Best Practices in Localizing a Program?

tygre · 27 December 2018, 22:48

Hi all!

Hope that you had a merry Xmas

During the holidays, I would like to localize AmiModRadio... I have read a lot about .ct and .cd files, about CatComp, and other tools... but did not find much about concretely localizing a program...

Here is what I have: a program divided into 22 C source files and SimpleCat. Now, should I create one .ct file (.cs file in the SimpleCat) per C source file OR one and only one .ct file for all the 22 C source files?

I feel that this one file would become super large...

Thanks for your suggestions!

Krashan · 28 December 2018, 08:14

If SimpleCat can merge those 22 files before generating .catalog, why not.

thomas · 28 December 2018, 09:29

You make one .cd file for your program. From that you generate a .h file with CatComp or any other utility. The .h file can be used in your source code files.

I even prefer to make my own locale.c which handles all the localization. The corresponding locale.h is then used in the other source files. It only contains the string names.

There is an example: http://thomas-rapp.homepage.t-online...les/locale.lha

tygre · 29 December 2018, 05:38

Hi Krashan and Thomas and thanks for your answers!

Yes, I discovered that SimpleCat has this very neat feature: it can extract strings from C source files and combine them all into one .cs file

So, I have now one .cs file, from which I can generate one .cd, .ct, and the .h/.c code necessary for the localisation to work!

Thank you SimpleCat!
Cheers!

27 December 2018, 22:48	#1
tygre Returning fan! Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Montréal, QC, Canada Posts: 1,434	Best Practices in Localizing a Program? Hi all! Hope that you had a merry Xmas During the holidays, I would like to localize AmiModRadio... I have read a lot about .ct and .cd files, about CatComp, and other tools... but did not find much about concretely localizing a program... Here is what I have: a program divided into 22 C source files and SimpleCat. Now, should I create one .ct file (.cs file in the SimpleCat) per C source file OR one and only one .ct file for all the 22 C source files? I feel that this one file would become super large... Thanks for your suggestions!

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28 December 2018, 08:14	#2
Krashan Hardware Designer Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Bialystok/Poland Age: 51 Posts: 180	If SimpleCat can merge those 22 files before generating .catalog, why not.

28 December 2018, 09:29	#3
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 7,025	You make one .cd file for your program. From that you generate a .h file with CatComp or any other utility. The .h file can be used in your source code files. I even prefer to make my own locale.c which handles all the localization. The corresponding locale.h is then used in the other source files. It only contains the string names. There is an example: http://thomas-rapp.homepage.t-online...les/locale.lha

29 December 2018, 05:38	#4
tygre Returning fan! Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Montréal, QC, Canada Posts: 1,434	Hi Krashan and Thomas and thanks for your answers! Yes, I discovered that SimpleCat has this very neat feature: it can extract strings from C source files and combine them all into one .cs file So, I have now one .cs file, from which I can generate one .cd, .ct, and the .h/.c code necessary for the localisation to work! Thank you SimpleCat! Cheers!

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