diff --git a/docs/8.0/ayanova/docs/ay-start-localization.md b/docs/8.0/ayanova/docs/ay-start-localization.md index 64004bc1..1034f717 100644 --- a/docs/8.0/ayanova/docs/ay-start-localization.md +++ b/docs/8.0/ayanova/docs/ay-start-localization.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# LOCALIZATION OVERRIDE +# LOCALIZATION OVERRIDES Localization here means the way in which times, dates and numbers are displayed and interpreted by AyaNova. It does *not* have any connection to the [Translation](ay-translation.md) features of AyaNova which determine what text is displayed in the user interface. @@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ Rarely if ever should there be a need to override the browser's defaults as they If necessary, these override settings will replace the browser provided defaults for use in AyaNova. +## When to override +Ideally the browser should already have the correct settings for the user based on their device or operating system already. If a change is required it's best to try to set it inside the browser itself first using the Browser's own settings and only rely on these settings below in AyaNova as a last resort. + ## Language code override @@ -36,14 +39,14 @@ This value must be the "database name" value, for example: `America/Denver` or ` If no value can be determined from the browser, and no override has been set, the default Time Zone used is `America/New_York`. +## Currency code (required not an override) +Browsers do not have a default currency code (at time of writing) so this is one setting that *must* be set by the user and included here for reference. + +The Currency Code controls how currency values are displayed and accepted for input in AyaNova. The code must be one of the 3 character alphabetic [ISO 4217 active currency codes](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217#Active_codes) This value is *required* and cannot be determined from the Browser itself. If no setting is made the *default* value is "USD" for dollar symbol $. + +Some other common currency codes are: "EUR" - Euro, "GBP" - Great British Pound, "CAD" - Canadian dollar, "AUD" - Australian dollar. -todo: list of common language codes here to save lookup -todo: alternative to forcing overrides by setting browser defaults instead in browser - - - -