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what is the best way to make an application translatable?
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Posted 29 September 2009 - 03:02 AM
ZekeDragon
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Posted 29 September 2009 - 03:05 AM
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yes, I've heard there are ways that you can translate an application without any knowledge of the source code
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Posted 29 September 2009 - 03:20 AM
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If the program has been set up to be internationalized, than you can. Software set up this way uses external files to contain the text instead of hard coding the text into the program itself. The Java Trails have some great information on how translation can be done, but mostly explains how to set up the software for translation. It does rely on the programmer building the program to be able to accommodate translation, so unless that was done you'll need to go through the code. :-\
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Posted 29 September 2009 - 04:07 AM
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Agreed with ZekeDragon. I've worked with a few products that were translated into multiple languages. They have all used external files to contain "phrases" which can then be easily translated into multiple languages. The program can detect all language files and present a list to the user.
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Posted 29 September 2009 - 04:13 AM
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ok, that was kind of what I was looking for, because I had in mind that if I continued to make apps, it could come in handy if there was an option to translate them without having to build a version for every language
