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LanguageMsgNotes.txt
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1996-12-01
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Notes on translating the language.msg file.
o Lines beginning with a semi-colon are comments and ignored by DrawStudio.
o The ID strings (MENU_XXX , GAD_XXXX, MSG_XXXX, etc.) must not be altered.
o A backslash \ at the end of a line means the string continues onto the
next line. This is useful for splitting long messages across multiple
lines.
o A \n represents a 'newline' in a string. These are used in requesters to keep
the width of the requester no more than 30-40 characters.
o \c means 'centred text' and \b means 'bold text', please do not remove
any of these control sequences from the strings.
o Please retain the case of the strings (Mixed case, lower case etc.)
o Please retain the format of the strings, i.e. leave any '...'s ,
"'s , %s's or %d's etc...
o Check all keyboard shortcuts and make sure there are no conflicts
(2 or more gadgets using the same shortcut).
Meaning of the ID's:
MSG_ means a general message, only 1 string must follow this ID.
{text}
MENU_ means a menu string, only 1 string must follow this ID.
{text}
KMENU_ means a menu with a keyboard short cut. 2 strings must follow.
The shortcut must be UPPERCASE.
{text, SHORTCUT}.
GAD_ means gadget text. Only 1 string must follow.
{text}
KGAD_ means a menu with a keyboard short cut. 2 strings must follow.
The shortcut must be lowercase.
{text, shortcut}.
REQ_ means a requester. 2 strings must follow: The gadget text followed
by the message text.
The gadgets are seperated by a '|' character. e.g. OK|Cancel
{gadgets, text}
HELP_ means gadget bubble help (display when leaving the mouse pointer
over a gadget for a few seconds). Only 1 string must follow.
{text}