Alternate Terminology in language files

[StuartBall]

Hi,

I'm adapting JEvents language files to change the terminology for a Schools afterschool club management system.

I was wondering if there was a use for alternate files whereby "Events" as a term of reference could be swapped out for Clubs, Courses, etc as Events is not always going to the right term.

Kind regards,

Stuart

[Tonyp]

Hi Stuart,

You can do this via the language override Tool in Joomlas, see:

http://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/ ... e-override

The issue with your proposed solution is it will limit the customisation of JEvents.

For example you might have a club but it would be the clubs events calendar if you see what I mean.

Regards
Tony

[StuartBall]

In essence I want to narrow the focus for this instance of JEvents. With Parents and teachers using the Jevents/RSVPro combination to manage students attending after-school clubs confusing terminology in context of "Events" becomes a barrier to familiar use.

An after-school club is, in this case, a single event repeated weekly for x weeks. Calling it an event, and having the interface refer to it as an event will confuse users, yet it will fulfill the exact purpose I want it to (Save my wife time!(As afterschool clubs co-ordinator).

I also have in mind a combination of Jevents and RSVPro as a training course booking manager for our County Scout Organisation, there is nothing to say that it can be widened out again and clubs or courses become a category further down the road, and Jevents/RSVPro is generalised again with standard language variables, but when introducing something new, I find its best to use terms that people are familiar with initially.

Thanks for pointing me at the Language Overrides, I'll have a fiddle and see if that achieves what I am trying to get to.

Kind Regards,

Stuart

[Geraint]

If you need further clarification, assistance or advice please report back - we're always happy to help

[StuartBall]

I pulled the language files I'd been editing and cut/paste them into the overrides ini file and it seems to work, largely.

There are still some occurrences of the word Event, but i can hunt them down eventually.

Thanks for pointers.

Now onto my next hurdle...