Export application text for offline translation

If your InTouch application has many strings, you typically send the text strings out for bulk translation. You can export your application’s strings for translation and keep them organized using a text editor, an XML editor, or a spreadsheet program like Microsoft Excel.

You can export static text from the following:

• Text objects

• Button text

• Text inside SmartSymbols

• Tooltip static text

• User messages

• On/off messages inside input links

• On/off messages in output links

• Text on wizards

You cannot export the dictionary until you close all windows in WindowMaker. If you make changes to your application after you export your dictionary files, you must export the dictionary file again. For more information, see Export text to an existing dictionary file.

You can only export the text strings for one language at a time. By default, the InTouch HMI opens the My InTouch Applications folder. If you choose any other folder, the InTouch HMI then defaults to that path. Creating a new folder to export phrases for each language makes it easy to manage dictionary files. For example, ...\My InTouch Applications\My German Files\.

The InTouch HMI creates a dictionary file for your application and a separate dictionary file for each SmartSymbol within the application. The application dictionary name has a format of application name_localeID whereas SmartSymbol dictionary files have a format of SSD_Name of the Symbol_localeID_GUID.

When you export the dictionary for an application, the file is an .xml file that you can edit using Microsoft Excel 2003 or later.

Export application text for offline translation

1. Start WindowMaker and open the application for which you want export text strings for offline translation.

2. On the File menu, point to Configure, and then select Languages.

   The Languages screen appears.

3. Select the Export tab. The Export Dictionary dialog box appears.

   

4. Configure the export settings.

   • In the Defined Languages list, select the language dictionary to export.

   • In the Path box, type the folder to which you want to export the dictionary. Select Browse to select an existing folder or create a new folder.

5. Select Export. The export progress is shown. If the export is successful, the Export Successful dialog box appears.

6. Select Close to return to the WindowMaker window or select Close and Launch Explorer to open the folder containing the dictionary files.