>From: AndrewEames@discussions.microsoft.com
>Subject: RE: VB.net 2005 Multi Language RESX Project
>Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 04:24:02 -0700
>Newsgroups: microsoft.public.dotnet.internationalization
>
>Don't copy the .resx file using Windows explorer - IMHO this is a big
mistake
>since you copy all the resources you dont want to localize too. e.g. If
you
>have a button location at x,y , copy the resources file to french and then
>move the button in English, the French location of the button doesn't
change
>
>A better way to create the localized .resx files is to set the Localized
>property of the form to true, set the Form's language to the language you
>want and then create a dummy resource (to force VS to create the file)
> Andrew
>
>"Garrett McGowan[MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> Hello Cedric. From the description of your problem, it sounds like you
are
>> editing controls on each language version of the forms. If you leverage
>> WinForm's auto-layout features (Autosize properties, FlowLayoutPanel and
>> TableLayoutPanel controls), you should only need to edit control
properties
>> on the default form. There's a good overview document available here:
>>
>> http://blogs.msdn.com/permanenttan/archive/2006/03/07/545445.aspx
>>
>> For message strings, you'll want to store them in the project's default
>> Resources.resx file. Once all the strings are in this file, then you can
>> make copies of this file for each language (in Windows Explorer),
renaming
>> each for the target language (e.g., Resources.fr.resx for French). You
can
>> then call the string via the default ResourceManager object like so:
>>
>> ' VB
>> MessageBox.Show(My.Resources.msgHello)
>> // C#
>> MessageBox.Show(Properties.Resources.msgHello);
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Garrett McGowan [MSFT Developer International]
>>
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>>
>> >From: Cedric@discussions.microsoft.com
>> >Subject: VB.net 2005 Multi Language RESX Project
>> >Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 05:40:02 -0700
>> >Newsgroups: microsoft.public.dotnet.internationalization
>> >
>> >Hello
>> >
>> >I'm currently working on a winform project that must be in 3 languages
>> >(French, English et Polish).
>> >
>> >I know that I have to work with *.resx files, (1 for each language, 1
for
>> >the default) but also 1 for each Form.
>> >
>> >
>> >The problem I have is that I must change the form and modify the
objects
>> on
>> >it (Textboxes, labels, comboboxes, etc) in the three language so as to
>> have
>> >the object recorded into the corresponding resx file.
>> >
>> >It's a long job so I would like to know if there is a faster possibilty
to
>> >include objects into the resx files.
>> >
>> >Moreover, How can I internationalize the messages shown in the
>> messageboxes
>> >that I have in my forms still with the 3 languages.
>> >
>> >For example say "Bonjour" in French, "Hello" in English and "CzeÁE€ºÃ
EE in
>> Polish.
>> >
>> >Thanks for your answers
>>
>>
>>
>