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Re: how to change dialog_message button names ? [message #73297 is a reply to message #73295]

Wed, 03 November 2010 13:21

rtk
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Registered: September 2008

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On Nov 2, 8:40 pm, nata <bernat.puigdomen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am creating an application in IDL and all of my widgets and texts
> are in another language different than english.
> Everything is ok but if I want to display a question using a
> DIALOG_MESSAGE like:
>
> res=DIALOG_MESSAGE('Esteu segur que voleu sortir del programa?',/
> QUESTION,$
> /CENTER,/CANCEL,/DEFAULT_NO,TITLE='Pregunta')
>
> The widget button texts are"yes", "no" and "cancel". Is it possible to
> change those string values ?
> Of course I could create my own pop-up widget but I just want to know
> if it is possible to use the DIALOG_MESSAGE and change the default
> settings.
>
> Thank you for your help,
> nata

The text in the buttons is set by the operating system. If you run in
the OS in a language other than English the text will change but there
is no way to change it in IDL. Also, regardless of the language the
OS is using, IDL will always report English strings like "yes" and
"no".

Ron

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		Re: how to change dialog_message button names ? By: David Fanning on Wed, 03 November 2010 13:37
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