prbeditor 0.2 (Netbeans 5.0 plug-in) review

prbeditor can help in the localization (l10n) of those programs that have been internationalized following the Java's standard intern

License: LGPL (GNU Lesser General Public License) File size: 0K Developer: eduardj

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prbeditor can help in the localization (l10n) of those programs that have been internationalized following the Java's standard internationalization (i18n) mechanism. In short, it allows the edition of resource bundle files. In contrast to other similar tools, it shows the keys and values of several languages at the same time, in a spreadsheet, giving a global vision of the resources files. This way it is easier to determine the level of completeness of each translation.

To avoid interfering with other tools, the format of the original text files is not changed by adding comments or other markers. Yet, the tool relies in the application of regular expresions to organize the keys and filter the visibility of the files. A spell checker and many other features, and the fact that it is free, makes it worth a try.

Here are some key features of "prbeditor":
Allows the modification of multiple language files at the same time. These laguages are shown in a table with keys as row headers and languages as columns.
Filtering of keys according to a regular expression. The filters can be stored for later use
Line coloring according to user-defined patterns
Simple embedded translator for simple common words like File, Copy or Cancel. The default included languages are English, Catalan and Spanish
Spell checker, which can be enabled/disabled and configured to check only those rows that match user defined patterns.
The user can create special tools, InsChar tools, which have a string attached. Everytime the user activates one of those tools, the string attached is inserted into the cell currently being edited. Very useful when your keyboard does not accomodate to the languages you are translating to.
Multiple views, each one with its own filter
Shows internationalized text as it would be seen in the program
Supports comments.
Supports Copy/Cut-Paste operations of multiple lines.
Supports Undo/Redo.
Supports Find and Replace.

Requirements:
Netbeans 5.0

What's New in This Release:
This Netbeans module adds the option to open properties files with Prbeditor from within the NetBeans IDE.