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I installed with my own language, but the Back-end is still in English

Monday, 11 August 2008 17:18 |

Written by Xerxeus |

A lot of different languages are available for the Back-end, but by default this language may not be installed. If you want a translated Back-end, get your language pack and install it using the Extension Installer. After this, go to the Extensions Menu, select Language Manager and make your language the default one. Your Back-end will be translated immediately.

Users who have access rights to the Back-end may choose the language they prefer in their Personal Details parameters. This is of also true for the Front-end language.

A good place to find where to download your languages and localised versions of Joomla! is Translations for Joomla! on JED.

Last Updated (Monday, 11 August 2008 17:18)

Does the PDF icon render pictures and special characters?

Monday, 11 August 2008 17:14 |

Written by Xerxeus |

Yes! Prior to Joomla! 1.5, only the text values of an Article and only for ISO-8859-1 encoding was allowed in the PDF rendition. With the new PDF library in place, the complete Article including images is rendered and applied to the PDF. The PDF generator also handles the UTF-8 texts and can handle any character sets from any language. The appropriate fonts must be installed but this is done automatically during a language pack installation.

Last Updated (Monday, 11 August 2008 17:14)

How do I remove an Article?

Monday, 11 August 2008 09:19 |

Written by Xerxeus |

To completely remove an Article, select the Articles that you want to delete and move them to the Trash. Next, open the Article Trash in the Content Menu and select the Articles you want to delete. After deleting an Article, it is no longer available as it has been deleted from the database and it is not possible to undo this operation.

Last Updated (Monday, 11 August 2008 09:19)

Is it useful to install the sample data?

Monday, 11 August 2008 09:12 |

Written by Xerxeus |

Well you are reading it right now! This depends on what you want to achieve. If you are new to Joomla! and have no clue how it all fits together, just install the sample data. If you don't like the English sample data because you - for instance - speak Chinese, then leave it out.

Last Updated (Monday, 11 August 2008 09:12)

What is the difference between Archiving and Trashing an Article?

Monday, 11 August 2008 05:19 |

Written by Xerxeus |

When you Archive an Article, the content is put into a state which removes it from your site as published content. The Article is still available from within the Control Panel and can be retrieved for editing or republishing purposes. Trashed Articles are just one step from being permanently deleted but are still available until you Remove them from the Trash Manager. You should use Archive if you consider an Article important, but not current. Trash should be used when you want to delete the content entirely from your site and from future search results.

Last Updated (Monday, 11 August 2008 05:19)

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