TranslatedStrings doesn't seem to work

[DenisPac]

Hello,

I start using the LR SDK (latest one to date - for LR10.0), and I first tried to used automatic localization with TranslatedStrings.

Actually I found discrepancies in the explanation to localize the UI of a plugin, in the LR Dev user's guide:

- In Chapter 6 "Writing a Web-engine Plug-in" (from page 118) where the Localization dictionaries are supposed to be strings\<Code>\TranslatedStrings.txt

- Later in that same chapter 6, in dedicated "Localizing the UI" paragraph" (page 127), it shows again strings\<Code>\TranslatedStrings.txt, but with a reference to Chapter 7 "Using ZStrings for Localization"

- In that Chapter 7 (from page 148), and especially in the paragraph "Localization dictionary files" (page 151) it is clearly explained that "Each translation dictionary must be in a file named TranslatedStrings_code.txt." located along with the file Info.lua

- In "Custom Metadata Sample" sample (page 164), it shows strings\<Code>\TranslatedStrings.txt (with a typo strings/en/TranslatedString.txt - without trailing "s")

My question is: which one is right.

I tried both versions, and both don't work in my case (running LR 10 in French Win10).

Thank you in advance for your help.

Regards,

Denis

[johnrellis]

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I don't have any experience writing Web-engine plugins, but I'm pretty sure that Chapter 6 is out-of-date.

But for plugins invoked from the File > Plug-in Extras and Library > Plug-in Extras menus, chapter 7 (148) is correct.  Page 164 is incorrect.  I just confirmed that my Fix Presets plugin is still correctly using the TranslatedStrings files:

(Note the codes for Chinese, for mainland China and Taiwan.)

A number of years ago LR changed its naming conventions for the TranslatedStrings files, and the SDK Guide obviously didn't correctly updated.

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