Babel, a multilingual package for use with LATEX's ... - linsrv.net

\StartBabelCommands{language}{captions}
[unicode, fontenc=EU1 EU2, charset=utf8]
\SetString{\chaptername}{utf8-string}
\StartBabelCommands{language}{captions}
\SetString{\chaptername}{ascii-maybe-LICR-string}
\EndBabelCommands
A real example is:
\StartBabelCommands{austrian}{date}
[unicode, fontenc=EU1 EU2, charset=utf8]
\SetString\monthiname{Jänner}
\StartBabelCommands{german,austrian}{date}
[unicode, fontenc=EU1 EU2, charset=utf8]
\SetString\monthiiiname{März}
\StartBabelCommands{austrian}{date}
\SetString\monthiname{J\"{a}nner}
\StartBabelCommands{german}{date}
\SetString\monthiname{Januar}
\StartBabelCommands{german,austrian}{date}
\SetString\monthiiname{Februar}
\SetString\monthiiiname{M\"{a}rz}
\SetString\monthivname{April}
\SetString\monthvname{Mai}
\SetString\monthviname{Juni}
\SetString\monthviiname{Juli}
\SetString\monthviiiname{August}
\SetString\monthixname{September}
\SetString\monthxname{Oktober}
\SetString\monthxiname{November}
\SetString\monthxiiname{Dezenber}
\SetString\today{\number\day.~%
\csname month\romannumeral\month name\endcsname\space
\number\year}
\StartBabelCommands{german,austrian}{captions}
\SetString\prefacename{Vorwort}
[etc.]
\EndBabelCommands
When used in ldf files, previous values of \〈category〉〈language〉 are overriden,
which means the old way to define strings still works and used by default (to be
precise, is first set to undefined and then strings are added). However, when used
in the preamble or in a package, new settings are added to the previous ones, if
the language exists (in the babel sense, ie, if \date〈language〉 exists).
\StartBabelCommands
* {〈language-list〉}{〈category〉}[〈selector〉]
The starred version just forces strings to take a value – if not set as package
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