I18N/L10N
These preferences control your Internationalization and Localization settings.
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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
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.
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
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
Asks: Enable the following languages on the staff interface
Values:
English (en)
Default: English (en)
Observera
To install additional languages, please refer to the Koha Wiki page Installation of additional languages for OPAC and INTRANET staff client. Once an additional language are installed, it will show as an option in this preference.
OPACLanguages
Asks: Enable the following languages on the OPAC
Values:
English (en)
Default: English (en)
Observera
To install additional languages, please refer to the Koha Wiki page Installation of additional languages for OPAC and INTRANET staff client. Once an additional language are installed, it will show as an option in this preference.
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 OpacLangSelectorMode preference to control where this selector will appear on the page.
When Don’t allow is selected, there is no option for a patron to choose their preferred language on the public catalog.
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
Asks: ___ notices to be translated. If set, notices will be translatable from the ”Notices and Slips” interface. 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 creating a new patron account in the staff interface, or for the patron to do this themselves from their messaging options when logged into their account on the OPAC.
Version
As of Koha version 23.11, the ’Preferred language for notices’ can also be set when the patron registers online on the OPAC. If needed, you can disable this field using the PatronSelfRegistrationBorrowerUnwantedField system preference.