Is it possible to translate everything ?
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 7:19 am
hello
I am a newbie in Delphi and I am testing different solution to internationalize a project that will start in the next weeks. I downloaded the demo of your software last week to compare it with other solutions that I found.
I think that your solution fits our needs. But I have some questions to close my tests:
1/ Is there a way to translate all the system messages like for example : "Invalid filename", "Out of memory", "Cannot make a visible window modal" ... In other solutions it is possible so I want to know if I can do it with yours.
2/ Is there a way to translate all the information of a windows dialog ? I know that, for example with an open dialog, I can translate the caption of the different elements. But I want to know if I can translate the hint of the different butons of the dialog (example: create a new folder).
I used sDialogs but didn't find a way to do it.
3/ Is there a way you to translate the hint of the three butons that are in the window bar (close minimize, maximize) and the pop-up menu that appears when you click on the icon of the window bar. In the test I made, these texts were in the language used by the os.
4/ I read in the documentation that the translations can be associated with the exe file but can also be found in external files. I understood that we can simply add or modify translation by adding or modifying a file of the application. Am I right ? If i am, can you explain to me how to use externall files to stock the translation because I did not find a way to do it ?
Thanks in advance
Laurent
I am a newbie in Delphi and I am testing different solution to internationalize a project that will start in the next weeks. I downloaded the demo of your software last week to compare it with other solutions that I found.
I think that your solution fits our needs. But I have some questions to close my tests:
1/ Is there a way to translate all the system messages like for example : "Invalid filename", "Out of memory", "Cannot make a visible window modal" ... In other solutions it is possible so I want to know if I can do it with yours.
2/ Is there a way to translate all the information of a windows dialog ? I know that, for example with an open dialog, I can translate the caption of the different elements. But I want to know if I can translate the hint of the different butons of the dialog (example: create a new folder).
I used sDialogs but didn't find a way to do it.
3/ Is there a way you to translate the hint of the three butons that are in the window bar (close minimize, maximize) and the pop-up menu that appears when you click on the icon of the window bar. In the test I made, these texts were in the language used by the os.
4/ I read in the documentation that the translations can be associated with the exe file but can also be found in external files. I understood that we can simply add or modify translation by adding or modifying a file of the application. Am I right ? If i am, can you explain to me how to use externall files to stock the translation because I did not find a way to do it ?
Thanks in advance
Laurent