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Validating Dialog Panels |
The validation tests applied to dialog panels are defined in the Validate Expert Options Dialog box and cover the following.
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Detects translated strings that are empty when the original string contains text. |
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Validates each word with your currently active spelling and custom dictionaries. |
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Generates an error exception if the translation does not fit into the width and height of a dialog control. |
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Generates an error exception if two or more controls share the same hotkey letter. You can request the dialog editor to suggest a unique hotkey for each control. Simply click on the control, click the second mouse button and select Insert Hotkey
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Generates an error if two or more controls overlap each other on the dialog panel Generic name given to dialog boxes. A Dialog Panel is an internal CATALYST object that is used to represent dialogs from multiple development platforms. (ie .NET Windows, Desktop Dialog boxes, SmartPhone Canvas Areas, ASP+ Pages, XLIFF XML Localization Interchange File Format Frames, Oracle Forms. etc.)XLIFF Frames, Oracle Forms. etc.). |
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Detects translated strings that differ in the number of hotkeys in the original string. Detects an inconsistent hotkey character used in the translated string. |
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Invalid ampersand (&) position Generates an error exception if the hotkey character cannot be typed using a single keystroke from the keyboard. |
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Generates an error exception if the translated hotkey is different to the original hotkey. This test is useful for double-byte languages where the translated hotkeys are usually the same as the untranslated This is the default Translation Status applied to all items inserted into a Project Your project is where you manage and organize all the files that are to be localised. TTK. ones
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Inconsistent format specifiers Format specifiers are programmatic placeholders. They are defined using the percent (%) symbol. In this test, an error exception is generated if the number of format specifiers differs between the original and translated strings. An error exception is also generated if the order of these format specifier’s change. |
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Inconsistent lead/trail spaces Generates an error exception if leading and trailing spaces differ between original and translated strings.
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To find out more information on locating errors, please refer to Locating Errors.
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