Translate Windows
software to any language!

RC-WinTrans
Standard
Edition

Full featured translation environment to localize the
Graphic User Interface (GUI) of Microsoft Windows software.

RC-WinTrans
Translator's
Edition

The Translator’s Edition is for
translation/localization purpose only, and cannot write (create)
translated target files.

RC-WinTrans
Lite
Edition

Full featured version of RC-WinTrans with a
limitation in the maximum size of a translation project. Download  the Lite edition and see how
RC-WinTrans works.

General Guide

RC-WinTrans 6.0 general guide handbook.

Requirements

See the requirements of RC-WinTrans.

Restrictions

See the restrictions of
RC-WinTrans.

RC-WinTrans
Standard Edition

RC-WinTrans is a language translation environment for the localization
of the Graphic User Interface (GUI) of Microsoft Windows software to any
language. The GUIs of software are mainly DIALOG boxes, MENUs,
STRINGTABLEs, ACCELERATOR TABLEs and BITMAPs. An extension of RC-WinTrans
also allows the text translation of Java .PROPERTIES files, simple C/C++
text definition files (.H), Windows INI files (:INI) and InstallShield
stringtable files (.SHL).

The file types which can be translated with RC-WinTrans are:

Windows resource script files (.RC, .DLG, .RC2),

Program files (.EXE, .DLL and .OCX),

Java property files (.PROPERTIES),

C/C++ text definition files (.H) and

INI files  (.INI)

InstallShield stringtable files (.SHL)

The main view of RC-WinTrans presents the text to be translated in a
clear table view, side by side, with a column for the source text and an
additional column for each target language.

Text of dialog and menu resources can be shown in its context and
switched between the source and target view. Status indicators inform the
translator about the translation status and if a source text has
changed.

RC-WinTrans has a built-in dialog box layout editor to adjust dialog
boxes and dialog box items according to the requirements of the target
text. Size adjustments will be indicated to the translator. A dialog box’s
font and style can be changed for the requirements of a target
text.

If the software uses ActiveX controls in dialogs, then you get
with RC-WinTrans the only available translation tool which support the
translation of their properties. An advanced mechanism extracts all text
an ActiveX control might involve to be translated through the normal
translation text editing of RC-WinTrans. This is a great advantage,
because once RC-WinTrans has extracted the text of an ActiveX control, the
text can be translated without the need for the ActiveX control to be
installed on the translators computer. You will not have to distribute and
install the ActiveX controls for a distributed translation.

One of the main advantages of using RC-WinTrans is the Change
Control which tracks changes in the source file and points out where
they affect existing translation(s). Changes are made visible to the
translator and only the modified or new text elements need to be
translated.

For a decentralized translation process, RC-WinTrans has export
and import capabilities to distribute and merge translation data. Direct
import and export capabilities are supported for text files,
RC-WinTrans translation databases, resource files and program
files.

During the translation process (translating a source text, finding a
translation), the translator can use integrated RC-WinTrans resource text
glossaries as well as existing translation projects. The
Auto-Translate function of RC-WinTrans allows an automatic translation
based on the data of one or more glossaries and/or one or more already
existing translation projects. An existing translation project can be used
like a glossary, meaning that you do not have to translate a text twice,
and with an increasing number of translated projects the data available to
translate a current project increases as well.

To automate processes, RC-WinTrans has a set of command line
options which can be called from batch processes.

You may consider switching to RC-WinTrans for projects that have
already been started. With the import function from RC-WinTrans you can
import the text and dialog size information from existing translated
files.

The following pictures show the RC-WinTrans application.

Multi-View bar with the Project Files list currently
active. There is also the Glossary page, two Found pages, and the
processing Output page.

The dialog layout editor with dialog edit toolbar (top) and the
Size&Position toolbar (bottom).

The files overview and statistic dialog shows information about the
source file, target file(s) and translation status.

RC-WinTrans Translator's
Edition

The Translator’s Edition is for translation/localization
purposes only, and cannot write (create) translated target files. A
translator is provided with the RC-WinTrans Translator’s Edition to
translate/localize a file’s translation database.

The Translator’s Edition includes all  features
except the one that lets you write localized target files. The
Translator’s Edition comes with the External Translators’ Group License
package and includes both the Ansi/MBCS and Unicode versions.

RC-WinTrans
Lite

The Lite edition is mainly for familiarization purposes. You can
explore the capabilities of RC-WinTrans and also use it to translate small
projects (see restrictions below) into several languages. The free Lite
edition is restricted to a maximum number of   250 resource text
items per project in a translation.

Requirements

Hardware

Computer

x86-based personal computer
CPU:  400 MHz or
higher

Screen

VGA, 17’’ monitor or larger
Graphics card with a
minimum resolution of 800x600 pixel

Hard Disk

Approximately 25 MB free disk space for
the RC-WinTrans software

Software

Operating System

Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4.0 or Windows 2000

Applications
(optional)

Microsoft Excel  (import/export)

Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (version control)

TRADOS Translator's Workbench (translation memory)

Microsoft Access 97 (data storage)

Restrictions

Binary resource files (.RES)
cannot be translated with RC-WinTrans.

RC-WinTrans supports localization of
32-bit program files (.EXE, .DLL and .OCX).
16-bit program files
are not supported.

Borland Delphi programs cannot be translated with
RC-WinTrans. For the translation of Visual Basic programs see our
FAQ's for more information.

Windows 95/89/ME has a technical
restriction on writing   (creating) translated
program/executable ffiles.
RC-WinTrans uses Windows API functions
to write localized resources to an EXE, DLL or OCX target file. API
functions are only supported for Windows NT and Windows 2000
operating systems.
Since the required function is unavailable
for Windows 95/98/ME, the "Write Target Files" function can only be
performed on a Windows NT or Windows 2000 operating system. The
"Write Target File" function for program files is the only
restriction for Windows 95/98/ME.

Program/executable files must be based on (created with)
Windows resource script files in order to be localized with
RC-WinTrans. These are, for example, programs developed with the
C/C++ programming language. Strings in Visual Basic programs can be
translated if a resource script file has been used to separate the
text from the program’s code.