Missing info about encoding in translations file

[scootergrisen]

Where does it say what encoding the translations files should be in?

[Antonio]

don't understand the question ?
you received the .pas file i sent to you ?
just translate the end of the file (part 1.17) and send me it again to compile

[scootergrisen]

Encoding is the way the file is saved. Like UTF-8 or ISO-8895-1 or what ever.
So the characters show up correctly.

[Antonio]

save in ANSI mode only, like other updates

[scootergrisen]

Do you mean Windows-1252?
Maybe this should be added to the files like in TrEncoding so you and translators know what encoding the file is saved in.

[Antonio]

We do like this until this day and it will work, why do you want to change today ?
Windows-1252? is for non unicode setting, only for client PC, not for the plg

Just translate the part 1.17 in notepad (not wordpad or other). Save in ANSI and send me only this new strings, i will merge and compil the .pas

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// 1.17
TrLblDivide = 'Divide';
TrLblLighten = 'Lighten'; //  Dodge
TrLblDarken = 'Darken';   // burn
TrLblMergeHLight = 'Hard light';
TrLblMergeSLight = 'Soft light';
TrLblMergeAddition = 'Addition';
TrLblMergeSubstract = 'Substract';
TrLblMergeGExtract = 'Grain extract';
TrLblMergeGMerge = 'Grain merge';
TrLblMergeGDarken = 'Gamma -';
TrLblMergeGLighten = 'Gamma +';
TrLblMergeGHLight = 'Gamma light';
TrLblRatioScreen = 'Screen ratio';
TrMnuMicroContrast = 'Micro contrast';
TrMnuHighPass = 'High pass';

[scootergrisen]

I think you should write somewhere what encoding to use.

[Antonio]

Are you the same translator who updated the previous version ?
Because i don't understand why it is a problem for you this time

[Antonio]

don't forget before to set correctelly the windows langage settings for non unicode text
(set the danish langage in the advanced windows settings)

[scootergrisen]

Yes its me that translated before and its not a problem, i just think its a good idea to write some where what encoding to use.
And what newline to use and stuff like that.

[Antonio]

Ok, not understanded correctely the problem.
you can use the TrCharset variable but it is not used by the programm, it's only for information for the translator

[scootergrisen]

charset and encoding are not the same as far as i know.

[Antonio]

possible but you can just add a comment in the translation file because it is not used

[scootergrisen]

My point is that if you dont have control over what encoding are used characters might not be showed correctly.

Like in my language we use æøå and if you dont give instructions as to what encoding to use and you dont know what encoding the file is using some characters like æøå might not be showed correctly.

[Antonio]

of course, but you need unicode compiler like new version of delphi (XE or Lazarus but Delphi 7 don't support that