I am trying to set up a Windows Form login screen that uses the user's language to set either German or English for a class. I have set up my .resx files within the Properties of my project, but I cannot figure out why the form always shows in English.
I reviewed How to use localization in C# and How to make multi language app in winforms, which is where I found the information on setting up the Strings.resx and Strings.de.resx files, but the text when I set my UI Language to German always shows in English. On the LoginForm Properties, I have Localizable set to True.
As I want the app to load the screen with the correct language, I placed all my code in the Load Event:
private void LoginForm_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Check system language
CultureInfo Language = CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture;
// Check if system language is set to German or English, and display
// login screen elements as appropriate
if (Language.Name.ToString() == "Deutsch")
{
LoginLabel.Text = Properties.Strings.LoginLabel;
UserLabel.Text = Properties.Strings.UserLabel;
PasswordLabel.Text = Properties.Strings.PasswordLabel;
LoginButton.Text = Properties.Strings.LoginButton;
ExitButton.Text = Properties.Strings.ExitButton;
}
}
I know I'm likely missing something simple, but I can't figure it out. If I need to, I can manually set the Text fields to the German version, but I'd rather have it separated in the .resx files if possible.
