MP3Producer: Create interface language to provide global access to software

Create Interface Language

The multi-language interface of MP3Producer has become available from version 1.5. English is the default language, and an unlimited number of other languages can be added.

Every author of a new Language File gets a free license for MP3Producer !

How to translate LNG files?

The LNG file is rather a big file. Its length is above 10 Kbytes, so for the first sight it might to be hard to translate it. But it's wrong. Near half of the LNG file should be NOT translated to make our program understand which string is should be used for particular situation. To translate a program interface into your native language or update an existing one (if some changes have been made to the file), follow the instruction.

1. Open the English.lng file from the folder where you've installed the program (C:\Program Files\MP3Producer\Lng for MP3Producer or C:\Program Files\MP3TagEditor, CDRipper, MP3Coder for MP3TagEditor, CDRipper, MP3Coder) with a text editor (e.g. UltraEdit, Notepad, etc.).

2. Translate the strings in English after the first '=' sign (when you are updating an existing file the strings in English are usually marked with *).

purchase order form free	sd memory card error	recover deleted sd card
freeware password recovery	free barcode generator	Business Software
pen drive undelete	key logger software	disable usb ports

NOTE:

a) Don't translate the words in the square [] brackets.
b) Don't remove or add any special sub-strings (e.g. '%%', '%d', '%2d', '%s', '\n', '\t', etc.).
c) Try to keep the original length of the string. It means that it won't do if the translated string is larger in 3 or 4 times than the original one.
Example:
String 'AAA' is an original string (in the base language);
String 'BBB' is a translated string;

Source part of the lng-file:
[AAA]
AAA=AAA
AAA=AAA %d AAA

Translated this part should be:
[AAA]
AAA=BBB
AAA=BBB %d BBB

3. Delete the * sign (in a file being updated) in front of the string after the translation.

4. (optional) Place the '&' sign in the strings to able to reach a menu item using the Alt key.

NOTE:
Be sure to place the '&' sign in front of different letters within one section divided with a blank string:

32000 = &Refresh CD\tCtrl+R
32003 = &Stop\tCtrl+S
32009 = E&xtract CD Segment...
32013 = Get CD Info from &FreeDB...\tCtrl+F
32111 = Submit &to FreeDB...
32043 = Select &Output Directory...\tCtrl+O

5. If you wish, you can write down an lng file information in the first section [Description]: name of the language, version, date when the last changes were made, your name and your e-mail address.

6. Save the file as 'YourLanguage.lng' in the same folder as English.lng.

7. Verify the file: if all strings were translated and the length is acceptable:

b) Start MP3Producer.
c) Choose the lng file in the Main Menu: View > Interface Language).