access to config language setting

[sdetweil]

@justjim1220 no… you are not understanding me…

how do i get the USERS config for language and timezone? not system time, etc…

user is in Norway…

this.config.language

doesn’t exist in the calendar module… so the set locale will fail…

[justjim1220]

@sdetweil after you add all that I posted, in your config file the use can add the timezone and language they want to use.

{
    module: "calendar",
    position: "top_left",
    config: {
        language: "en",
        timezone: "Norway/Oslo"
    }
},

[justjim1220]

@sdetweil

you will also need to add this to your start section:

/ /Set locale.
moment.updateLocale(config.language, this.getLocaleSpecification(config.timeZone));

[sdetweil]

@justjim1220 but I don’t want to duplicate the language config…

[strawberry 3.141]

@sdetweil the global language is accessible like this config.language see example https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/blob/master/modules/default/clock/clock.js#L49

[justjim1220]

@sdetweil

I just did added this to the calendar config and it changed it automatically:

    {
        module: "calendar",
	position: "top_left",	// This can be any of the regions. Best results in left or right regions.
	config: {
		language: "fr",
		timezone: "France/Paris"
	}
    },

[sdetweil]

@strawberry-3-141 cool, thanks

[cowboysdude]

@sdetweil said in access to config language setting:

@strawberry-3-141 cool, thanks

The kid knows his stuff! He’s a good guy! Matter of fact he gave me this to add to my module if it’s of any help :)

I use this under the start: function()

  this.config.lang = this.config.lang || config.language; //automatically overrides and sets 
     language :)      
  this.config.units = this.config.units || config.units;

[justbob]

Sorry for necroing this post, but from all I’ve read so far, this came up with most relevant information and solutions.

My question is this - is there a reason why the language change via config was never incorporated in this module?

[sdetweil]

@justbob what module? this was a general question, not tied to any module

[justbob]

@sdetweil You mentioned default calendar module, and there were talks about default clock, so my questions referred to those…

[sdetweil]

@justbob what do you mean language change?

the modules use the default translations

set by changing language line 33 of the config.js.sample

[justbob]

@sdetweil OMG, you are right, thank you for pointing out the line!:man_bowing:

I was so focused on lines below line 39 (modules), that I completely skipped the ones above as I considered them to be mere comments… :man_facepalming_light_skin_tone:

[sdetweil]

@justbob everything ABOVE modules applies to all , its the overall environment

[justbob]

@sdetweil I am aware of that, but somehow I just ignored it as I was “on auto-pilot”. :grinning_face_with_sweat: