Vscode Ext Localization
github/awesome-copilotThis skill enables comprehensive localization of Visual Studio Code extensions, supporting configurations, walkthroughs, and source code messages in multiple languages. It provides guidelines and resources for creating language-specific files for different extension components, making it suitable for developers working on multilingual extensions. Key capabilities include managing localization files for settings, commands, views, walkthrough content, and code strings to ensure consistent translation across all extension resources.
VS Code extension localization
This skill helps you localize every aspect of VS Code extensions
When to use this skill
Use this skill when you need to:
- Localize new or existing contributed configurations (settings), commands, menus, views or walkthroughs
- Localize new or existing messages or other string resources contained in extension source code that are displayed to the end user
Instructions
VS Code localization is composed by three different approaches, depending on the resource that is being localized. When a new localizable resource is created or updated, the corresponding localization for all currently available languages must be created/updated.
- Configurations like Settings, Commands, Menus, Views, ViewsWelcome, Walkthrough Titles and Descriptions, defined in
package.json-> An exclusivepackage.nls.LANGID.jsonfile, likepackage.nls.pt-br.jsonof Brazilian Portuguese (pt-br) localization - Walkthrough content (defined in its own
Markdownfiles) -> An exclusiveMarkdownfile likewalkthrough/someStep.pt-br.mdfor Brazilian Portuguese localization - Messages and string located in extension source code (JavaScript or TypeScript files) -> An exclusive
bundle.l10n.pt-br.jsonfor Brazilian Portuguese localization
GitHub Owner
Owner: github
GitHub Links
- Website: https://github.com/about
- Verified domains:
github,github.com
SKILL.md
name: vscode-ext-localization description: 'Guidelines for proper localization of VS Code extensions, following VS Code extension development guidelines, libraries and good practices'
VS Code extension localization
This skill helps you localize every aspect of VS Code extensions
When to use this skill
Use this skill when you need to:
- Localize new or existing contributed configurations (settings), commands, menus, views or walkthroughs
- Localize new or existing messages or other string resources contained in extension source code that are displayed to the end user
Instructions
VS Code localization is composed by three different approaches, depending on the resource that is being localized. When a new localizable resource is created or updated, the corresponding localization for all currently available languages must be created/updated.
- Configurations like Settings, Commands, Menus, Views, ViewsWelcome, Walkthrough Titles and Descriptions, defined in
package.json-> An exclusivepackage.nls.LANGID.jsonfile, likepackage.nls.pt-br.jsonof Brazilian Portuguese (pt-br) localization - Walkthrough content (defined in its own
Markdownfiles) -> An exclusiveMarkdownfile likewalkthrough/someStep.pt-br.mdfor Brazilian Portuguese localization - Messages and string located in extension source code (JavaScript or TypeScript files)
-> An exclusive
bundle.l10n.pt-br.jsonfor Brazilian Portuguese localization