Using I18N Editor

The I18N Editor tool is used create or modify the default properties file to your own locale-specific file in order to support internationalization.

Starting the Tool

1. Running the Script or Batch File

Run the batch or shell script I18NEditor from the <TL1_Home>/bin directory. This script executes the setenv file to set the appropriate class path variables.

2. Using the Launcher

Click the Run button from the Options menu after selecting the I18N Editor or by double-clicking the icon.

User Interface

On starting this tool, a file chooser dialog pops up. Choose the properties file from the <TL1_Home>/conf directory. The I18N Editor displays a table which lists all the properties. The table contains two columns Property Key and Property Value. You can edit the default text present in the Property Value column. New properties can also be added and existing properties can be deleted from the table.

The I18N Editor User Interface is shown below.

I18N Operations

Following operations can be performed using the I18NEditor tool.

Adding a Word : You can add new words (or properties) to the default properties file by specifying the new key word as the Property Key and its internationalized word as Property Value in the respective table columns. This can be done by choosing the Edit -->Add menu.

Modifying an Existing Word : An existing word of Property Key column can be modified by simply double-clicking the word and specifying the new word and its corresponding internationalized word.

Deleting an Existing Word : An existing word of the Property Key column can be deleted by choosing the Edit --> Delete menu.

Apart from the above operations, the editor also has provision to view only the Prominent Entries. By default, all the entries are displayed in the table. After making the required changes, the file can be saved using the Save option.