Hi Chip: I have already decided to roll my own little handler. I have a Lits Text File where I hold all Lits related to the Project and use a Dictionary to control loading Form Control text properties and other Text items. Also, The Translation for my app will initially set the text items to the user's Local Language Code and translate all strings into the appropriate language if one exists for his Local Language in the Google Translation Languages. Of course, the original language will be backed up for catistrophic recovery and the user will be able to select a diferent language to use with his particular Language Code if the default language is not what he wants. Also, this method will not address currency, dates and times nor calandars but I don't use them in my LanguageTranslation routine proper. I might have to deal with them during the language conversion process of the Third Party Scripts xml files although I have not seen anyone do this so far. In the Microsoft Resource Files all this has to be done by hand or selected manually by the person creating the application and nothing like this is in the WE App script xml file or it's related handler so far as I have seen. It will be something I might need to address since larger applications like Sonar, Adobe, Visual Studio, various Security Software and most other applications would likely need currency, Dates and Times and perhaps calanders but for now this will do what I need. If I would have gotten the bloody external Scripting to work I would have worked on a IDE to do script development similar to what VB.net has but geared twoard blind users. To do it now I would have to work in VBScript and that would be a major coding adventure... Later: Rick USA - Original Message ----- From: Chip Orange To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 7:42 AM Subject: RE: User Help Dialogs
Rick, you can still make use of the internationalization features built into the xml file in WE from vb.net, you don't have to be using VBScript. (at least as far as the strings section go). You can even use the XML dialogs as far as I know, although you may prefer the dialogs available to you in vb.net. Chip ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: RicksPlace [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 6:13 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: User Help Dialogs Hi Aaron, I agree and try not to ReInvent the wheel whenever possible. I'll take a look at that option as soon as I can get back to scripting. My LanguageConversion VB.net Program is working but, grin, I am getting more gray hairs trying to globalize it! I don't like the entire process and think it should be something where a end-user can perform translation when they first install a script and not something the Scriptor does before hand. That said, what a pain! I like the way you handle the Language Elements rather than having to handle a bunch of Resource Files as used in Visual Studio - it's cleaner and easier to maintain. I am almost leaning twoard a complete ReWrite in VBScript just to use the Language Elements rather than using the Visual Studio Resource Files or hand rolling my own Globalization Handler.The only thing keeping me from doing either is whether I want to create something where the end user can select a language without the original scriptor having to have had set up the script before hand. I am thinking on how that might work. There are many languages and it would be easier and cleaner to allow a end user to pick one rather than having a bunch of pre-defined languages built into a App. The same goes for my stand-alone LanguageConverter VB.net project. But, I don't like to ReInvent the wheel and you and Microsoft seem to have setteled in on the existing method of handling Globalization and Localization likely for pretty good reasons, so... Later and thanks: Rick USA ----- Original Message ----- From: Aaron Smith To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 9:25 AM Subject: Re: User Help Dialogs On 5/22/2011 11:30 AM, RicksPlace wrote: Hi: I want to have help dialogs for each page, form, a user might encounter. I also think it cool to allow users to modify the Help File if they have any personal notes or insights. Rather than reinventing the wheel, this would be a time to take advantage of the Window-Eyes context sensitive help feature, which allows you to take notes and save them for any window (even a specific control). Aaron -- Aaron Smith Web Development * App Development * Product Support Specialist GW Micro, Inc. * 725 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, IN 46825 260-489-3671 * gwmicro.com To insure that you receive proper support, please include all past correspondence (where applicable), and any relevant information pertinent to your situation when submitting a problem report to the GW Micro Technical Support Team.
