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Anyone using resources strings via PE Import ?
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 2:34 pm
by HenrichD
Just wanted to ask if anyone uses resource strings via PE Import.
My issues :
- As my source code tends to live, I have to reimport due to addition of new resourcestrings
The reimport selection list in that PE Import Wizart does not help me in identifying the new resourcestring, so I select all.
After reimport, I have duplicate/triple/quadruple entries and from time to time the String Ids change so it's a big pain to manually maintain the resourcestring translation - even with dictionary manager.
There was a thread back from 2002 where someone complained about the same things, Igor promised to do something about it in a upcoming release.
As no improvement happened : Is it o.k. to characterize that resource translation capability as beta / last resourt solution or am I missing something ?
Let me know, please
Henrich
Re: Anyone using resources strings via PE Import ?
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 6:34 am
by Haron
HenrichD
> Just wanted to ask if anyone uses resource strings via PE Import.
I did.
> The reimport selection list in that PE Import Wizart does not help me in identifying the new resourcestring, so I select all.
Don't continue, I know. This design problem is fixed.
Be excited: there are more very nice features to come.
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 9:08 am
by HenrichD
Hi Haron,
Sounds great - what is the time frame ? Any estimation when we might see an improved version ?
(Right now I'm thinking about discarding all my 1xxx resourcestrings and using string constants instead which I'd hate).
The reason I'm using resourcestrings : they are used in 'non visual' code like threads and legacy procedural programming. I don't want to introduce an application wide dictionary for those modules because they are shared in different applications in different combinations and I don't want to create a dependency mess.
Resourcestrings let me translate exactly what I need - which I like.
Speed is not an issue for me - the resourcestrings are used for logging, error handling and data generation.
Let me know about a time frame estimation - I'd be willing to wait a couple weeks, but not 6 months ...
Thanks,
Henrich.
P.S.: Have you ever seen the way multilizer handles/handled resourcestrings ?
(I last used it 2000 and what I liked about it : you can filter and translate resourcestrings by unit - so you know what you are working on. If I look at the Resource Dictionary in SilEditor - whew - looks like you really need to know what you are doing)
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 9:26 am
by Haron
HenrichD
> Sounds great - what is the time frame ?
Sorry, this is not my responsibility... I'm just special SIComponents user, not developer / support member.
> Any estimation when we might see an improved version ?
Of course I can say _my_ estimation (can be absolutely not correct :) - during March.
> The reason I'm using resourcestrings
Well, excellent reason ! Till now I never used resourcestrings (ok, almost never :), only in my components and common utils). But all clasess of my big Delphi project uses one central strings-storage.
> Resourcestrings let me translate exactly what I need - which I like.
That's right. This way I do translation of Developer Express Printing System dialogs, because they also use resourcestrings and run-time initialization.
> Have you ever seen the way multilizer handles/handled resourcestrings ?
No, too expensive. I start using SILang about 4 years ago and always get satisfied, because its functionality raise together with my needs - great support.
> (I last used it 2000 and what I liked about it : you can filter and translate resourcestrings by unit - so you know what you are working on
Yes, this is really good !...