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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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