\mainlanguage

Syntax

\mainlanguage[...]
[...]	nl fr en uk de es cz ro..

Description

Set the language of auto-generated language elements, like the title of the table of contents or the appendix.

Example

To get the auto-generated language elements in German the paramater has to be de.

The title "Inhalt" ist typeset above the table of contents (\completecontent).

\setuppapersize[A5]
\mainlanguage[de]

\starttext

\completecontent
\chapter{Chapter 1}

\stoptext

produces

See also

• \language - Change the hyphenation language.
• \setuplanguage to alter some properties of the main language
• \setuplabeltext to alter some of a language's labels. (E.g. to change 'Section' to 'Lesson'.)

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