The "File" menu contains common functions and commands.
The function "new" clears the edit area and all input fields (file and reference name, version and the application ID). "New" is like a fresh start up of the editor.
The documentation for the Siegfried Locale Editor is loaded using the "Help" menu. The documentation can also be viewed using the "<COMMAND> H" short cut.
The Siegfried Locale Editor then opens and shows the HTML documentation. The
selected standard browser of the operating system is used as the help viewer.
Short cut: <COMMAND> H
This is the most import command of the Siegfried Locale Editor! ;-) The obligatory "About this famous application" window. The window contains the program version, our company and home page address.
"Quit" terminates the Siegfried Locale Editor. Edited text isn't saved automaticaly. Important: currently no save request appears if text is changed.
If "AutoPrefs" is set, all current settings of the Siegfried Locale Editor are
save to a file (similar to the "Preference/Save" command). At the next start of
the Siegfried Locale Editor the settings are loaded automaticaly.
Shortcut: <COMMAND> Q
The "Edit" Menu contains functions to edit the text area of the Siegfried Locale Editor. These are the standard funtions (Select, Cut, Copy, Paste, ...) which should be available by every kind of editor.
"Undo" is used to cancel (undo) the last edit function.
Shortcut: <COMMAND> Z
Copies the selected text to the clipboard and removes the text from the edit
area.
Shortcut: <COMMAND> X
Copies the selected text to the clipboard . The clipboard is used from other
applications, too. Therefore it's possible to use the clipboard to exchange
texts with other programs.
Shortcut: <COMMAND> C
Insert a copied text area from the clipboard at the current cursor position.
Shortcut: <COMMAND> V
Marks the complete text.
Shortcut: <COMMAND> A
The "Preferences" menu contains functions and settings to customize the Siegfried Locale Editor.
The "Language" menu selects the language that is used by the Siegfried Locale Editor. Available languages are displayed in the submenu. The language currently used is selected with a checkmark.
After changing the language only newly created text appears in the new language (e.g. new open windows). All other text (e.g. the main window oder the menu) will remain in the old language. For this reason it is important to restart the Siegfried Locale Editor after selecting a new language.
Before leaving the Siegfried Locale Editor check to see that the settings for the new language are saved to the preferences (to save the preference use the menu "Preferences/Save"). Siegfried Locale Editor saves the settings automatically when exiting if "Autoprefs" is activated, which is the default.
The texts for the respective languages are saved in external files (folder "LocaleEditor/locale"). By simply adding a new language file Siegfried Locale Editor can easily adjust to a new language of a country.
Siegfried Locale Editor is fully functional without the language files. If there are no language files at the folder "LocaleEditor/locale", Siegfried Locale Editor uses the default language (English). If a text is missing in a language file because an older language file is in use, the default text will be used automatically.
By using the option "AutoPrefs" (default: on), Siegfried Locale Editor automatically saves all settings when the program quits. If the option is activated, Siegfried Locale Editor writes all current settings to a disc when the program quits. The settings are written to the file "LocaleEditor.prefs". The file is loaded automaticaly when Siegfried Locale Editor starts.
The saving of the settings when the program quits has the same results as the use of the command "Save" of the "Preferences" menu.
The "Save" command writes the current settings of all Siegfried Locale Editor windows to a disc. The data is saved to the file "SiegfriedLocale.prefs". At the next start of Siegfried Locale Editor the file is automatically loaded and the settings restored.