VS Code extension localization
This skill helps you localize every aspect of VS Code extensions
When to use this skill
Use this skill when you need to:
- Localize new or existing contributed configurations (settings), commands, menus, views or walkthroughs
- Localize new or existing messages or other string resources contained in extension source code that are displayed to the end user
Instructions
VS Code localization is composed by three different approaches, depending on the resource that is being localized. When a new localizable resource is created or updated, the corresponding localization for all currently available languages must be created/updated.
- Configurations like Settings, Commands, Menus, Views, ViewsWelcome, Walkthrough Titles and Descriptions, defined in
package.json
-> An exclusive package.nls.LANGID.json file, like package.nls.pt-br.json of Brazilian Portuguese (pt-br) localization
- Walkthrough content (defined in its own
Markdownfiles)
-> An exclusive Markdown file like walkthrough/someStep.pt-br.md for Brazilian Portuguese localization
- Messages and string located in extension source code (JavaScript or TypeScript files)
-> An exclusive bundle.l10n.pt-br.json for Brazilian Portuguese localization
