well, yes you can do that in eclipse but in our case, we also use the very same properties files for our translations of the server side and java requires the .properties files to be ISO 8859-1 encoded.
and thus, we need the file-encoding to be ISO 8859-1 and the editor automatically replaces all other characters with their UTF encoded representation (e.g. 'ä' becomes '\u00E4') @]matmat[" to get a list of all changed/new/deleted texts between our release versions we simply make an SVN-diff of the corresponding versions since we usually have only a few changes, this works well for us On 16 Feb., 19:58, Jim Douglas <jdoug...@basis.com> wrote: > You can edit those files directly in Eclipse, no special plugin > required. Right-click on the file, select "Properties" at the bottom > of the menu, and set Text File Encoding to UTF-8. > > On Feb 16, 9:43 am, "]matmat[" <matthias.buch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Martin, > > Thanks for your reply. This tool is working really well. > > > However, we ended up not using it. The main reason is it does not let > > us identify the status of the text entries. While our product is > > evolving from version to version, some texts are deleted, some are > > updated or created. > > As we are outsourcing the translation, we need to mark which text has > > been modified so the translator can update the translation. One option > > would have been to add a tag in the text; but then it will be shown on > > the UI. > > > Our solution for this issue is to maintain an XLS sheet with our > > texts. We highlight the cells with different colors depending on their > > status. A tool parse the XLS sheet and generate the properties file. > > > Christian, > > If this kind of editor is integrated in the google eclipse plugin, it > > would be great to add this missing feature. > > > Matthias > > > On Feb 9, 9:03 am, Christian Goudreau <goudreau.christ...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > Would be great if that was pre-installed within google eclipse plugin. > > > > You should write an issue for that. > > > > On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 9:59 AM, Martin Trummer > > > <martin.trum...@24act.at>wrote: > > > > > I'm using:http://sourceforge.net/projects/eclipse-rbe/ > > > > and like it > > > > > On 8 Feb., 21:34, "]matmat[" <matthias.buch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I am looking for a properties file editor for my GWT i18n-ed > > > > > resources. As the application I am working on supports several > > > > > languages (en, fr, ja), it would be very handy to be able to edit the > > > > > different languages on the same window. > > > > > > I found this tool:http://zaval.org/products/jrc-editor/index.html. I > > > > > like it because: > > > > > - I can see all the languages on the same window and it will dispatch > > > > > the data in the different properties files > > > > > - the resources are organized in a tree > > > > > - it is standalone so the tranlator won't have to install a complex > > > > > editor > > > > > Its looks great but the non-ASCII characters are not displayed > > > > > properly. > > > > > > I also tried "Eclipse I18N Properties File Editor" > > > >http://sourceforge.net/projects/epfe/ > > > > > but it nicely fail with a NullPointerException when I open a UTF-8 > > > > > properties file. > > > > > > As explained in this pagehttp:// > > > > code.google.com/p/google-web-toolkit-doc-1-5/wiki/GettingStart..., > > > > > "unlike standard Java .properties files, GWT .properties files may > > > > > contain Unicode characters directly and should therefore be encoded as > > > > > UTF-8". > > > > > Since GWT does not follow the Java standard, I understand why most > > > > > editors I tried fail. > > > > > > Is there any editor that fill my requirements? If not, I plan to edit > > > > > my texts in a XLS file and write a tool to convert it into properties > > > > > files. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Matthias > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups > > > > "Google Web Toolkit" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > > google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<google-web-toolkit%2Bunsubs > > > > cr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en.
