Multi-user install, MUI directory, Mui.dat

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Domino 6.5 servers with the following language packs (DU, DE, RU, SP, IT, NO, SV, etc…) installed.

These server language packs provide multi-lingual interfaces for the adequate client databases (bookmarks, private NAB, mail etc…)

To obtain a Notes Client with the menus/GUI in the according language a MUI directory (located in the Notes directory)is required. The MUI directory must contain a MUI.DAT file with the following content:

[Versions]

Coreversion=Release 6.5

NotesWorkswith=Release 6.5

[MUI]

Languages=4

Language1=sv

Language2=da

Language3=no

Language4=ru

The MUI directoy must also contain for each language that you want to support a corresponding subdirectory (for which the name equals the international abbreviation of the corresponding languages). These directories (which I call Language Specific directories) contain a whole bunch of .dll’s and .exe’s.

Once the MUI.DAT and Language Specific directories are in place the Notes client - User Preferences - International - General obtain a new option called: Additional Settings - Interface Language: xxxx (just below Measurement Settings, where xxxx=English or Swedish or Dutch or …)

After selecting the desired language and restarting the notes client, the menus/GUI appear in the selected language. The Notes.ini file was updated with the following parameter:

UserInterface=xx (where xx=no or sv or nl or …)

I’ve managed to obtain these language specific diretories by installing a notes client in the desired language. Though possible I have no intention to install 16 different clients to copy the required .dll’s and .exe’s.

So here’s the question: where can we obtain/download these (what I call) Notes Language packs ???

There a NO Notes language packs in the IBM Partnerworld for Software electronic catalog (only Domino language packs) !

Tx for quick responding.

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Subject: Multi-user install, MUI directory, Mui.dat

I’ve always just installed all the different languages of clients “on top of” each other.

Eg. install the Danish client, then Swedish, Dutch and French.

When a user then starts the Notes client for the first time - the language defaults to the settings given in Windows Control Panel.

To switch the client language afterwards, just change the preference in File - Preferences - User Preferences (On The International tab).

Restart the client and refresh the design of bookmark.nsf and names.nsf.

I’ve only tested this on Multi-User installations.

The same procedure also makes it possible to have the Domino Administrator in Danish - even though theres is no official Danish version of the Domino Admin.

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Subject: Multi-user install, MUI directory, Mui.dat

Unfortunately, there is no language pack in terms of Notes client 6.

***** multi-user installation *****

A user can install multiple languages Notes client in one OS. The language files are installed in each MUI\language directories.

e.g. First, install French and then do Japanese client as multiuser

UI files are installed in the next directory

  \Program Files\Lotus\Notes\MUI\fr

  \Program Files\Lotus\Notes\MUI\ja

Templates, modem, help files are installed in the next directory

  \Document Setting\All Users\Application Data\Lotus\Data\Shared\mui\fr

  \Document Setting\All Users\Application Data\Lotus\Data\Shared\mui\ja

When a user starts the Notes client for the first time, the UI and database language is determined by the user’s locale setting. If the locale language is not found in \mui directory, English UI is used and English databases are created to setup Notes.

***** NOT multi-user installation (AllClients, NotesClient single user installation) *****

A user can NOT install multiple languages Notes client in one OS. The installed Notes is upgraded by the current installation.

Thus, basically, a user can use only 2 language UI. For example, a user install French client, he can use only French and English UI.

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Subject: Multi-user install, MUI directory, Mui.dat

thats the same way we do it:install client sv

save ntf / help / mui sv

install client da

save ntf / help / mui da

install client no

save ntf / help / mui no

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at last install the english client, copy the mui files, edit the mui.dat and have fun with multilingual notes …

not very funny but it looks the only way to do this. or does anyone knows a “hidden” installation parameter?