Agent skill

Handsontable i18n and Translations

by handsontable in handsontable/handsontable

How to add user-facing text to Handsontable through language constants and locale files, and how to handle right-to-left layouts, IME input and locale-aware casing.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Handsontable i18n and Translations

skills CLI
$ npx skills add handsontable/handsontable --skill i18n-translations -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install handsontable/handsontable i18n-translations --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/i18n-translations .claude/skills/i18n-translations && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
i18n-translations
GitHub stars
22k
Token cost
~439 tokens
SKILL.md length
149 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
31
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

How to add user-facing text to Handsontable through language constants and locale files, and how to handle right-to-left layouts, IME input and locale-aware casing.

  • Works in 2 steps: Define it in src/i18n/constants.ts in… → Add the English text to every language…
  • Adding a new user-facing string to Handsontable
  • SKILL.md covers Adding a language constant, Consuming translations, RTL and IME, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Every user-visible string in Handsontable goes through the i18n system in src/i18n. Adding one starts with a language constant in constants.ts, written in upper snake case from a namespace prefix and key, then English text added to every language file under src/i18n/languages, which hold more than 20 locales and import the constants as C. Plural strings use an array of singular and plural forms, and a brand new language file also needs its barrel export. Code reads a phrase with getTranslatedPhrase.

Right-to-left layouts use layoutDirection set to rtl with logical CSS properties such as inset-inline-start in place of left, tested with the ar-AR or fa-IR locales. Editors must leave composition state alone, since they handle compositionstart, compositionupdate and compositionend for CJK input. Lowercasing cell data goes through the localeLowerCase helper rather than toLocaleLowerCase, which an ESLint rule enforces, and it keeps special casing for Turkish, Azeri and Lithuanian.

When your agent uses it

  • Adding a new user-facing string to Handsontable
  • Creating a new language file or constant
  • Fixing layout problems in right-to-left locales
  • Changing editor behavior without breaking IME composition

Example prompts

  • “Add a Remove column menu item with English text in every language file.”
  • “Create a new language file for Dutch and wire up its export.”
  • “Make the new toolbar button work in right-to-left layouts and check it with ar-AR.”

Requirements

  • A checkout of the Handsontable repository

Workflow steps

2 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Define it in src/i18n/constants.ts in UPPER_SNAKE_CASE, built from a namespace prefix and key
  2. Add the English text to every language file in src/i18n/languages/ (20+ locales, e.g. en-US.ts, de-DE.ts). Each file imports constants as…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ef6da87. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are javascript).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Handsontable i18n and Translations loads about 439 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 45 tokens; SKILL.md has 149 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~45
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~439

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 149 words (~439 tokens).

“Route all user-visible strings through the i18n system in src/i18n/.”

— opening of SKILL.md by handsontable, Custom licence
name
i18n-translations
path
handsontable/src/i18n/**

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/i18n-translations of handsontable/handsontable.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ef6da87

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Questions about Handsontable i18n and Translations

What does Handsontable i18n and Translations do?

How to add user-facing text to Handsontable through language constants and locale files, and how to handle right-to-left layouts, IME input and locale-aware casing. Every user-visible string in Handsontable goes through the i18n system in src/i18n.ts, written in upper snake case from a namespace prefix and key, then English text added to every language file under src/i18n/languages, which hold more than 20 locales and import the constants as C.

When should I use Handsontable i18n and Translations?

Handsontable i18n and Translations fits situations like: adding a new user-facing string to Handsontable; creating a new language file or constant; fixing layout problems in right-to-left locales; changing editor behavior without breaking IME composition.

How do I install Handsontable i18n and Translations in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add handsontable/handsontable --skill i18n-translations -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/i18n-translations in handsontable/handsontable) into .claude/skills/i18n-translations in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Handsontable i18n and Translations in Codex?

Run `npx skills add handsontable/handsontable --skill i18n-translations -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/i18n-translations in handsontable/handsontable) into .agents/skills/i18n-translations in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Handsontable i18n and Translations in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add handsontable/handsontable --skill i18n-translations -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/i18n-translations, .gemini/skills/i18n-translations, .github/skills/i18n-translations and .opencode/skills/i18n-translations in your project.

What does Handsontable i18n and Translations need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Handsontable i18n and Translations is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: A checkout of the Handsontable repository.

Does Handsontable i18n and Translations access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Handsontable i18n and Translations safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Handsontable i18n and Translations use?

Handsontable i18n and Translations has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Handsontable i18n and Translations use?

About 439 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Handsontable i18n and Translations?

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Who maintains Handsontable i18n and Translations?

handsontable (a GitHub organization) maintains it in handsontable/handsontable, which has 22,061 GitHub stars. The repository holds 31 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: handsontable/handsontable on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.