Multiple Language Template

Question

I have a multiple language project. When I set up the project for the multiple languages I end up with each branch header having all the languages beneath that language. Please see the example below. 
 French 
 French 
 Italian 
 German 
 Spanish 
 
 Italian 
 French 
 Italian 
 German 
 Spanish 
 German 
 French 
 Italian 
 German 
 Spanish 
 Spanish 
 French 
 Italian 
 German 
 Spanish 
 I would prefer to have the file(s) for all of French under French and all the files for Italian under Italian without having the other language combinations in that sub-folder as well. 
 What am I doing wrong?

Paul · Answer

Hi Susan, 
 
It looks as though you have put source files for each language into separate language folders and then added them all to Studio. You don't need to do this. You just create one folder for all the source files and when you create your project Studio will do all the rest and will create separate language folders for each target language. 
 
Regards 
 
Paul

Paul · Answer

Hi Susan, 
 
This is what I thought with my explanation above... although not different language folders you have still created a source file for each target language. So you have source files that are all the same, but with different names (de_DE.json, es_ES.json etc.) 
 
You don't need to do this. 
 
Just take one source file, they are all the same aren't they? When you create the project you will then have the target language files saved in the separate target language folders. 
 
Regards 
 
Paul

Paul · Answer

If the files are different for each language, and you wanted one project for everything, then they would be added as you have done now and then you could go into each language folder and remove the ones you don't need. 
 
The problem (well, not really a problem just something you have to consider for the way you wish to work) is that the way Studio works is you have one source language to multiple target languages. So when you create a project all the files you offer as source will be replicated into each target language folder. 
 
If the source files you receive for each language are different in every case then you are probably going to be better off creating separate projects for each language otherwise it may get very confusing... I think. best to keep it simple and you're less likely to make a mistake. 
 
Regards 
 
Paul

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Multiple Language Template