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diff --git a/docs/xml/administration.xml b/docs/xml/administration.xml index a57001638..4f279c9be 100644 --- a/docs/xml/administration.xml +++ b/docs/xml/administration.xml @@ -1047,9 +1047,10 @@ skip-networking <para> Templatization also makes localized versions of Bugzilla possible, - for the first time. In the future, a Bugzilla installation may - have templates installed for multiple localizations, and select - which ones to use based on the user's browser language setting. + for the first time. As of version <![%bz-devel;[2.14.5 which will soon + become ]]>2.18, it's possible to have Bugzilla's language determined by + the user's browser. More information is available in + <xref linkend="template-http-accept"/>. </para> <section> @@ -1321,6 +1322,29 @@ skip-networking </para> </section> + + <section id="template-http-accept"> + <title>Configuring Bugzilla to Detect the User's Language</title> + + <para>Begining in version 2.18<![%bz-devel;[ (first introduced in version + 2.17.4)]]>, it's now possible to have the users web browser tell Bugzilla + which language templates to use for each visitor (using the HTTP_ACCEPT + header). For this to work, Bugzilla needs to have the correct language + templates installed for the version of Bugzilla you are using. Many + language templates can be obtained from <ulink + url="http://www.bugzilla.org/download.html#localizations"/>. Instructions + for submitting new languages are also available from that location. + </para> + + <para>After untarring the localizations (or creating your own) in the + <filename class="directory">[Bugzilla_Root]/template</filename> directory, + you must update the <option>languages</option> parameter to contain any + localizations you'd like to permit. You may also wish to set the + <option>defaultlanguage</option> parameter to something other than + <quote>en</quote> if you don't want Engish to be the default language. + </para> + </section> + </section> <section id="cust-change-permissions"> |