Thread: RRLanguage.NET The multi language for Carwings_Dynamic_Lite

Well done pierrotm for starting something thats been needed for a while. Wont need it myself as English works for me but otherwise should be useful.

Not trying to steal you're thunder but all my plugins can be made language specifc. I use string files and localisation in .net. All it needs is some one to translate the stringfile and send to me then I can build it into the install or they can just add it to their system and it will use it automatically. Anyone using .net for plugins can do it easily and I'd be pleased to help.

I am not so a good programmer that you are to do that . I learn vb6 and vb.net and it's a first step for me .
I can, i think easly translate my vb6 source to vb.net .
If you have an exemple source plugin in .net and you can share it, i should like to see that !

No probs. I knew no coding before I started with Roadrunner.

Heres how to do it vb.net express

Copy the attached file to the project directory
Add it as an existing item in the project
Open it in the project and change the access modifier to public or friend depending on your needs.
complie. You then need to add / change the names and values to match your requirements. Do this first so you have a complete list before translating as its easier.

To use just add My.Resources.StringFile.yourstringname (change the yourstringname to your actual name) anywhere you want and it will translate.

To make it multi langauge copy your StringFile.resx and paste it with the new name of your language. So for French its StringFile.fr-FR.resx. This name is very important to get right otherwise it wont work.
Add this new file as an existing item.
Open it and change the access modifier then amend the string value to match your translation.

The easy way to do a translation is to just click and drag the table in the project and copy and paste it to notepad. Translate there and then copy and paste back. You can even send to other people for translation and as long as they don't rearrange the file you can just cut and paste back.


Edit. Pierre asked for a full example so I took the vb.net example from RR's installation and added the language bit.
It should work for french language PC's. I haven't tested it though

Originally Posted by lambosprit

Well done pierrotm for starting something thats been needed for a while. Wont need it myself as English works for me but otherwise should be useful.

Not trying to steal you're thunder but all my plugins can be made language specifc. I use string files and localisation in .net. All it needs is some one to translate the stringfile and send to me then I can build it into the install or they can just add it to their system and it will use it automatically. Anyone using .net for plugins can do it easily and I'd be pleased to help.

Yep, my plugins and skins now come with language translation, just need the language files built for them.(I do some via google translate but it doesn't always work right)

Big thanks lambosprit,

I try the your vb.net exemple !

I have found where is the issue when i write into the ini file . I have a hidden character between the = and the value and i don't know why:

By exemple, i see well , language=french, but i have a hidden character between = and french ???

See the first post for the last version !!!

A new version is into the first post.
The language is now saved into a RRLanguage.ini file , not into the skin.ini file !