Question about CHM localization with RH7

Hi everyone,

I'm a longtime RH user (since 1997), currently on X5 and
looking into Version 7 for its localization features. X5 uses a
.lng file to customize the HTMLHelp viewer interface. Does support
for .lng files continue in v7? Will these .lng files work for
Chinese and Japanese too?



(Sure I could download the trial and see, but I've read the
'heads up' threads about not doing so unless keenly sure you'll be
upgrading. So erring on the side of caution and not yet getting the
trial.)



Thank you!Question about CHM localization with RH7
Welcome to the forum



''I've read the 'heads up' threads about not doing so unless
keenly sure you'll be upgrading''



What have you been reading?



Question about CHM localization with RH7
Threads on this forum in the general and HTMLHelp sections.

Which say that it's not advisable to have the RH7 trial and a
previous version coexisting on a ''production pc''.
That is coming from the general precaution that you don't
experiment with any software on a machine that is critical. It
applies to any software.



There is also the point that RH7 changes the code. If you are
working with copies of a project, that doesn't matter. But how do
you work on your live projects at the same time if you no longer
have the earlier version.



If you install and decide to roll back only having worked on
copy projects, the cheery theory is that you can then uninstall and
reinstall your earlier version. It's early days though so no
anectodal tales yet.



That does sort of take us full circle to your original
question and I don't know the answer to that one. Hope though I
have clarified the trial version issues.




I only have one PC at my disposal, so kind of don't have a
choice on 'where' to install the v7 trial. I would only make a test
help project (or a copy of a ''real'' one) in the trial copy. And if
X5 and v7 can happily co-exist, I won't have an issue either.



Guess no early adopters have tried out the .lng feature
yet.... (I was kinda hoping that Adobe staff could answer that,
anyway.) I will check it out, and report back.



Thanks Peter for your clarifications.
First 'good news' report: the RH7 trial peacefully coexists
with my X5. I can have both open at once, if needed- X5 for
production work, and 7 for testing.



Second 'good news' item:

I am happy to find that RH7 has maintained the use of the
.lng file to customize the HTMLHelp viewer interface. (Something
that the competitor Flare cannot do, btw.) And a long list of
additional languages (including Chinese and Japanese, which I need)
has been added as well. RH7 includes pre-translated .lng files; no
need to send off the terms to your translation service. Simply go
to File%26gt;Project Settings and select the appropriate language,
then click the Advanced button. The corresponding .lng file is
opened; click OK and it's added as a Baggage item to your project.
**This is the same as it worked in X5, just with more languages
now!! :)



Upon compiling, the CHM viewer is supposed to be localized.
The only trouble (carrying over from RH X5) is that Windows in that
native language is needed to
actually see the localizations in the CHM viewer. Perhaps
the people at our translation service have non-English versions of
Windows, and would be able to test-run these localized CHMs for me.




This is enough info though, for me, to tell management of my
purchase decision: that I need RH7 and not ''the competitor''!
;)