an option in this preference.
- Tick a language and save the system preference to enable that language; untick
it and save to disable.
- If more than one language is enabled, you will see a language selector in the
staff interface. Use the :ref:`StaffLangSelectorMode <stafflangselectormode-label>`
preference to control where this selector will appear on the page: top,
footer or both.
- If more than one language is enabled, the first one listed in this preference
will be the default language of your system. You will also see references to
the default when translating notices (if using :ref:`TranslateNotices <translatenotices-label>`)
and in :ref:`HTML customizations <html-customizations-label>`, :ref:`News <news-label>`
and :ref:`Pages <additional-content-pages-label>`.
- If more than one language is installed, languages will appear (in the language
selector, HTML customizations, etc.) in the same order as they are listed in
this preference. You can change the order of the languages using drag and
drop: click on a language, hold, move it to its new position, drop it there,
then save your changes to the preference.
.. _timeformat-label:
TimeFormat
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Asks: Format times in \_\_\_
Values:
- 12 hour format (e.g. "02:18 PM")
- 24 hour format (e.g. "14:18")
Default: 24 hour format (e.g. "14:18")
.. _translatenotices-label:
TranslateNotices
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Asks: \_\_\_ notices to be translated. If set, notices will be translatable from
the :ref:`"Notices and Slips" interface <adding-notices-and-slips-label>`. The
language used to send a notice to a patron will be the one defined for the
patron.
Values:
- Don't allow
- Allow
Default: Don't allow
Description:
- If set to 'Allow' it is possible to choose a 'Preferred language for notices'
when :ref:`creating a new patron account in the staff interface <add-a-new-patron-label>`,
or for the patron to do this themselves from their
:ref:`messaging options <your-messaging-label>` when logged into their
account on the OPAC.
.. Admonition:: Version
As of Koha version 23.11, the 'Preferred language for notices' can also be
set when the patron :ref:`registers online on the OPAC <opac-self-registration-label>`.
If needed, you can disable this field using the
:ref:`PatronSelfRegistrationBorrowerUnwantedField <PatronSelfRegistrationBorrowerUnwantedField-label>`
system preference.