Keyword Research Language and Translation Support

You can select which language to use in the program user interface through the Lingua menu.



There may be more keyword research language packs available online.

When you first open the translation window, you will find that all English language files are always shown and readonly. This allows for easy side-by-side translation comparisons.



At this point you can add support for a new language or open an existing.
Notice that language files are placed in the %application%\trans\ directory and end with .ini.



Having just started a new language, nothing is translated!

You can use the refresh / synchronize button to copy the English translation. If you already have translated some strings, these will be kept. However, some repositioning may occur, so all the English and your translations are located the same places in their respective files. This makes it easier to spot missing translations.



Translation is straightforward in most cases. You can encounter 3 types of fields:

• SomeName1__Value=text - everything after the equal sign should be translated
• SomeName2__Value=text {variable} text - do not translate the {variable} part
• SomeName2__Template=__curly - do not translate at all, this tells that everything embedded in curly {...} is a variable

The text portion may sometimes utilize some, on first sight, strange characters:
(use these to create certain effects, e.g. line breaks)

• <NL> - Shows a new line
• &lt; - Shows a < character
• &gt; - Shows a > character
• &amp; - Shows a & character

All translation files have a section called [MetaData] with following fields:

• Lingua_ID - Set this to your language ID, e.g. en-uk or de
• Author_Name - Set this to your name, i.e. the current / primary translator
• Author_Email - Email address of above translator
• Author_WebUrl - Website address of above translator
• Author_ThanksTo - If more people have helped translating, mention them here
• Author_Comments - Can be anything, e.g. what still needs to be translated
• Document_LastUpdateDate - When was the translation last updated
• Document_LastUpdateProgram - For what program was the translation done
• Document_LastUpdateVersion - For what version was the translation done

Some translation files have fields called .BiDiMode. Valid values are:

• LeftToRight - Reading order is left to right. Alignment is not changed. The vertical scroll bar appears on the right edge of the control
• RightToLeft - Reading order is right to left. Alignment is changed. The vertical scroll bar appears on the left edge of the control
• RightToLeftNoAlign - Reading order is right to left. Alignment is not changed. The vertical scroll bar appears on the left edge of the control
• RightToLeftReadingOnly - Reading order is right to left. Alignment and scroll bar are not changed

Translation Guidelines and Tips