Localize

When localizing kJams you must use a text editor where you have explicit control over text encoding. I've tried to use BBEdit (TextWrangler) but the last time I tried, it did not handle things correctly. The only one I know that really works well is Xcode itself. So for now use Xcode.

There are four strings files:

CrashReport.strings
Dialogs.strings
Localizable.strings
Menus.strings

Each string file is currently translated by these languages:

English.lproj
French.lproj
German.lproj
Italian.lproj
Japanese.lproj
Korean.lproj
Portuguese.lproj
Spanish.lproj

These langage folders are found within the application bundle at this path:

Contents/Resources/

If you're adding a new language, then take the "English.lproj" folder and duplicate it, then rename the folder to have your language name.

If you come across a string that could be translated in more than one way, please DO NOT make a guess, please write to me to glean my original intent and i will clarify.

The most important file to do is "Menus.strings", as this is the first thing the user will see, the menus. It is a relatively small file, and will give you immediate results. The next most important file to translate would be "Dialogs.strings", which is also relatively small. After that, get ready to bite the big bullet, because "Localizable.strings" is a very large file and it will take some time. Lastly you can do the "CrashReport.strings".