Using locale in liferay theme

Following steps should be  taken for getting the message besad on locale in theme

here i have used french as an example

enable french language in portal,

first login as admin go to control panel 

click on a portal settings links

frm the right side menu from miscilaneous tab select display settings

Thaen select the language you prefered and in languages portlet frm the configuration tab 

select languages u want to display

display locale text in liferay  theme

#language(propertyname ) in theme vm

steps taken from http://www.liferay.com/community/forums/-/message_boards/message/7094356