Language-Interface-Temperature-Controller

Language Interface Issue List

See the initial design page here: Multi-Language-Interface-design-approach

Language Compiler

• compilation of object properties for .bas module has error on the form level - FormName.FormName.frm ... need to test for this and prevent the redundant placement
  • does not have header / footer strings added > use key text so that the other stuff in the file such as declaration can be left untouched.

• used the disk file form name for top objects > should be name shown in browser > Traj_form and NOT Trajectory.frm > yielded error in the .bas object property file ( wrong names! )

• will not handle control array objects correctly. Control array objects use the same object name callout > only adds a parameter INDEX in the list of properties

• need an exceptions list > Why? > User named things should NOT be translated > Example: OvenName.Caption is parsed but in reality is user set! > had to comment out the Object initializer line:
  • '---Traj_form.OvenName.Caption = Translate("Thermal Device Name") > Use list of objects in a ListBox/CheckList ? It will be long but will remember settings of everything.

Program bugs

• Edit language > does not automatically bring up the selected language for edit - Should do so!

• the language editor page needs a vertical scroll bar > put on all page? will allow accomodations of smaller displays

• Editing Master English File > need tool to update and add all new additions to previously generated language files

Installation

• Icons do not show up on
  • desktop
  • program menu

• problem with language interface not working > stays stuck in english when switched to polski
  • when edit translation form is accessed the datagrid does not load with contents of databases

• database interface appears not to work when installed on Marks spare machine. It has Access with a newer version of database.

Resolved Issues

• Object properties appear to need to be reloaded when a form is reloaded
  • RESOLVED: errors in object initializer caused this effect.

• Selected language is ENGLISH yet is still displaying in POLISH
  • RESOLVED: needed global LANGUAGE variable for persistence of variable.

• Temperature Controller device modal popup does not allow the CAPTION property to be set for label1 > dlgGetName.Label1.Caption
  • RESOLVED:== label1 had been created as part of a control array and thus would only accept the .item(index).caption form. Deleted and recreated it and it worked per normal. Control arrays will need different parsing with this multi language methodology.

• Trajectory form - language form > change from polish to english : headers for flexgrid do not change to english > after restart program > headers are polish
  • RESOLVED: header initializations were in form_load > put them in form_activate > form_activate event occurs every time you bring a form back up from background.