helicon Translator for Delphi 3 

Version 3.10


Copyright (c) 1997-1998 by helicon software development

1) Installation
2) Comments about the Beta-Version
3) Release Notes

1. Installation
===============

Execute Setup.exe to install helicon Translator.

Helicon Translator requires the Borland Database Engine (BDE) for database-access. This etup does not contain the BDE redistributable, so it expects the BDE installed. helicon ranslator shows a configuration dialog at the first call. Please specify the path to the helicon Translator database and the NetDir there. If you have problems with the automatic configuration, you can also add the alias manually. The alias name is "HeliconTranslator".


2. Comments about the Beta-Version
==================================

helicon Translator 3.10 is currently in Beta-state. Please inform us if 
you find bugs in this version of helicon Translator. 



3. Release Notes
================

**** V 3.10 ****

Summary of new changes and features in helicon Translator 3.10:

- NEW: Binary translation support Translate executables, dynamic link librarie and packages.

- NEW: Custom Resource translation support

- NEW: User Defined Properties

- NEW: Support for non-Ansi- charactersets, e.g. some Eastern Europe languages

- NEW: Support for Version Resources

- NEW: Advanced Dictionary in Paradox-Database

- NEW: Dictionary Editor

- NEW: AutoTranslation

- NEW: Improved UI with font- and color settings, project-overview, add multiple modules, and so on.

- NEW: Textfile-based transaltion

- Fixes of some bugs in ealier versions


**** PYTHIA ****

Pythia is the project code of helicon Translator 3.10 

V 3.10 (Pythia Beta 8)

- User Defined Properties
- German localization Library for helicon Translator

V 3.10 (Pythia Beta 7)

- Problem with String-Resources String-Resources sometimes contains garbage at the end of the string. Solved.

- Problem with Binary translation, duplicate resources and invalid file structure. Solved.

- Translation Exchange File (Export/Import) partly implemented.

- And some other minor bug-fixes.


V 3.10 (Pythia Beta 6)

- Color settings
- Font and Color settings
- Lookup-Problem Config/ModuleGroups
- Help-Topics for new features of version 3.10
- And some other minor changes and fixes.


V 3.10 (Pythia Beta 5)

- We are going to support languages with non-ansi character sets, e.g. some Eastern Europe languages and Asian languages in version 3.10, so we generate the .res files now directly (not via BRCC) and the GUI let you change the codepage for display.

- The problem with multiple translations in one project (shows some translations of the previously edited language in the now selected language) is fixed now.

- Pythia Beta 4 had some problems with compilation under WinNT. We've fixed this problem now.

- Pythia Beta 4 did not read the version info from packages. This problem is fixed.

- And some other minor changes and fixes.



V 3.10 (Pythia Beta 4)

- Support for Version Resources.
- Editor for Dictionary
- Import of old-style dictionaries
- Remove Forms and Resources
- Fix: Does not schow the proper resource file when opening a project
- Fix: CustRes. won't removed from translation grid
- Fix: Naming conflict with multiple projects in one directory
- And fixes of other minor bugs.

V 3.10 (Pythia Beta 3)

- Project overview restructured
- Problem with form objects w/o names (e.g. notebook-sheets) fixed
- Dictionary stored in Database (partial)
- Filter bug in menu fixed
- CustomResource display bug of earlier Beta fixed
- Possibility to remove project-forms from project

V 3.10 (Pythia Beta 2)

- Support for translation of binaries like packages (partial)
- Capability to remove forms from project
- Custom Resources support (partial)
- historylist-bug in find dialog fixed
- Some minor bug-fixes.


V 3.10 (Pythia Beta 1)

- Dictionary (TranslationHistory and AutoTranslate) (partial)
- Sort capability (partial)


**** V 3.02b ****

- NEW: The form-sources are created temporary only
- FIX: Message "2" does not longer pop up, if no .DRC file for a project exists.
- FIX: Bug in .DFM-source generation fixed.


**** V 3.02 ****

- NEW: Global String Dictionary
- NEW: Find and Replace command
- NEW: Check if form has been changed in the meantime
- FIX: Some minor bug-fixes


**** V 3.01b ****

- FIX: This is a hot-fix version. This release solves the "directory with blank"-problem, but is still version 3.01.


**** V 3.01 ****

First public release
