[CDS API] Possibility to specify client language

[Former user]

I can imagine people having a client application in the native operating system language. If that is different then the Serviio language, it would be nice if you can let the CDS API operate on a different language.

[Petr Nejedly]

What things should be translated exactly? Do you mean the container names (categories)? It's taken from the language set in the console on Presentation tab.

[Former user]

Yes, I know. It's not that I want to change the language for the complete Serviio installation, but just for the CDS client.

For instance, my TV and Serviio is set to Dutch, because I want my kids to understand the menus. But my phone is set to English, my laptop also. It would be nice if I can have the interface in English on both my phone and laptop.

I can imagine that client applications (for phone and laptop) will support multiple languages, and it would be cool if Serviio could "work" along with that...

For instance, by specifying a language argument to CDS calls.

[Petr Nejedly]

could be done with a Locale header

[Yann R]

Meanwhile, wouldn’t it be possible to use a tag for that language setting in the DLNA profile associated to the client.

Therefore, a solution could be to replicate a certain profile (e.g. Generic DLNA), add a preferred language, and save it to “Generic DLNA English-UI”).

=> this way you could use that profile AND force the language you want in the client UI.