Version 9 Release Notes

RC-WinTrans 9 Global and Translator Editions

 

LATEST BUILD VERSION:

9.2.0.5  (APRIL 2012)

 

NOTE:  An existing installation of RC-WinTrans must be removed before installing a newer version of RC-WinTrans. Overwriting an existing installation is not recommended.

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OVERVIEW/QUICK-JUMP:

DATE/BUILD VERSION

DESCRIPTION

April 2012/9.2.0.5

New translation memory solutions, feature updates- machine translation and more.

November 2011/9.1.3.5

MC files support; WPF GUI Editor Add-On for NET 4.0; bug fixes.

October 2011/9.1.3.0

New command line functions and bug fixes.

August 2011/9.1.2.0

Improvement for .NET shortcut keys selection.

July 2011/9.1.1.2

Updated support for WPF as well as other improvements and fixes.

March 2011/9.1.0.993

Expanded support for text files; new auto-translate option; setup fix.

February 2011/9.1.0.96

Updated WPF and COM API support; bug fixes.

January 2011/9.1.0.8

New WPF localization solution and other improvements.

July 2010/9.0.3.1

Improvements and fixes.

May 2010/9.0.2.1

.NET 4.0, Forms Editor improvement and command line extension for MS Excel Add-On.

31. March 2010/9.0.1.7

Bug fix ("C/C++ Header" File Converter).

30. March 2010/9.0.1.6

Bug fix (installation program (setup)).

27. March 2010/9.0.1.5

Bug fix ("Remove File from Project" command).

18. Feb. 2010/9.0.1.1

Bug fixes and improvements.

02. Feb. 2010/9.0.0.1

First release.

 

RELEASE NOTES:

NUMBER
AND TYPE

PRIORITY

DESCRIPTION

VERSION/
DATE

 

APRIL 2012

#97 – New

 

New translation memory support – Two new translation memory add-ons are available for use with RC-WinTrans and:

1.

SDL Trados:  "TM Workbench for SDL Trados TMs"

2.

memoQ 5.0:  "TM Workbench for memoQ"

RC-WinTrans

9.2.0.5

#96 – New

 

New Dictionary/TM menu commands:  The Dictionary/TM menu in RC-WinTrans now contains commands for SDL Trados TMs, memoQ and machine translation.

RC-WinTrans

9.2.0.5

#95 – New

 

Machine Translation:   Machine translation can now be started from the Dictionary/TM menu.

RC-WinTrans

9.2.0.5

#94 – New

 

New command line commands added:

1.

"/AddProject"

2.

"/RemoveProject"

RC-WinTrans

9.2.0.5

#93
Improvement

 

Command line updates:

1.

"/ImportFromProject" does not load the project from which data is to be imported if the project is not already in the "Projects" list.

2.

"/IsTranslated":  The third parameter "SourceFile" is now optional.

RC-WinTrans

9.2.0.5

#92 – New

 

"Find Text" function:  The "Find Text" function/dialog has been improved with the option to associate a second text as a match requirement and the ability to find text in notes and in "Origin" and "Date/Time" history entries.

RC-WinTrans

9.2.0.5

#91 – New

 

Import from translation project – New options:  The function to import data from a translation project now has new options for tracking imported data after the process is complete, and for reversing the process, if this is desired.

RC-WinTrans

9.2.0.5

#90 – Fix

LOW

Import from translation project – Fix for items with notes:  The text of a note was not imported if an item's target text was the same in both the source and target projects.

RC-WinTrans

9.2.0.5

#89 – New

 

Tracking imported data (import from resource file):  New options for tracking imported data have been added.

RC-WinTrans

9.2.0.5

#88 – New

 

Windows INI files:  Translated target Windows INI files can now be created with UTF-8 encoding.

RC-WinTrans

9.2.0.5

#87
Improvement

 

WPF stylesheets update:  The WPF stylesheets used by RC-WinTrans to process .NET WPF data have been updated with changes such as adding the "ContextMenu" element to be read as a menu resource.

RC-WinTrans

9.2.0.5

#86
Improvement

 

WPF processing module update.

Modules:  "BAMLConv.dll"  (new file version = 1.4.0.1)

"VstaIntegration.dll"  (new file version = 2.1.0.1).

RC-WinTrans

9.2.0.5

#85
Improvement

 

Text fit check (.NET):  The text fit check for .NET resource files now looks for the "AutoSize = True" property and skips over the control (excludes from check) when detected.

RC-WinTrans

9.2.0.5

#84 – New

 

News Service:  The RC-WinTrans News Service can now be opened and configured via commands in the help ("?") menu.

RC-WinTrans

9.2.0.5

#83
Improvement

 

Date/Time format:  The format of the date and time information ("Date/Time" column) shown in the Text Table view has changed.

Previous format:  "2011-12-21T23:21:07Z"

New (current) format:  "2011-12-21 23:21"

RC-WinTrans

9.2.0.5

#82 – Fix

MIDDLE

.NET assembly file processing:  Exception handling to avoid an unknown exception has been added.

Module:  "RWTResxConv.DLL"  (new file version = 8.9.6.0)

RC-WinTrans

9.2.0.5

#81
Improvement

 

.NET assembly files – Missing automation error message:  A new error message has been created to inform the user when a .NET library file (DLL) required to create a .NET satellite DLL is missing.

Module:  "RWTResxConv.DLL"  (new file version = 8.9.6.0)

RC-WinTrans

9.2.0.5

#80
Improvement

 

.NET (string-only) text files (.txt):  Two .NET file converters have been configured, one for .NET EXE/DLL (.exe/.dll) files and one for .NET strings (.txt) files.  (Before there was just one converter configured for both file types.)

RC-WinTrans

9.2.0.5

#79 – Fix

MIDDLE

Source files in XML-based projects:  (XML-based projects only) when a source file no longer exists and the XLIFF data file is removed a new file cannot be added to the project.

Workaround:  remove the nonexistent source file from the translation project first.

RC-WinTrans

9.2.0.5

#78
Improvement

 

TMX import/export and WPF:  The option to ignore a WPF hotkey definition character ('_') has been added.

RC-WinTrans

9.2.0.5

#77
Improvement

 

Dictionary/TM – Get/Add Translations:  No message text was shown when no dictionary or TM was available or if there wasn't one to support the same source and target languages as the ones currently active in the active project.

RC-WinTrans

9.2.0.5

#76 – Fix

MIDDLE

Translation Edit Bar – "OK(n)" command (OK all (repetitions)):  Using the command to accept the current translation for all identical items (repetitions) did not set the translation status "translated" for items that already had the same target text as the selected item.

RC-WinTrans

9.2.0.5

 

NOVEMBER 2011

#75 – New

 

MC files:  Translation support for message compiler files (.mc).

Converter macros file:  "MCFileConverter.macro"

New converter (macros file) version:  MC 1.1 (November 2011)

RC-WinTrans

9.1.3.5

#74 – New

 

WPF GUI Editor for .NET 4.0:  Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 now functions as the WPF GUI Editor for .NET 4.0 WPF resources.  Visual Studio 2010 must be installed.

WPF GUI Editor
Add-On 2.0

#73 – Fix

LOW

Windows INI files:  The target text was written enclosed in quotation marks when the source text was enclosed in quotation marks.

Macros file:  "FileConverters.macro"

New macros file version:  F-1016  (October 2011)

RC-WinTrans

9.1.3.5

#72 – Fix

MIDDLE

Unicode RC files:  A bug caused the last word in the target text to be written twice when double quotation marks ("") appeared at the end of a source text.

Module:  "RWTRCConv-UC.dll"  (new file version = 1.6.0.1)

RC-WinTrans

9.1.3.5

 

OCTOBER 2011

#71 – New

 

New command line commands:  Two new command line commands have been added ("ExportProject" and "ImportFromProject").

VBA macros file:  "CmdLine.macro"  (Version CMD-1010)

RC-WinTrans

9.1.3.0

#70 – Fix

LOW

Error entering target texts for Chinese .NET languages:
Entering a target text in the Translation Edit bar (Target edit field) did not work for the Chinese .NET languages "zh-Hans" and "zh-Hant".

RC-WinTrans

9.1.3.0

#69 – Fix

LOW

Microsoft Strong Name Tool ("sn.exe"):  Updated to the latest version.

New version:  2.0.

Folder location:  \RC-WinTrans\release\

RC-WinTrans

9.1.3.0

#68 – Fix

 

Java Properties Files Converter:  This converter (macros file) now has improved multi-line text formatting for target files.

File:  "FileConverters.macro"

New file version:  F-1015 (October 2011)

Folder location:  \RC-WinTrans\VBAMacros\

RC-WinTrans

9.1.3.0

#67
Improvement

 

Source and Target Files dialog box:  The file lists in this dialog's three tab views are now ordered alphabetically according to the target language name.

RC-WinTrans

9.1.3.0

 

AUGUST 2011

#66 – Fix

 

Shortcut Keys dialog box:  Updated for .NET 2.0 keys (prior to this obsolete .NET 1.1 keys were offered for selection).

RC-WinTrans

9.1.2.0

^TOP^

JULY 2011

#65 – Fix

LOW

COM API – "TranslationProject::Save" function:  Now returns the value "False" when a project is read-only.

RC-WinTrans

9.1.1.2

#64 – Fix

LOW

TMX Import/Export Add-On – "ProjectImportTMX" VBA automation function:

1.

A project is automatically added to RC-WinTrans (to the project's tree view).

2.

The project is saved after importing data.

Updated TMX Add-On Version:  TMX 3.1 (July 2011)

RC-WinTrans

9.1.1.2

#63
Improvement

 

Target languages added:  Two Chinese target languages have been added (for .NET).

Chinese (Simplified/Hans)  zh-Hans

Chinese (Traditional/Hant)  zh-Hant

Updated module/DLL:  "LangSupport.DLL"

New file version:  2.7.1.0

RC-WinTrans

9.1.1.2

#62 – Fix

MIDDLE

WPF module fix:  A temporarily created WPF file was not released when an assembly with WPF resources did not contain any BAML file, causing creation of the target assembly to fail.

Updated module/DLL:  "BamlConv.dll"

New file version:  1.2.6.2

RC-WinTrans

9.1.1.2

#61 – Fix

LOW

Fix for saving/using defined custom .NET types:
These types were not correctly supported in XML file-based translation projects.

RC-WinTrans

9.1.1.2

#60 – Fix

LOW

WPF BAML resources:  Fix for reading WPF BAML resources when the source file is a signed assembly.

Updated module/DLL:  "BAMLConv.dll"

New file version:  1.2.6.1

RC-WinTrans

9.1.1.2

#59 – Fix

LOW

WPF Parser stylesheet update:  The "ToolTip" attribute in the template is now used for ALL elements.

Updated stylesheet:  "XMLParser-WPFFinal.xsl"

New file version:  1.5

RC-WinTrans

9.1.1.2

#58 – Fix

LOW

WPF Parser stylesheet update:  "<Setter>" elements can now be processed.

Updated stylesheet:  "XMLParser-WPFxaml.xsl"

New file version:  1.6

RC-WinTrans

9.1.1.2

#57 – Fix

LOW

"Import from Excel" function:  Items beginning with an apostrophe character ( ' ) were not imported.

New Excel VBA macros file version:  E-1009 (April 2011)

RC-WinTrans

9.1.1.2

#56 – Fix

MIDDLE

DFM files:

1.

"DefaultEXt" and "Filter" have been added as translatable properties.

2.

"#39" is now used for a single apostrophe character ( ' ).

Updated module/DLL:  "RWTDFConv.dll"

New file version:  2.6.2.1

RC-WinTrans

9.1.1.2

#55 – Fix

LOW

Target Files tab:  When the checkbox of a .NET assembly file containing WPF BAML files was checked, the setting was not preserved after closing the dialog.

RC-WinTrans

9.1.1.2

#54
Improvement

 

Number of visible target languages:  The maximum number of target languages that can be displayed in the Text Table view has been increased from 10 to 20.

RC-WinTrans

9.1.1.2

#53 – Fix

LOW

Import from Existing Translated File command:  Did not work for XAML files or WPF BAML data files.

RC-WinTrans

9.1.1.2

#52 – Fix

LOW

.NET Project Update "x:Uid" Attributes command:  Did not work with path names containing a space.

RC-WinTrans

9.1.1.2

 

MARCH 2011

#51 – New

 

Expanded support for .txt files:  .txt files that are just a list of strings- no item IDs, only single strings- are now supported.

VBA macros file:  "FileConverter_TextNoID.macro"

New macros file version:  1.0 (March 2011)

RC-WinTrans

9.1.0.993

#50
Improvement

 

"Auto-translate" function:  A new option to ignore ampersand characters in the source text has been added.

RC-WinTrans

9.1.0.992

#49 – Fix

LOW

Invalid entry in macros initialization file:

("\..\..\..\..\Support\ETAS\ExpTextMacro-04Feb2011\TextfileExport.macro").

Fix:  Setup updated.

RC-WinTrans

9.1.0.991

 

FEBRUARY 2011

#47 – Fix

 

WPF GUI Editor Add-On fix:  The temporary XAML file name for the target language "Simplified Chinese" was incorrect, preventing the WPF resource window from being displayed.

RC-WinTrans

9.1.0.97

#46 – Fix

 

Fix for writing BAML files:  Incorrect translation unit collection while generating target BAML files caused certain translation units to be misplaced.

Updated VBA macros file:  "NetFilesConverter.macro"

New macros file version:  NetConv 1.2 (February 2011)

RC-WinTrans

9.1.0.97

#45
Improvement

 

Update to WPF parser stylesheets:  Updated to skip the "{Binding}" values of tooltip attributes.

Stylesheets:  "XMLParser-WPFxaml.xsl";

"XMLParser-WPFFinal.xsl"

RC-WinTrans

9.1.0.97

^TOP^

FEBRUARY 2011

#44 – Fix

MIDDLE

Error saving project data:  If the data of one or more files could not be saved, RC-WinTrans did not save any of the project data.  No error message was generated.

Fix:  An error message has been added and any file for which data cannot be saved is skipped, returning the value "False."

Fixed module:  "RCTCom.dll" (new file version = 8.8.1.0)

RC-WinTrans

9.1.0.95

#43 –  New

 

"TransUnit" COM object:  A new function "GetLangData" has been added to return the translation text data from any target language within the translation project.

RC-WinTrans

9.1.0.94

#42 – Fix

LOW

COM API – "ExportProject" function:  Worked only the first time when called in a loop.

RC-WinTrans

9.1.0.91

#41
Improvement

 

WPF – Support for " <TextBlock>:<Run>" elements:
Support for reading
/writing the value of the "<Run>" element has been added.

RC-WinTrans

9.1.0.9

#40 – Fix

LOW

COM API – "ImportFromProject" function:  A crash occurred while importing from a translation project using the "ImportFromProject" COM API function (the value "False" was always returned).

RC-WinTrans

9.1.0.9

 

JANUARY 2011

#34

 

Major release – Version 9.1:  The main version number for RC-WinTrans 9 has gone up from 9.0 to 9.1.

RC-WinTrans

9.1

#33 – New

 

WPF localization:  Introduction of a new technical solution for localizing WPF BAML resources and WPF XML files (.xaml).

RC-WinTrans

9.1.0.5

#32 – New

 

"WPF GUI Editor for Localization":  New product release, the WPF GUI Editor Add-On for RC-WinTrans 9.1.

WPF GUI
Editor Add-On
1.2

#31
Improvement

LOW

"Write Target File" error message (automation error):
The handling for errors occurring during the creation of a .NET assembly file has been improved.  The message prompted for an automation error is now more specific.

Component:  "RWTResxConv.dll"  (new file version = 8.9.4.1)

RC-WinTrans

9.1.0.5

#30
Improvement

 

.NET configuration file:  The configuration file for .NET properties has been updated ("ResxXliff.xml").

RC-WinTrans

9.1.0.5

#29 – Fix

LOW

TMX import fix:  Data could not be imported for a target language with the same language name as the original language.

Component:  TMX Import/Export Add-On

VBA macros file:  "TMXImportExport.macro"

New macros file version:  TMX-3.0

RC-WinTrans

9.1.0.5

 

JULY 2010

#25 – New

 

Icon resources:  It is now possible to edit icon resources in binary Win32 EXE/DLL files.

RC-WinTrans

9.0.3.1

#24

Improvement

 

"Unknown type" (.NET) – New "unknown property":
Improved handling to specify an "unknown property" as a property with translatable text.  These settings are also now saved for a translation project (instead of locally for all projects).

RC-WinTrans

9.0.3.1

#23

Improvement

 

Next Item and Previous Item commands:  Performance improvement for the Next Item and Previous Item commands.

RC-WinTrans

9.0.3.1

#22 – Fix

LOW

External .NET Forms Editor (speed issue):  Opening the External .NET Forms Editor can take a very long time when a component reference directory has been specified for large third-party .NET libraries.

RC-WinTrans

9.0.3.1

#21 – Fix

LOW

Status bar (statistics):  Statistics shown in the Status bar (0% or 100%) were incorrect for projects with .NET files containing "unknown properties" items.

RC-WinTrans

9.0.3.1

 

MAY 2010

#20 – New

 

.NET Framework 4.0:  Update to process .NET Framework 4.0 files (RESX, .RESOURCES and assembly (EXE, DLL) files).

RC-WinTrans

9.0.2.1

#19 – New

 

Excel Add-On – Command line functions:  Command line functions to export data to and import data from an Excel spreadsheet have been added to the MS Excel Add-On's set of capabilities.

See the Excel Add-On online help ("Command Line" topic) for details.

Excel Add-On

Version 2.2

#18 – New

 

Strong-name-signed .NET assemblies:  Satellite DLLs are automatically signed with a given .snk file (key pair file).

RC-WinTrans

9.0.2.1

#17

Improvement

 

External .NET Forms Editor:  Performance improvement.
Opening Forms could be very slow for Forms (a) containing custom controls and (b) component reference directory specifications.

Updated components:

External .NET Forms Editor  (new version = 9.0.0.1)

"ResxConv.dll"  (new file version = 8.9.2.1)

RC-WinTrans

9.0.2.1

^TOP^

31. MARCH 2010

#16 – Fix

LOW

C/C++ header files:

1.

Parser update to skip "#define" statements which do not contain any text for translation.

2.

The internal data storage structure (in RC-WinTrans) for this file type was incorrect and has been corrected.

RC-WinTrans

9.0.1.7

 

30. MARCH 2010

#15 – Fix

MIDDLE

.NET Forms Editor ("error (164)"):  This error occurred when opening a .NET Form with the external .NET Forms Editor. The setup program has been updated to fix the problem of a type library that was incorrectly registered.

RC-WinTrans
9.0.1.6

(setup program)

 

27. MARCH 2010

#14 – Fix

HIGH

Remove File from Project command:  When more than one (source) file was removed from a project this was not accurately reflected in the Projects Overview tab.

RC-WinTrans

9.0.1.5

#13 – Fix

HIGH

Win 32 EXE/DLL target files:  The ID value from an extended dialog box control ("DIALOGEX") with an ID value of -1 (0xFFFFFFFF) was changed in the target file (Win32 EXE or DLL).  The value is changed from "0xFFFFFFFF" to "0x0000FFFF."

Module:  "RWTRCConv.dll"  (new file version = 8.8.0.1)

RC-WinTrans

9.0.1.5

#12 – Fix

LOW

.NET 4.0 RESX files:  .NET 4.0 RESX files could not be added to a project.

Module:  "RWTGlobal.dll"  (new file version = 8.8.0.4)

NOTE:  .NET 4.0 assembly files (EXE and DLL) still cannot be added to a project.  This will be supported in the next update.

RC-WinTrans

9.0.1.5

#11 – Fix

LOW

"Import from Existing Translated File" function:  The existing target value was removed (reset to source) if the target value to be imported had the same value as the source value.

RC-WinTrans

9.0.1.5

#10 – Fix

LOW

"Set Extended Style for All Dialog Boxes" (Win32 EXE/DLL and RC files):  The function to set the dialog layout style (e.g., RTL style) for all dialog boxes at once was not implemented.

(The Apply to All Dialogs command is available on the Font and RTL tab in the Dialog Box view.)

RC-WinTrans

9.0.1.4

#9 – Fix

MIDDLE

"EXMENU" resources (RC files):  Fix for writing the correct syntax of extended menus.

Modules:  "RWTRCConv.dll"  (new file version = 8.7.8.1)

"RWTRCConv-UC.dll"  (new file version = 1.5.1.1)

RC-WinTrans

9.0.1.4

 

18. FEB. 2010

#8 – Fix

HIGH

Reading/Writing Unicode RC files:  Accelerator keys were not read/written correctly to/from Unicode-encoded RC files.

Module:  "RWTRCConv-UC.dll"  (new file version = 1.5.0.1)

RC-WinTrans

9.0.1.1

#7

Improvement

 

Data reduction for RC files:  The amount of data saved for a menu item has been reduced by approximately 5% resulting in faster processing during a database update.

Modules:  "RWTRCConv.dll"  (new file version = 8.7.7.1)

"RWTRCConv-UC.dll"  (new file version = 1.5.0.1)

RC-WinTrans

9.0.1.1

#6

Improvement/
Fix

MIDDLE

Data reduction for binary Win32 EXE/DLL files:  Binary image data from the source file are no longer saved to the translation database.  Image data is read from the source file at run-time. This reduces the data to be saved and to be processed by about 50% for large files ("Update Database" process).

Previously a memory exception could occur for large Win32 EXE/DLL files during the "Update Database" and "Add File to Project" processes.

Modules:  "RWTRCConv.dll"  (new file version = 8.7.7.1)

RC-WinTrans application ("RCWinTrans9.exe")

RC-WinTrans

9.0.1.1

#5

Improvement/
Fix

LOW

"Write Diff File" option for WPF BAML resources:  A satellite DLL now only contains the translated WPF resources.  Before all resources from the source file were included.

Modules:  "RWTLocBaml.exe"  (new file version = 3.6.0.1)

"RWTResxConv.dll"  (new file version = 8.7.1.1)

RC-WinTrans

9.0.0.3

^TOP^

02. FEB. 2010

#4 – New

 

News service:  An integrated online news service keeps you informed of new features, known issues and available updates.

RC-WinTrans

9.0.0.1

#3 – New

 

Mark resized dialog boxes:  Set temporary markers in the Projects Overview tab for resized dialog box and dialog box controls.

RC-WinTrans

9.0.0.1

#2 – New

 

Multiple languages in Text Table view:  RC-WinTrans' Text Table view can now display the contents of more than two languages at a time.

RC-WinTrans

9.0.0.1

#1 – New

 

First release of RC-WinTrans 9.

RC-WinTrans

9.0.0.1