International Business Machines Corporation

Kin Hung Yu

Keiichi Yamamoto

David B Kumhyr

Stanford Louis Yates

Joseph C Ross

James Neal Andrews

Dae-Suk Chung

Michael David Skibo

Lum Elijah Twilligear, Iii

A method, apparatus, and computer program instructions for automatically performing test builds of natural language translated files for a software product. When a translated file is received from a translator, a test build of the translated file is executed in a translation test build environment, wherein the translation test build environment is separate from the main software product build environment. A determination is made as to whether the test build of the translated file is successful. If the test build is successful, the translated file is submitted to the main software product build environment. If the test build is unsuccessful, a log file containing error information is sent to the translator to allow the translator to fix compile errors identified in the translated file and resubmit the translated file to the translation test build environment.

Method and process to automatically perform test builds of translated files for a software product

Techniques for editing the text displayed by a computer program are disclosed. The present invention allows a translator to translate the text with minimal assistance from software developers or programmers. In one embodiment the text may be edited in its on-screen context without the editing user (or translator) having access to the actual program. In a second embodiment, an execution session of a software developer or programmer may be 'recorded.' An editor or translator can then 'play back' the execution session using a scripting shell and an executable of the program, &#x201c;pause&#x201d; the session at appropriate places, and make onscreen changes to the text.

Editing platforms for remote user interface translation

A method, computer program product and data processing system for identifying and modifying the format of keys in a resource file source code and in the associated a program code. In one embodiment of the present invention, a program reads a resource file source code for keys written in a non-standard format. Upon detecting one or more keys written in a non-standard format in the resource file source code, the program modifies the format of those one or more keys so that they are written in a standard format. The program may then read the associated program code for any text that matches the written format of the one or more keys written in the non-standard format. Upon detecting any text that matches the written format of the one or more keys written in the non-standard format, the program replaces any matched text with the updated written format, i.e. standard format, of the one or more keys whose format was modified. In another embodiment of the present invention, a report may be generated which indicates the modifications of the format of the one or more keys in the resource file source code and in the associated program code. In another embodiment of the present invention, the user of the program may be provided an option as to whether or not to save the modifications of the format of the one or more keys in the resource file source code and in the associated program code.

Pre-processing code to identify and modify format of keys

A system, method, and program for providing language translators with contextual information for the text to be translated. The translator is presented with a graphical user interface in the base language, and can interactively translate each text label on the screen. Because the translation is performed on the text in the proper context, by editing the text withing the target application itself, the time and expense of Translation Verification Testing is reduced or eliminated. The ability to edit the text within the application is achieved by adding an editor function to the software application itself. Each text label in the application is stored in a localization file as a Java wrapper class component, which combines contextual information, such as the associated resource bundle name and key, with the text label itself. When the editor is activated, the translator can edit the text directly, and the contextual information is used to store the translation for later use.

Editing system for translating displayed user language using a wrapper class

A system, method, and program for providing language translators with contextual information for the text to be translated. The translator is presented with a graphical user interface in the base language, and can then interactively translate each text label on the screen. Because the translation is performed on the text in the proper context, the time and expense of Translation Verification Testing is reduced or eliminated. The contextual presentation of the text is accomplished by creating a &ldquo;facade&rdquo; class which includes Java JComponents and adds additional attributes to each member component. The additional attributes include the Java resource bundle name and key for each JComponent.

Introspective editor system, program, and method for software translation using a facade class

A system, method, and program for providing language translators with contextual information for the text to be translated. The translator is presented with a graphical user interface in the base language, and can then interactively translate each text label on the screen. Because the translation is performed on the text in the proper context, the time and expense of Translation Verification Testing is reduced or eliminated. The contextual presentation of the text is accomplished by storing contextual information in localization files, along with the text to be translated. When the translation tool is run, it retrieves both the text to be translated and the contextual information from the localization files, and uses this information to create a GUI display which is similar to that of the original program. The translator can then translate the text in the proper context, and the translation is stored to disk.

System, program, and method for performing contextual software translations

A system, method, and program for providing language translators with contextual information for the text to be translated. The translator is presented with a graphical user interface in the base language, and can then interactively translate each text label on the screen. Because the translation is performed on the text in the proper context, the time and expense of Translation Verification Testing is reduced or eliminated. The ability to edit the text within the application is achieved by adding an editor function to the software application itself. Each text label in the application is stored in a localization file with a specific resource bundle name and by a key. When the editor is activated, the text object is introspected for its source data, and the translator can edit the text directly. The source data is then used to store the translation for later use.

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