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<h2>Studio String Files</h2>
<p>The directory Studio\English.lproj\Strings contain files that help manage the
following ideas:</p>
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<li>the text strings displayed in Studio's user interface and how they are
mapped onto integer-based identifiers in the C++ source code</li>
<li>the process of internationalization (or localization) of the GUI and the
strings that are displayed in non-English versions of Studio</li>
</ul>
<p>This document provides an overview of the various files and how they are
used.</p>
<address align="right">
Paul Tweedlie, January 27 2005</address>
<h3>Compile.py</h3>
<p>The Python script 'compile.py' takes the 2 input files (stri) and generates
the 2 output files (stro) and a C++ header file 'Strings.h'. The 2 stri input
files are ASCII-based and are typically edited by code developers while adding
new GUI and functionality. The 2 stro files generated by the script are 16-bit
Unicode-based files that are designed to be language-independent, see
<a href="http://www.unicode.org/">http://www.unicode.org/</a>. The 2 stro files
form part of the Studio release and are loaded by Studio.exe on start-up. They
are installed on a user's machine in the directory:</p>
<p> C:\Program Files\Qt 3D Studio\res\Strings</p>
<p>The stro files may be edited at the end of a development cycle to localize
Studio's GUI from English to another language that may use a different script,
e.g. Japanese.</p>
<p>To run the compile.py script, you need a Python interpreter installed on your
machine, get one from <a href="http://www.python.org/">http://www.python.org/</a>.
The typical steps for a code developer are:</p>
<ol>
<li>Check out the input files <i>and</i> the output files before running the
script. It's easiest to just check out the entire Strings directory using
Perforce.</li>
<li>Make your text changes to the stri file(s)</li>
<li>Run the compile.py script</li>
<li>Build Studio and verify your changes</li>
<li>Go to Perforce and revert unchanged files in the Strings directory</li>
<li>Check in the Strings directory back into Perforce</li>
</ol>
<h3>Strings.h</h3>
<p>The C++ header file 'Strings.h' is auto-generated and should never be hand
edited. The file contains a bunch of #define statements that set up constant
identifiers where each identifier is assigned a unique integer. For example,</p>
<p> #define IDS_CONTEXT_SLIDE_NEW 570</p>
<h3>Stri: ASCII Input Files</h3>
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<td width="15%">Static.stri</td>
<td width="85%">An ASCII text file that specifies the strings that are
displayed in Studio's user interface such as buttons and tooltips. The
file is organized as a mapping of pairs <b>from</b> integer-based
identifiers that are referenced in the C++ source code<b> to</b> text
strings. For example, the mapping for the 'New Slide' button appears as:<p>
<string name="IDS_CONTEXT_SLIDE_NEW" value="New Slide" /></p>
<p>where the integer identifier 'IDS_CONTEXT_SLIDE_NEW' is used in the
source file SlideContextMenu.cpp and 'New Slide' is the text that appears
in the list of options when the user right-clicks in the Slide palette.
</p>
<p>Developers should edit this file when writing new GUI code, e.g. adding
new buttons.</td>
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<h3>Stro: Unicode Output Files</h3>
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<td width="15%">Static.stro</td>
<td width="85%">A Unicode file that specifies the strings that are
displayed in Studio's user interface such as buttons and tooltips. The
file is organized into a list of triples: an identifier, a numeric value,
and a Unicode string. For example, the triple representing the 'New Slide'
button appears as:<p> <string name="IDS_CONTEXT_SLIDE_NEW"
ID="570" value="New Slide"/>. </p>
<p>Language translators should edit the 'value' strings in this file. For
example, the above triple may be translated as follows:</p>
<p> <string name="IDS_CONTEXT_SLIDE_NEW" ID="570"
value="Nouveau Slide"/>. </td>
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<h3>Localization</h3>
<p>Studio's user interface uses the Arial font by default and a point side of
13pt. If you want to change the GUI's font and/or the point size, you should
search in the Static.stro file for the following identifiers:</p>
<p> <string name="IDS_STUDIOFONT_FACE" ID="548" value="Arial"/></p>
<p> <string name="IDS_STUDIOFONT_SIZE" ID="547" value="13"</p>
<p>If you want to use a font that supports non-English characters, for instance
Japanese symbols, you should first change the 'Arial' font to something like
'Arial Unicode MS'. For example,</p>
<p> <string name="IDS_STUDIOFONT_FACE" ID="548" value="Arial Unicode
MS"/></p>
<p>Next you substitute all the English strings in the stro files for their
Japanese-translated counterparts. You will need to use an editor such as Notepad
or Wordpad that supports the Unicode format. For example, perhaps the 'New
Slide' option is translated so:</p>
<p> <string name="IDS_CONTEXT_SLIDE_NEW" ID="570" value="キャッシン"/>.
</p>
<p>Note from Gim Guan Chua: To see the Japanese symbols in Studio, you may have
to set your machine to Japanese settings (in Control Panel->Regional and
Language Settings->Advance). Studio is considered a "non-Unicode" program in
contrast to Notepad and Wordpad which are Unicode-aware in XP.</p>
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