Please help me out by answering the following queries.
a) What should be the most efficient way to achieve localization
b) can you please give me some more details about the following technique:-- sample code will help ...
Not using overlays. There are various techniques for doing thus, such as using resource ID offsets based on the locale. But you'd have to write this yourself.
There are three approaches that you need to decide between:
1. A fully localized app. You release a different PRC for each target locale.
2. An English app with overlays, either using the OS support or Scott Maxwell's technique.
3. A "combo" app that contains the localized data for all of your target locales.
I'm not going to comment on #1 and #2, as there is plenty of documentation available for each.
One approach you could use for #3 that makes it easier is to include each overlay PRC inside your app as a resource, which you then turn into a separate PRC via DmCreateDatabaseFromImage. So you could still leverage overlays, but not have to ship multiple PRCs as part of your product.
-- Ken -- Ken Krugler TransPac Software, Inc. <http://www.transpac.com> +1 530-470-9200
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