asp.net mvc - How to force a specific uiculture using web.config in MVC -

asp.net mvc - How to force a specific uiculture using web.config in MVC -

i have added resource.fr-fr.resx project , have done globalization setting in web.config follows.

<system.web> <globalization culture="fr-fr" uiculture="fr"/> </system.web>

that need according http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bz9tc508%28v=vs.80%29.aspx

but when run app still in english

i have checked "thread.currentthread.currentuiculture" in application_start() , says fr.

what missing? same thing has been posted in mvc 3 setting uiculture not work

but no answers.

culture not same thing language. "culture" set of formatting rules dates/times, currency, calendaring, , few other things (like text title casing rules).

setting civilization not automatically localize application (where localization when of human-readable strings translated language, such french). localization , ui translation long, painful , expensive process. asp.net not you.

if want localize application, need ensure human-readable strings stored in resource file (.resx in .net) , have created "satellite assemblies" contain translated strings other languages. need ensure ever string displayed user in application uses resources apis (or ide-generated helper classes). painful because means going in *.aspx files...

<p>hello, welcome. in english.</p>

...to this:

<p><%= resources.welcomemessage %></p>

...or (if have many strings managed resources helper class):

<p><%= resourcemanager.getstring("homepage_welcomemessage") %></p>

...doing this, of course, breaks visual-designers website, example.

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