Once the data files are complete, (see previous post) you can start working on the program itself. This is a fairly large task, as the BeerSmith 2 program has thousands of fields and menu items in it.
Also I ask that you not modify any of the credits, items marked for internal use, or copyright information.
The tool to translate the program itself is attached - it is in a file called BResource.zip. You will also need the latest Res.xml file from the BeerSmith Windows version. If you install the BeerSmith windows version you can find the Res.xml file under 'Program Files (x86)/BeerSmith3'. Copy this file and rename it to Lang.xml to use as a base for conversion.
Attached to this message is a file called BResource.zip which contains the Windows based resource editor (sorry - no Mac yet). To use it you need to:
If you manage to get a complete Lang.xml file - please post it under the appropriate language thread so others can check it as well.
Once we have a complete set of data files and a Lang.xml file, could you send me a private message so I can create an installation package for the program which we can use for testing the translated version.
Note I have not yet addressed translating of the help files. The commercial tool I use to generate the help files is pretty expensive, but it may be possible to translate the files themselves if you have a good HTML editor.
http://www.beersmith.com/download/BResource.zip -- Latest version here!!
Thanks,
Brad
Also I ask that you not modify any of the credits, items marked for internal use, or copyright information.
The tool to translate the program itself is attached - it is in a file called BResource.zip. You will also need the latest Res.xml file from the BeerSmith Windows version. If you install the BeerSmith windows version you can find the Res.xml file under 'Program Files (x86)/BeerSmith3'. Copy this file and rename it to Lang.xml to use as a base for conversion.
Attached to this message is a file called BResource.zip which contains the Windows based resource editor (sorry - no Mac yet). To use it you need to:
- Download the attached BResource.zip
- Unzip it to the directory BResource
- Open the program BResource.exe
- Use the Open command to Open "Lang.xml" which has the resources in it
- Edit the menus, fields and strings in Lang.xml using the tool
- For testing, you need to copy Lang.xml into the same directory as the BeerSmith program - usually this is C:\Program Files (x86)\BeerSmith2 by default.
- If you have the Lang.xml file in the BeerSmith program directory, when you start BeerSmith it will pick up the Lang.xml file and use it to display menus and fields throughout the program
- As you are translating you will need to take into account screen size - as really long field names could lead to poor formatting on screen, particularly for those running on netbooks or other small screens
If you manage to get a complete Lang.xml file - please post it under the appropriate language thread so others can check it as well.
Once we have a complete set of data files and a Lang.xml file, could you send me a private message so I can create an installation package for the program which we can use for testing the translated version.
Note I have not yet addressed translating of the help files. The commercial tool I use to generate the help files is pretty expensive, but it may be possible to translate the files themselves if you have a good HTML editor.
http://www.beersmith.com/download/BResource.zip -- Latest version here!!
Thanks,
Brad
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