RC-WinTrans is a software localization tool for Windows software files such as Win32, RC, MFC, Microsoft .NET, WPF, Java, and others. For more than 20 years diverse companies around the world have trusted RC-WinTrans to produce quality localized versions of their software. The latest generation of RC-WinTrans is Version 12, available RC-WinTrans Professional and RC-WinTrans Translator edition.
Localizing software has it's specific requirements which is what RC-WinTrans is made to fulfil. The primary RC-WinTrans solutions and features to localize resources text and graphical user interfaces are be briefly presented here.
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Resource Files |
A
focus is on all Win32
files, RC files and on all types of
.NET files.
XML files are supported very flexible with adapted XML-Parser-Stylesheets.
All: |
For a current list
of all supported file types see the following webpage: |
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Visual Editors |
Visual GUI Editors for Dialogs, Menus and a Ribbonbar Viewer.
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Dialog box editor for Win32/RC resources. |
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.NET Forms editor for .NET assemblies and RESX files. |
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Menu resource viewer and editor for Win32/RC files. |
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Ribbonbar viewer for MFC and MFC/BCGP ribbon bars. |
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Translation |
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Translation Edit Bar is the place to enter/edit the translation for a source text and to translate multiple items at once. |
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Table with all project items listed -- Inline Editing |
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The translation task can be supplied by a variety of translation sources. |
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Quality and Correctness |
RC-WinTrans
is equipped with a set of check functions to support high-quality
software localization and
eliminate the need for manual checks.
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Source File Changes Tracking |
Supports project management with update handling (for the translation database) in instances where a source file has changed and the localized files (target files) need to be updated to include the same information that is contained in the source file.
See:
Source File Changes and Database Update
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Translation Project -- Languages |
A Translation Project consisting of one or more files to be translated into one or more target languages.
See:
Projects View -- List of all projects pinned to stay in the window.
Project Data View -- Data overview and data filter for the active project.
Project Window -- Text table, listing the text and image data of a project.
Languages Dialog Box -- Project languages. Add or delete a target language.
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Translated Target Files |
A translated target file can be created by command using the
- Target Files dialog box,
- Quick Launge page or
- via the /WriteTargetFile command line command.
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Import and Export -- Translation Exchange |
Translation data export and import.
Data exchange with different file types respective for the use or purpose.
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TMX and XLIFF: Mostly for translation/calculation by a translation agency. Also: Use for translation source (dictionary). |
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Excel (.xlsx): Popular use when Excel is most familiar by the translator. Also: Use for translation source. |
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RC-WinTrans Project: Used when the external translator is using an RC-WinTrans and when the GUI layout will be edited by a translator too. At least for translation in context (dialog and menu resources). Also: used for translation source. |
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Importing from a resource file. Usually to get and to reuse the translation data from an existing translated resource file. |
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Translation Memory and Machine Translator |
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SDL Trados translation memory (TM) (.sdltm) with RC-WinTrans TM
Workbench to edit/use/maintain a TM. |
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Machine
Translator: Used for translation source. |
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Command Line, Automation, Microsoft VBA Integrated |
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Command line functions to automate localization processes. |
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Integrated
Microsoft VBA
and VBA editor. |
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RC-WinTrans as COM application/server. RC-WinTrans COM object model for automation and creating own solutions.
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