Why is localizing webhelp responsive in 20.1 more complicated?

[mdslup]

I was searching for documentation on localizing webhelp output and found this page:

https://www.oxygenxml.com/doc/versions/ ... bhelp.html

The steps MADE PERFECT SENSE, but did not work for me (using Oxygen 20.1). I later found this page:

https://www.oxygenxml.com/doc/versions/ ... responsive

which explains how to do it correctly in the newest version of Oxygen. So I'm able to translate the webhelp output as expected.

However, I'm really curious *why* the steps to translate in 20.1 are so different. . To me, the steps described in Oxygen 18 are very intuitive. But in 20.1, I have to create a new plugin, and run a script. Why can't I just create new strings files in the folders and expect them to work? Why is it so much more complicated?

[cosmin_andrei]

Hello,

The current procedure helps when you update the WebHelp plugin, without losing language customization as there is a separate plugin. Using the previous procedure, during the updating process were losing any customization you have.