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Sun, Sep 28 2008 2:16 AMPermanent Link

David
I've been approached by a reseller to resell my program in another language.

What is the easiest way to convert a program to run in two or more
languages?
Sun, Sep 28 2008 6:35 AMPermanent Link

"Malcolm"
David wrote:

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> What is the easiest way to convert a program to run in two or more
> languages?

Hmm, easiest?  Well, that would be to pay someone else to do it for you. Surprised
But maybe, like me, you do *not* find paying to be easy!

Check out the codegear ngs, I am fairly sure they have one for internationalization.

D2009 has improved tools built-in and I think some earlier versions also included tools.

Then there are the free tools such as 'gettext', 'poedit', ..  hundreds swear by them.

Then there are some commercial component sets like 'TsiLang' (the one I use) that
can wrap it all together.

If your program has a lot of text to be translated it will not be a trivial task.  
I think you need to look at several systems and decide which best fits, based on
your existing skills and those of the person(s) doing the translations.

Google for the above 'words',

HTH

Malcolm

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Sun, Sep 28 2008 8:33 AMPermanent Link

Roy Lambert

NLH Associates

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Malcolm

Post in the CG ngs


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You can have information about how to desing UI and other stuff from
http://www.sisulizer.com/support/developers-corner/preparing-delphi.shtml
I am currently writing new document covering Delphi 2009.

More information from
http://software-localization.blogspot.com/
Of cource I am not 100% objective in this issue but my option is that the most important features of a localization tools are:
- It can localize eveything: forms, strings, pictures, fonts, IME, etc
- It shows forms including inherited forms and frames correctly without development tool.
- This same is available for translator without any development tool
- You can import and export data
- You can check that your translations are right (spell checking, format pattern checking, etc)

Sisulizer can do all this and it is written in Delphi and localized to 12 languages including Asian languages.
Best regards,
Jaakko Salmenius
http://www.sisulizer.com- Three simple steps to localize

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Roy Lambert
Sun, Sep 28 2008 11:24 AMPermanent Link

"Malcolm"
Roy Lambert wrote:

> Malcolm
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> Post in the CG ngs
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...snip..

Hi Roy

Were you intending to show me a cg post or advising the OP to ask there!  Surprised

I just got my D2009 TsiLang installed today .. hey, it works just like it always did.  Surprised

Malcolm

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Mon, Sep 29 2008 2:28 AMPermanent Link

Roy Lambert

NLH Associates

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Malcolm


Showing the OP the post and the links.

Roy Lambert
Mon, Sep 29 2008 7:54 PMPermanent Link

Lance Rasmussen

Jazzie Software

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There are some tools, like Sisulizer that help make things easier.  Still
need someone to translate, though.

Lance

"David" <dpuett@mac.com> wrote in message
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> I've been approached by a reseller to resell my program in another
> language.
>
> What is the easiest way to convert a program to run in two or more
> languages?
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