skills/vscode-ext-localization/SKILL.md
Guidelines for proper localization of VS Code extensions, following VS Code extension development guidelines, libraries and good practices
npx skillsauth add williamlimasilva/.copilot vscode-ext-localizationInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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This skill helps you localize every aspect of VS Code extensions
Use this skill when you need to:
VS Code localization is composed by three different approaches, depending on the resource that is being localized. When a new localizable resource is created or updated, the corresponding localization for all currently available languages must be created/updated.
package.json
-> An exclusive package.nls.LANGID.json file, like package.nls.pt-br.json of Brazilian Portuguese (pt-br) localizationMarkdown files)
-> An exclusive Markdown file like walkthrough/someStep.pt-br.md for Brazilian Portuguese localizationbundle.l10n.pt-br.json for Brazilian Portuguese localizationtools
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development
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testing
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development
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