Changing Language

Changing the Default Language

As of SightLab 2.7.3, multilingual support is available for text displayed in both the GUI interface and the experiment console text.

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Supported Languages

The following languages are currently supported (note there are also 41 languages supported for the AI Agents in both SightLab and E-Learning Lab):

• English (default)
• Spanish
• Arabic
• Bulgarian
• Chinese
• Greek
• Polish
• Hindi
• German
• French

Additional languages can be added with minimal effort. If you would like support for another language, please contact support@worldviz.com.

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Changing the Language

To change the interface language:

1. Navigate to your SightLab2 folder in your Documents directory.

2. Open the following folder:

   Documents\SightLab2\Util_Files\sightlab_utils
   

3. Locate the file and set write permissions:

   settings.py
   

4. Right-click the file and select:

   Show More Options → Edit in Vizard
   

5. Find the line:

   LANGUAGE = "English"
   

6. Replace "English" with the language you want to use. For example:

   LANGUAGE = "Spanish"
   

7. Save the file and restart SightLab.

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Adding a New Language

To add support for a new language:

1. In the same sightlab_utils folder, open (and set write permissions):

   translations.py
   

2. Add a new dictionary entry for the language and provide the translated strings.

   Example structure:

   ```python
   "NewLanguage": {
   "start_experiment": "Translation here",
   "end_experiment": "Translation here"
   }

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Fallback Behavior

If a string does not yet have a translation, SightLab will automatically fall back to the English version.

This means partial translations are safe, and untranslated text will still display correctly.