[mkupfer] 34247: - minor fixes for translation strings applied. - README for i18n issue added

Author: mkupfer
Date: Wed Jul  2 02:34:37 2008
New Revision: 34247

URL: http://svn.reactos.org/svn/reactos?rev=34247&view=rev
Log:
- minor fixes for translation strings applied.
- README for i18n issue added

Added:
    branches/matthias-i18n/media/inf/README   (with props)
Modified:
    branches/matthias-i18n/boot/bootdata/de_DE.inf
    branches/matthias-i18n/media/inf/NET_NIC.inf
    branches/matthias-i18n/media/inf/display.inf
    branches/matthias-i18n/media/inf/msmouse.inf

Modified: branches/matthias-i18n/boot/bootdata/de_DE.inf
URL:
http://svn.reactos.org/svn/reactos/branches/matthias-i18n/boot/bootdata/de_…
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--- branches/matthias-i18n/boot/bootdata/de_DE.inf [iso-8859-1] (original)
+++ branches/matthias-i18n/boot/bootdata/de_DE.inf [iso-8859-1] Wed Jul  2 02:34:37 2008
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 ; Country Codes
 
-HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Telephony\Country
List\1","Name",0x00000000,"Vereinigte Staten von Amerika"
+HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Telephony\Country
List\1","Name",0x00000000,"Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika"
 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Telephony\Country
List\106","Name",0x00000000,"Britische Jungferninseln"
 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Telephony\Country
List\107","Name",0x00000000,"Kanada"
 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Telephony\Country
List\109","Name",0x00000000,"Dominica"

Modified: branches/matthias-i18n/media/inf/NET_NIC.inf
URL:
http://svn.reactos.org/svn/reactos/branches/matthias-i18n/media/inf/NET_NIC…
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--- branches/matthias-i18n/media/inf/NET_NIC.inf [iso-8859-1] (original)
+++ branches/matthias-i18n/media/inf/NET_NIC.inf [iso-8859-1] Wed Jul  2 02:34:37 2008
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@
 
 
 
-
+
 

Added: branches/matthias-i18n/media/inf/README
URL:
http://svn.reactos.org/svn/reactos/branches/matthias-i18n/media/inf/README?…
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--- branches/matthias-i18n/media/inf/README (added)
+++ branches/matthias-i18n/media/inf/README [iso-8859-1] Wed Jul  2 02:34:37 2008
@@ -1,0 +1,53 @@
+Internationalization of INF-files:
+
+For internationalization of INF-files each [Strings]-section need a language
+sepcific additional one. This section have the name [Strings.LanguageId] e.g.
+[Strings.0407] for German. During setup dependent on the system language the
+language dependent substitations will be applied and the result will be 
+stored in the registry. That's the way Microsoft described in MSDN:
+http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms794543.aspx
+The result is, that we have a system language, where all strings are 
+translated in best case. A fictional example:
+
+[a_inf_section]
+
+an_arbitrary_key = %value_1%
+
+[Strings]
+
+value_1 = "english version value_1"
+
+[Strings.0407]
+
+value_1 = "deutsche version value_1"
+
+All of the INF-files containting translated strings have to be encoded in 
+16 bit unicode (UTF-16) with byte order mark.
+Remember, during installation we make one translated version and store that to
+registry, all other versions provided in INF-file will discard. Due to this
+fact, there is (at least) one question left: How to realize multiple system
+languages simultanously in a Microsoft compatible manner? A suggestion is to
+store all translations in registry. Let's assume we have a key (like in example
+above) in registry:
+
+an_arbitrary_key = "english version value_1"
+
+Whether it's a translated or the english default one. For each other language
+that comes with INF-file we create a new key in the Strings.LanguageID manner:
+
+an_arbitrary_key.0407 = "deutsche version value_1"
+
+In the hope Windows will ignore that additional keys, we can use it to handle
+multiple languages at the same time with a default language as well not limited
+to english. Additional to Windows we have to implement/modify the 
+registry-related functions to consider the language specific keys, but that's
+a little effort and i think it doesn't lead into incompatibility.
+To prevent a bloated registry we could modify that way and add the translated 
+strings to registry only if a user select new (still uninstalled) language.
+
+General issues of multiple (system) languages:
+
+We can translate the programm files and perhaps the registry entries in the 
+described above. But how to handle files/directories with translatabel names?
+If we intend to have a (native) language for each user, so the directory 
+structure may become confusing and hard to handle correctly.

Propchange: branches/matthias-i18n/media/inf/README
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    svn:eol-style = native

Modified: branches/matthias-i18n/media/inf/display.inf
URL:
http://svn.reactos.org/svn/reactos/branches/matthias-i18n/media/inf/display…
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--- branches/matthias-i18n/media/inf/display.inf [iso-8859-1] (original)
+++ branches/matthias-i18n/media/inf/display.inf [iso-8859-1] Wed Jul  2 02:34:37 2008
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@
 
 
 
-
+
 
-
+
 
 

Modified: branches/matthias-i18n/media/inf/msmouse.inf
URL:
http://svn.reactos.org/svn/reactos/branches/matthias-i18n/media/inf/msmouse…
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--- branches/matthias-i18n/media/inf/msmouse.inf [iso-8859-1] (original)
+++ branches/matthias-i18n/media/inf/msmouse.inf [iso-8859-1] Wed Jul  2 02:34:37 2008
@@ -146,17 +146,17 @@
 
 
 
-
+
 
 
 
 
 
-
+
 
 
-
+
 
 
-
+