15. Multilanguage User Interface

Multilanguage interface is presented in the program. The Language folder is created in the directory where PPF is installed (the default directory is C:\Program Files\PowerPointForce\Language). It comprises the file named english.lng. This file is the basis for creating other language files.

The principles of building a lng-file comprise the following: In order for the file to work correctly his format’s got to be UTF-8.All the information is divided into blocks according to type and function.The beginning of the information block is defined with the grid in the beginning of the line (but not in the middle or in the end); the block’s name may follow it in the same line omitting the space.The end of the information block is defined with the curly closing bracket in the beginning of the line (but not in the middle or in the end).The line with the slash in the beginning (but not in the middle or in the end) is interpreted as a comment.Empty lines are ignored.

The correct usage of grid’s symbols and curly closing bracket should be strictly kept.All the information inside the block except for comments is interpreted as data; blocks’ nesting is not accepted.The information outside the block is ignored.Blocks’ number and names may be whatever, they may not exist at all, but the program uses only blocks named in the special way.The duplication of blocks’ names is not accepted.In case there isn’t a block with a certain name, then the English variant will be used by default for this block.In case there are several blocks with the same name, their values will be used sequentially one after another as if it was one block.Unnamed blocks and blocks with unknown names are ignored by the program.Block’s dimensions may be whatever.

The sequence order of the elements inside the block has a meaning.

In case the sum total of dimensions of all blocks with a certain name is not enough to initialize all the values of this block, the English values will be used by default for the rest of the values.

In case the sum total of dimensions of all blocks is bigger than the dimensions of the values of the block being initialized, the spare values are ignored.

Certain values include expressions in square brackets in order to be interpreted correctly; the sense of the expressions is defined inside of them, this kind of form for these values should be strictly followed.

To change the language (the default language is English) of the application you need to do the following:

1. Open the directory of the language file (the default is C:\Program Files\PowerPointForce\Language).

2. Open the language file using WordPad or any other corresponding program.

3. Translate the file in accordance with the principles of lng-file construction.

4. Save the new file in the language directory naming it the way it’ll appear in the applet’s menu.

5. Then open PowerPoint and go to PowerPoint Force>Language.

6. Check the necessary file out of the presented.

7. The language of the application will be changed.