April 2009 Archives

There are several improvements and time savers included in this release as well as a sample application added during the installation which demonstrates basic functionality.

• Added: A sample application when ResourceBlender is installed to show core functionality.
• Added: Option to treat files without a language code in the filename as the default language.
• Added: Option to add languages not currently used by an application when importing resources.
• Added: Option to show completion of resources from languages not used by an application when viewing a resource summary.
• Changed: If the installer does not have permission to write to web.config, a message is now shown with instructions to copy and paste replacement values.
• Fixed: Bug which caused the empty selection validator not to fire on the Create Variant page.
• Fixed: When importing from .properties, if a file used CR+LF line breaks, the \r was not removed.
• ResourceBlender.NET is now ready to be translated, all literal strings have been moved to resource files.

Recent changes include multi-threaded automatic translation and an option to escape international characters when generating .properties bundles, eliminating the need for Java's native2ascii utility.

• Added: Multi-threaded automatic translation with Google Translate.
• Added: Option to escape unicode characters (with code points above 127) to prevent the need to run native2ascii when generating .properties bundles.
• Changed: When merging resources, translator comments are also merged.
• Changed: Java bundles containing escaped unicode sequences are now converted to their string representation when importing.
• Fixed: Bug when exporting Chinese Simplified or Traditional to Java .properties.
• Fixed: Bug when importing PO files which caused the import to fail if two untranslated strings with plurals shared the same first 15 characters.

This release makes it easier for translators by adding a file format and editor which allows translators to edit more easily. It should make it more inviting for a translator to volunteer.

• Added: RBT file (translation database) format to make life easier for translators.
• Added: Shortcut keys and usability improvements throughout.
• Added: Option to clear settings.
• Added: Splash screen.
• Changed: Progress is now shown when exporting.
• Changed: If the database settings are changed after the program has been installed, tables will now be created if required.
• Changed: Translations for a resource can be deleted by leaving the translation field blank.
• Changed: When importing, multiple files can now be specified. If some of the files are zip archives they will be extracted before import.
• Changed: The database path/server address is now shown in the main window status bar.
• Fixed: Icons were only shown in one menu in the main window. This has been fixed.