On 19/12/05, Jan Vanoverpelt <jan.vanoverpelt(a)gmail.com> wrote:
After installation of the Mediawiki-software, I
changed the default
"English" language into Dutch by changing $wgLanguageCode in
localsettings.php AND by setting $wgUseDatabaseMessages=false in
defaultsettings.php (the latter had to be done in order to see the changes,
like is indicated in the Mediawiki-FAQ).
Hm, you're the second person recently to misunderstand / not fully
appreciate the effect of $wgUseDatabaseMessages, perhaps some
documentation needs clarifying somewhere... By setting this option,
you have switched off the "MediaWiki:" namespace, so that interface
messages will be taken straight from the (in your case) LanguageNl.php
file.
neither can I change the content of the navigation
bar.
This is where the misunderstanding comes in - you can change whatever
you like, _by changing the LanguageNl.php file_. It's not as easy as
using the wiki-based way, obviously, but you just need to find and
change the "'sidebar' =>" line in that file. You'll also have to
be
careful not to overwrite your changes when upgrading, but as a
compromise this seems workable.
to run the script rebuildMessages.php in the
maintenance-folder.
If you could manage to do this, you would be able to switch
$wgDatabaseMessages back to true (in fact, you may need to do so
first), but whether executing with your FTP program will work, I don't
know. I think that script requires some command-line arguments (view
the source for what), and you'll also need to create an
"AdminSettings.php" file (see "AdminSettings.sample").
--
Rowan Collins BSc
[IMSoP]