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| <P><B> What is the advantage of using RB Manager when I can edit resource |
| bundle property files in a simple text editor?</B></P> |
| <P>Trying to manage internationalization efforts in anything but the smallest |
| of projects can be a difficult and time consuming task. In fact, RB Manager |
| as a project grew out of the frustrations and errors that developed as |
| the result of trying to maintain multiple language support in a moderately |
| large project. Relying on text editors and the like decreases the chance |
| that developers will properly comment each aspect of each translation, |
| increases the chance that errors such as duplicate key names and inconsistencies |
| across language files, and increases the amount of time developers and |
| translators have to spend tracking down inconsistencies and untranslated |
| resources.</P> |
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| <LI> RB Manager can edit multiple language files when appropriate</LI> |
| <LI>Entries are checked for proper format and assured not to be duplicates</LI> |
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| <LI>RB Manager provides a better grouping of resources, so that individual |
| translations are easy to find</LI> |
| <LI>Each language file will display in its own view a list of only resources |
| that are untranslated</LI> |
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| <LI>RB Manager keeps track of statistics such as number of resources, |
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| <LI>RB Manager allows importing and exporting of translation data into |
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| <LI>Use of the application cuts down on development, translation, and |
| debugging time in any internationalized setting</LI> |
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| <P>RB Manager is written using only the Java API. It has been tested under |
| the Java 1.2.2 runtime environment and higher. If your computer has a |
| Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in this environment, RBManager should work |
| for you. Instructions for setting up and running the program are found |
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| <P>RB Manager will allow you to edit language files for any language/country/variant |
| encoding. To demonstrate the usefulness of internationalization, RB Manager |
| has its own resource bundle. The application can currently be run in English, |
| German, Swedish, and Finnish. You are welcome to use the program to edit |
| its own resource bundle and add any other language. If you do so, you |
| may submit the new language file to the |
| <A HREF="http://www.jtcsv.com/cgibin/icu-bugs/">ICU bug database</A>. |
| Each submission will be considered for future submissions, but the submittor |
| must give the rights to the translation to IBM if the file is to be included.</P> |
| <P><B>I found a bug. Where do I report it?</B></P> |
| <P>Please submit a bug to the <a href="http://www.jtcsv.com/cgibin/icu-bugs/">ICU bug database</a>.</P> |
| <P><B>What can I expect from future versions of RB Manager?</B></P> |
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