Expanded the documentation of the `\thesis@requireLocale` and

%    \end{macrocode}

% \end{macro}\begin{macro}{\thesis@requireLocale}

% If inheritance is enabled for style files, then the

% |\thesis@requireStyle|\marg{locale} macro sequentially

% |\thesis@requireLocale|\marg{locale} macro sequentially

% loads each of the following locale files, provided they exist:

% \begin{enumerate}

%   \item|\thesis@localepath fithesis-|\textit{locale}|.def|

% although the usage within locale files is strongly discouraged to

% prevent circular dependencies.

%

% If the \textsf{polyglossia} package is being used, the respective

% hyphenation patterns get loaded as well. As a consequence, this

% command may not be used within the document, but only in the

% preamble.

% If the \textsf{polyglossia} package is being used, its

% definitions for the respective locale get loaded as well. As a

% consequence, this command may not be used within the document,

% but only in the preamble.

%    \begin{macrocode}

\def\thesis@requireLocale#1{%

  % Ignore redundant requests

% \DescribeMacro{\thesis@selectLocale}|\thesis@selectLocale|\marg{locale}

% macro redefines the |\thesis@locale| macro to \textit{locale},

% and switches to the hyphenation patterns of \textit{locale}. The

% respective locale files and hyphenation patterns should be loaded

% beforehand using the |\thesis@requireLocale| macro.

% respective locale files and polyglossia locale definitions should

% be loaded beforehand using the |\thesis@requireLocale| macro.

%

% This macro should always be used within a group, so that the

% locale settings and the hyphenation return back to what the user

% has specified after the localized block of typographic material.

%    \begin{macrocode}

\def\thesis@selectLocale#1{%

  \edef\thesis@locale{#1}%