Multilingual

It is possible to manage multiple foreign languages.

Global language

For all pictures.

Local language

It is possible to translate a picture in a local language, different from the global one.

Picture text and captions translation
(Fix2DText and CommandButton)

Tooltips are included.

Picture objects translation in “development mode”.

Allows you to replace the development language of pictures for easier maintenance by the end user.

A text CSV file for each picture and each language

Eg. 30 pictures with 2 foreign languages -> 60 files !

NOT unique strings in each CSV file

Eg. 10 identical strings in 30 pictures with 2 foreign languages
-> 600 rows to edit *

Manual export

For each new picture or change (in a existing picture) or new language, it is necessary to export all the strings and to type all the translations.

Single Excel file

A single file for ALL pictures and ALL languages.

Unique strings

Each string appears once in the dictionary. Eg. 10 identical strings in 30 pictures with 2 foreign languages
-> only 1 row to edit.

Original dictionary is compiled automatically

The list of the original strings to translate is simply generated by browsing  the project in runtime or with a specific global command.

Dictionary is reusable in other projects

Strings already in the dictionary are immediately translated without any further intervention. The dictionary can be expanded over time.

User global language

The global language can be automatically changed on the basis of the user name at login.

User local language

The local language of a picture can be automatically set on the basis of the registered user name.

Translation of default VBA objects (all)

Tooltips are included.

Strings translation in MsgBox and InputBox

It is also possible to translate strings with variables inside.

Historical alarms translation

It is possible to translate historical alarms and to restore descriptions if they are partially cut off by log process.

Translation without pictures reopening

It is NOT necessary to close and to reopen the pictures after language change.

Selection of the objects to be translated on the basis on an optional prefix

The prefix can be set by  the developer (eg. “TR_”). The dictionary is further reduced.

Third part ActiveX translation

Quotation on request. Textual properties must be accessible.

Recognition of spaces before and after the strings

The dictionary contains only “clean” strings, while in runtime it is possible to see all the spaces added for aesthetic reasons. **

Implementation time
– 90%

Realistic estimate.

Maintenance time
– 99%

Realistic estimate.

NOT necessary to prepare a document for a translation service

It is not necessary to extrapolate a unique document to send to an external translation service.

Simplification of changes by the end user (without any risk to the application)

The uniqueness of the dictionary makes any changes both fast and easy.