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Play with Opera language file

Sunday, 26. August 2007, 18:02:49

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You can modify strings in language file to your need.

Create a copy of language file, english.lng in Opera installation directory and rename it to english-modified.lng. Then Tools → Preferences... → General → Language → Details... → Use Interface language → Choose... → [SELECT] english-modified.lng

  1. Modify string -2061349988 to impress your friends with custom message in Opera startup dialog. 
    -2061349988="Welcome to Opera"
    to 
    -2061349988="Welcome back, Tamil!"

    Opera Startup Dialog
    Opera startup dialog

  2. Most of us don't use some of the labels. You can modify and use them. 
    1827310912="Call back"
1665342300="Meeting"
    to 
    1827310912="Work"
1665342300="Friends"

    Opera labels
    Opera labels

  3. Modify string -1713924769 to have advanced search, thumbnails & sorting in opera:cache. See Thumbnails in opera cache post.

    Advanced search, thumbnails & sorting in opera:cache
    Advanced search, thumbnails & sorting in opera:cache

  4. Modify string -1303632626 to show plugin versions in opera:plugins. See Descriptions in opera:plugins and more post.

    Descriptions in opera:plugins
    Descriptions in opera:plugins

Note: You have to update english-modified.lng file when there is an major update to Opera. See Update Opera custom keyboard setup/menu setup/mouse setup/language/dialog files using WinMerge.

Update:
Mar 24, 2008
Jun 16, 2008

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Comments

Nxqd3051990 27. August 2007, 00:52

Great tips ever :smile:
nXqd

Christian 27. August 2007, 00:57

Very nice idea to use lng-file for personalization :cool:

I suppose you can use a separate lng-file (e.g. english-by-tamil.lng) to prevent it being overwritten by updates. This should just work like any localized version: simply use Tools - Preferences - General:Language - Details and select the new file. Yet you have to update this file every time the lng file is changed, i.e. due to a new feature.

Simon Houston 27. August 2007, 01:11

You don't need to update everytime, you can outsource your language file.

opera:config#UserPrefs|LanguageFile setting is there.

But , obvioiusly if there is a major update, then merging of files is needed then.

Amin 30. August 2007, 05:03

Hi Tamil,
I have two questions:
1. How can I omit "Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/" from the emails I send using Opera?
2. How can I save receiving emails in a desired format such as "Web Archive"?
Thanks so much for your persistence in work!

Tamil 30. August 2007, 09:31

Originally posted by aminp30:

How can I omit "Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/" from the emails I send using Opera?

Tools → Mail & chat accounts... → [SELECT] Account → Edit... → Outgoing → Signature

Originally posted by aminp30:

How can I save receiving emails in a desired format such as "Web Archive"?

I don't know. Please ask in Opera mail, chat and news forum.

Amin 2. September 2007, 12:46

Hi again Tamil
I dealt with another problem. While checking one of my mail accounts I face a "Long-time fetching process" as shown in the following image.
http://mohammadk.persiangig.com/image/Mail%20check-opera.jpg
But for other accounts there is no percentage bar to receive mails!
Thanks

Tamil 2. September 2007, 12:50

@aminp30, I don't use M2 and can't help.

Sergio Uribe 10. September 2007, 00:02

great great tip! thanks! and also congrats for being one of the two brilliants minds who guess the day that the opera community reaches one million members! :smile:

crabbit 16. June 2008, 00:02

wonderful, thanks tamil.

since the cache4 has now changed with 9.5 and is not showing file endings any more, is there a way to restore the file endings in that folder without needing to refer to tools>advanced>cache?

even if it means doing something like adding the thumbnails button in the advanced cache view. add something which helps identify certain file types, like putting a green star next to all audio files, for example. that would be great.

@researchwizard: great tip. cheers.

Tamil 16. June 2008, 03:38

Originally posted by crabbit:

is there a way to restore the file endings in that folder without needing to refer to tools>advanced>cache?

Nope.

papasmurfrock 5. July 2008, 18:37

how do i do this on a mac? i have a power book g4 with leopard operating system.

i would like to do this and i am also interested in tweaking my favicons (for the sites that don't display one so i can make something of my own rather than using the generic star).

anyway, i would really appreciate any help!

Tamil 5. July 2008, 19:16

Originally posted by papasmurfrock:

how do i do this on a mac?

I have no idea. :frown:

papasmurfrock 5. July 2008, 19:35

ah well, i appreciate it anyway. i would love to tweak some of these things on my opera.

maybe someone will come along with some answers.

either way, i appreciate your response and i really like your blog. i have found some very useful items here!

Tamil 5. July 2008, 20:01

@papasmurfrock, Search for *.lng file in /Applications/Opera.app/

Kai 13. July 2008, 19:51

How to delete the labels completely in Opera?

Tamil 13. July 2008, 20:04

AFAIK, it is not possible.

Kai 13. July 2008, 20:20

:cry: anyways thanks for your excellent blog :up:

Hélder Matos Nogueira 30. January 2009, 19:20

Dunno why I never thought on doing that

Komodo 1. February 2009, 12:46

Ok to be most visite blog . Don't forget save your health.

hundredorzero 21. May 2009, 21:31

:up:

Anonymous 19. September 2009, 00:57

Anonymous writes:

Hi Tamil, I used your great trick to modify opera labels and I use it all the time now! They are so useful!

I love them so much now that I wonder, is there any way to add more labels and maybe even change the icons?

Thanks again!

Tamil 19. September 2009, 01:09

is there any way to add more labels

Nope.

maybe even change the icons?

Replace icons inside icons directory in your skin file.

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