Changed Source View

 

Scenario 1: A Source File has Changed

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Whenever a source file in an active project is changed the source file will be listed in this "Changed Source" view.

 
    		Figure 1:
Changed Source view with two changed source files listed.
 
The local menu for a selected file has two command:
 1. Update Database
 2. Changes Preview
 
 
 
 
 

 

To receive the modifications for a modified source file, the project database needs to be updated.

New, changed and deleted resource will be combined into the database.

Either from the local menu or the "Project" menu, use the "Update Database" command (Figure 1).

 

 

Scenario 2: Changes Merged to the Database

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When the project database is updated with the current data of a source file, changed items are listed here (Figure 2).

 


 		 Figure 2:

Changed Source view with 4 changed text resources indicated for the source file "RCT30.rc".

 

When you select a text item, it gets selected in both, the project window and in the translation edit bar.

 
 
 

 

Changes indicated by the view will be of the following types:

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textual data (e.g., font specifications, strings, shortcuts).

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size and position data of dialog boxes and dialog box items.

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binary data (e.g., images, ActiveX property data).

 

The Changed Source view is automatically filled for the currently active project. The Changed Source view will be empty if the project does not have any translated data for which the associated source data has changed.

 

 

 

Reviewing and Solving Changed Source Items Data

RC-WinTrans makes it easy to review changed items and update the target data (translation) accordingly.

 

Address a reported item by selecting the listing in the Changed Source view.  RC-WinTrans will then open the appropriate view (Project window, Dialog Box view or Menu view) for handling the item needing to be checked.

 

Depending on the modification, updates to the existing translation data (e.g., text, image, size) can require retranslation or simply confirming the current translation data.  Editing the target data again and saving it removes the "changed source" state attached to the item by the update database process.

 

 

HOW TO REVIEW AND UPDATE TRANSLATIONS

 

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Changed Text Data

This change is indicated if a text item was translated (in the RC-WinTrans project) and then the source text in the source file is subsequently modified.  The previous (original) source text is shown in the Translation Edit bar where the differences between the current source text and the previous source text are highlighted/colored for quick identification.

 

Check the existing translation in the Translation Edit bar.  Edit (retranslate) the translation text or just press the OK button to confirm the current translation.

See also: "(Source Data) Changes Indication."

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Changed Size Data

This change is indicated if a dialog box or dialog box

item has been resized in the project (the width and/or the height was modified for the current

target language) and then subsequently the dialog box or dialog box item was resized in the source file.

See also: Dialog Box Control: Size and Location Data

 

Check the size of the dialog box or dialog box item specified for the target language.  Use the Reset to Original or Confirm Layout commands in the Size/Position tab of the Dialog Box view, or edit the layout as desired.

 

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Changed Binary Data

If target data ("translations") exist for binary data and then the binary data in the

source file is changed, this will be the indication shown in the Changed Source view.

 

Check the existing ActiveX dialog box control to see if it might need updating in the target (translation) data.  The "changed source" state flag must be removed manually using the State Flag command from the Edit menu.

 

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Changed Image

When target data ("translations") exist for images and the image data in the source

file is modified, this will be the indication shown in the Changed Source view.

 

Check the existing image for the target language (content, size, color depth) to see if it might be need to be updated.  The "changed source" state flag must be removed manually using the State Flag command from the Edit menu.

 

 

See also: "Source File Changes and Database Update";

"Changes Indication";

Dialog Box Control: Size and Location Data;

"Procedure for Handling Source File Changes";

"Source Files Dialog Box";

"Projects View."