The Viewer has a language localization feature which allows you to customize labels and text using the language.json file. The language.json file is included in all the sample projects. The language object is passed as a parameter in the Viewer plugin configuration options:

var pluginOptions = {
    documentID: viewingSessionId,
    language: languageItems,
    template: htmlTemplates
}

Editing language.json

The language.json file is in JSON(http://json.org/) format. Pay close attention to formatting to ensure that there are no syntax errors. You may want to validate the file using a JSON validator like http://jsonlint.com/.

Using the Language Parameters

In viewer.js the language parameters are used in various places. Here a message is being shown with the printRangeError language parameter:

viewer.notify({message: viewer.language.printRangeError});

When the HTML templates are loaded, using the Underscore.js Template utility function, the language object is used as template data:

element.html(_.template(options.template.viewer, options.language))

The language parameters are then referenced as variables in the templates:

<!-- This is using the "rotate" parameter from language.json -->
<button data-pcc-rotate class="pcc-icon pcc-icon-rotate"
     title="<%= rotate %>"></button>

Common Pitfalls

When editing the language.json file or the templates there may be some errors for which the cause may not be immediately obvious. Here are some common console errors and their possible causes:

• Uncaught TypeError:
  • Cannot read property 'languageElements' of undefined - This error is thrown when viewer.js cannot find the language object. Verify that the language.json file is being read, and parsed correctly.

• Uncaught ReferenceError:
  • x is not defined - This error could be thrown if you have referenced a variable in the HTML templates that is not defined as data when loading the template. Check to see that this variable exists in either the language.json file or as a template data property used when loading a template.