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== [[Help:Reference|Syntax]] (autogenerated) ==
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== [[Help:Reference|Syntax]] ==
 
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== Example ==
 
== Example ==
  
To get the auto-generated language elements in German the paramater has to be <code>de</code>.
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To get the auto-generated language elements in German, use the parameter <code>de</code> or <code>german</code>. The example below places the table of contents.
 
 
The title "Inhalt" ist typeset above the table of contents ({{cmd|completecontent}}).
 
  
 
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\completecontent
 
\completecontent
\chapter{Chapter 1}
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\chapter{The first chapter}
  
 
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
  
* {{cmd|language}} - Change the hyphenation language.
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* {{cmd|language}} to change the language rules used for hyphenation and quotation.
* {{cmd|setuplanguage}} to alter some properties of the main language
 
 
* {{cmd|setuplabeltext}} to alter some of a language's labels. (E.g. to change 'Section' to 'Lesson'.)
 
* {{cmd|setuplabeltext}} to alter some of a language's labels. (E.g. to change 'Section' to 'Lesson'.)
  

Latest revision as of 20:37, 11 November 2019

\mainlanguage

Syntax (autogenerated)

\mainlanguage[...]
[...]language


Syntax

\mainlanguage[...]
[...] nl fr en uk de es cz ro..

Description

Set the language of auto-generated language elements, like the title of the table of contents or the appendix.

Example

To get the auto-generated language elements in German, use the parameter de or german. The example below places the table of contents.

\setuppapersize[A5]
\mainlanguage[de]

\starttext

\completecontent
\chapter{The first chapter}

\stoptext

produces

See also

  • \language to change the language rules used for hyphenation and quotation.
  • \setuplabeltext to alter some of a language's labels. (E.g. to change 'Section' to 'Lesson'.)

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