Important note: if you decide you would like to localize IntelliWebSearch, please let me know before you start to make sure no one is already working on your language. By volunteering, you undertake to complete the job free of charge within 30 days of writing to me, otherwise I will assume you have changed your mind and may assign the task to another volunteer.


If you like using IntelliWebSearch and you feel you would like to contribute in some way, perhaps you might like to localize the IntelliWebSearch interface into your language (about 700 words).

All you have to do is translate all the messages in the interface.xx.ini and wizard.gb.ini files. The interface files are standard Windows INI files which can be opened and edited in Notepad or your favourite CAT tool. Due to an AutoHotkey technical limitation, the INI files are encoded in Windows 1252 (ANSI), which may make localization into certain languages impossible.

You can find the contents of the original British English program interface file here and wizard interface file here, or in the IntelliWebSearch installation folder (Program Files\IntelliWebSearch by default).

Instructions:

1. Translate all the text excluding the part to the left of the equals signs or anything written in square brackets, trying to keep the length similar.
2. Enter your name and website/email address in message n. 47 (interface.xx.ini) so that they appear at the bottom of the About window.
3. Pay attention to the & symbol in the messages: the letter after the & is a shortcut key. For example, if you press Alt+Q on the Search window you toggle quotes. This is a consequence of message n. 7 (&Quotes?). 
4. Messages 112 (&A), 113 (&R) and 114 (&G) (interface.xx.ini) create shortcuts to the Add to/Remove from... and Rename... dropdown boxes on the Archive window and Groups dropdown box on the Search window (try Alt+A, Alt+R and Alt+G on the corresponding windows and see what happens). You should translate them accordingly.
5. Before sending me the files, try them out by replacing interface.gb.ini and wizard.gb.ini in the IntelliWebSearch installation folder with your localized version, paying particular attention to any shortcut conflicts. In other words you must make sure that no two letters after & symbols in messages appearing on the same window are the same (note that Alt+Z is reserved on the Search window). This is probably the most fiddly bit.

Note: every time you make a change to the interface files you have to switch the language to a different one of your choice (See Settings Window) and then switch back again to see the changes you have made.

Once done, please send everything to me together with the name of your language in your language, e.g. Français, Deutsch, Italiano, etc.


If you would like to make a further contribution, you might like to localize the website home page (about 246 words).

Instructions:

1. Let me know before you start to make sure no one is already working on your language.
2. Download the zipped home page from here.
3. Localize using a CAT tool (or similar) that does not alter the HTML tags.
4. Don't forget to add your name (and a web or email link if you like) at the bottom.
5. You will also find a special search.ini file (help.search.ini) zipped together with the home page. It can be opened and edited in Notepad or your favourite CAT tool. Please localize it (translate all the text excluding the part to the left of the equals signs or anything written in square brackets) and send it back to me so that I can use it to create the graphics (screenshots) on the home page.
6. Send everything to me.

If you would like to make an even greater contribution, you might like to localize the help pages too (about 6410 words).

Instructions:

1. Let me know before you start to make sure no one is already working on your language.
2. Download the zipped help pages from here.
3. Localize using a CAT tool (or similar) that does not alter the HTML tags.
4. Note that some of the files do not contain translatable text, but are needed to set up the frames (archive.html, edit.html, help.html, search.html and settings.html).
   
5. Don't forget to add your name (and a web or email link if you like) at the bottom of each page.
6. You will also find a special search.ini file (help.search.ini) zipped together with the help pages. It is the same file as the one zipped together with the home page (see above). It can be opened and edited in Notepad or your favourite CAT tool. Please localize it if you have not already done so (translate all the text excluding the part to the left of the equals signs or anything written in square brackets), and send it back to me so that I can use it to create the screenshots on the help pages.
   
7. Send everything to me.

Thank you in advance for your help.