[solved] - Smarty tag - architecture internationalization

[mosspower]

Hello,

I don't have much experience in PHP and don't understand the smarty tag

{l s='Contact us'}

What does it mean. I think the l stands for language and s for standard. Is that so? I can't find the french labels when I switch to the locale french. Where can I find them. I neither couldn't find them in the database nor in any files.

Example: URI: http://localhost/prestashop/order-slip.php?id_lang=1

This will display the english text (id_lang=1), for example "canceled orders" ... I can find the label in the corresponing TPL-file, but for the id_lang=2 = french, I couldn't find any text, for example 'annulations de commandes'.

Where can I find the text? I'm stuck here. Is it compiled or what?

Thx for any help in advance!

[tomerg3]

l is a prestashop defined function (which is used to translate strings), it is passed to smarty so it can be used in templates.
s is the string that will be passed to the translation function.

You define the translations based on the text you enter in the tag in the backoffice Tools->Translations->Front office translations, and click on the flag you want to translate to.

[mosspower]

Thx a lot for your explanations.

One question remains. Where are those text labels saved and in what format?
I neither can't find them in the database nor in any text file.

Is it compiled or saved in binary characters?

[tomerg3]

They are saved in the file system, front page stuff is saved in /translations and modules are in /modules/modulename/2letteriso.php

[mosspower]

I found the needed text labels in /themes/themes-name/lang/[iso].php ...

I don't know, why I couldn't find them in the first place.
Thank you very much for your help and hints.

[rocky]

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