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=Modifying the phrases= | =Modifying the phrases= | ||
[[Category:Cumulus Files]] | |||
In the folder where you installed Cumulus, you will find a file called <tt>samplestrings.ini</tt>. Take a copy of this, leave it in the Cumulus installation folder, and rename it <tt>strings.ini</tt>. Note that your 'strings.ini' only needs to contain the rows with phrases you want to modify. | In the folder where you installed Cumulus, you will find a file called <tt>samplestrings.ini</tt>. Take a copy of this, leave it in the Cumulus installation folder, and rename it <tt>strings.ini</tt>. Note that your 'strings.ini' only needs to contain the rows with phrases you want to modify. | ||
You can edit anything that follows the equals sign. By default, there is always a particular phrase already there, but you can replace the right hand text with the equivalent in another language, or with a similar but more descriptive phase that is easier for you to understand. If you do not want to change the right hand text, then the entire line can be deleted, and the default will be used by Cumulus. | You can edit anything that follows the equals sign. By default, there is always a particular phrase already there, but you can replace the right hand text with the equivalent in another language, or with a similar but more descriptive phase that is easier for you to understand. If you do not want to change the right hand text, then the entire line can be deleted, and the default will be used by Cumulus. | ||
'''You must restart Cumulus if you make changes to the strings.ini file while Cumulus is running'''. Cumulus only reads the file when it starts to run. | '''You must restart Cumulus if you make changes to the strings.ini file while Cumulus is running'''. Cumulus (any flavour) only reads the file when it starts to run. | ||
=Forecast phrases= | =Forecast phrases= | ||
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Legacy Cumulus 1: Remember that these minutes and seconds are calculated only at midnight based on times for '''last Dawn''' and ''next Dusk'' that will be on different dates (except between dusk and midnight), so they are approximate as they never relate to your current daytime period. | Legacy Cumulus 1: Remember that these minutes and seconds are calculated only at midnight based on times for '''last Dawn''' and ''next Dusk'' that will be on different dates (except between dusk and midnight), so they are approximate as they never relate to your current daytime period. However, this modification is only available in Cumulus 2 and 3 (MX). | ||
MX: Recalculated during the day, so you may see the figures change depending on local time. | MX: Recalculated during the day, so you may see the figures change depending on local time. Please remember, the dawn and dusk used may still be on different days. | ||
=Example file= | =Example file= | ||
