TOPIC: translation of main menu in back end

Hi! I have done some translation to day but the main menu in backend is not affected by my translations. I find the strings in the language file but this has no effect on the main menu. Any idea why? All other strings I translate changes.

Hello. The menu labels do not come from a language file as these are stored in the database. You can change these in one of two ways:

1) Modify the dtregister.xml file in the component installation package. Towards the bottom of the file you'll find each menu item. Search for "submenu" and you'll find it. There is a line for each submenu item like "Category Management", etc. Change the text seen there. Save your changes. Re-pack the install package into a new ZIP file. Reinstall the component and you'll get your new menu names.

2) Modify the names directly in the database. The table jos_components (you're might have a different prefix than "jos_"), there will be an entry for each DT Register menu and submenu. Change the fields "name" and "admin_menu_alt".

Hope this helps