LEADTOOLS for .NET Annotations Automation uses standard .NET localization in order to allow you to change the text strings used throughout the user interface in the automated mode.
For more information about .NET localization refer to the Microsoft MSDN topic Globalization and Localization Namespaces in Visual Studio.
Follow the steps outlined in this topic to override the default text strings used in the user interface or completely translate the user interface to a new language or culture.
Locate the file Strings.resx in your LEADTOOLS for .NET folder (Usually at C:\Program Files (x86)\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 16.5\Redist\DotNet\Win32\Localization\Annotations\Annotations). This file is a standard .NET resx (XML-based resource format) that is used to generate common language runtime binary .resources files that can be embedded in a runtime binary. This file contains all the text strings used throughout the automated annotation user interface menus and dialog boxes. Each item has a data entry in the XML file that consists of name and value attributes. The following table lists all the entries and their meanings: Exceptions
Data Name Default Value Description InvalidFormatException Invalid Annotation Format AnnCodecsInvalidFormatException message General
Data Name Default Value Description Error Error Used as the caption of message boxes when an error occur OK OK OK Button text Cancel Cancel Cancel button text Apply Apply Apply button text (Object Properties Dialog) BrowseButton _... Browse button text (Object Properties Dialog) Fill Rule (Object Properties Dialog Polygon Tab)
Data Name Default Value Description EvenOddFillRule EvenOdd EvenOdd fill rule NonzeroFillRule Nonzero Nonzero fill rule Text Alignment (Object Properties Dialog Text Tab)
Data Name Default Value Description NearTextAlignment Near Near text alignment CenterTextAlignment Center Center text alignment FarTextAlignment Far Far text alignment AnnTextRotate (Object Properties Dialog Text Tab)
Data Name Default Value Description TextRotate0 None None text rotate TextRotate90 90 (Counter clockwise) 90 degrees counter clockwise text rotate TextRotate180 180 180 degrees text rotate TextRotate270 270 (Counter clockwise) 270 degrees counter clockwise text rotate Unit (Object Properties Dialog Ruler Tab)
Data Name Default Value Description DisplayUnit Display Display unit DocumentUnit Document Document unit SmartEnglishUnit Smart English Smart English unit SmartMetricUnit Smart Metric Smart Metric unit InchUnit Inch Inch unit MillimeterUnit Millimeter Millimeter unit PixelUnit Pixel Pixel unit PointUnit Point Point unit FeetUnit Feet Feet unit YardUnit Yard Yard unit MicrometerUnit Micrometer Micrometer unit CentimeterUnit Centimeter Centimeter unit MeterUnit Meter Meter unit TwipUnit Twip Twip unit UnitAbbreviation (Object Properties Dialog Ruler Tab)
Data Name Default Value Description DisplayUnitAbbreviation display Display abbreviation DocumentUnitAbbreviation document Document abbreviation SmartEnglishUnitAbbreviation in Smart English abbreviation SmartMetricUnitAbbreviation mm Smart Metric abbreviation InchUnitAbbreviation in Inch abbreviation MillimeterUnitAbbreviation mm Millimeter abbreviation PixelUnitAbbreviation pixels Pixel abbreviation PointUnitAbbreviation pt Point abbreviation FeetUnitAbbreviation ft Feet abbreviation YardUnitAbbreviation yd Yard abbreviation MicrometerUnitAbbreviation m Micrometer abbreviation CentimeterUnitAbbreviation cm Centimeter abbreviation MeterUnitAbbreviation m Meter abbreviation TwipUnitAbbreviation twips Twip abbreviation AngularUnit (Object Properties Dialog Protractor Tab)
Data Name Default Value Description RadianAngularUnit Radian Radian angular unit DegreeAngularUnit Degree Degree angular unit AngularUnitAbbreviation (Object Properties Dialog Protractor Tab)
Data Name Default Value Description RadianAngularUnitAbbreviation Rad Radian abbreviation DegreeAngularUnitAbbreviation ° Degrees abbreviation DrawDesigner
Data Name Default Value Description TextPointerDrawDesignerDefaultText AaBbYyZz String used for default text in the AnnTextPointerDrawDesigner TextDrawDesignerDefaultText AaBbYyZz String used for default text in the AnnTextDrawDesigner Object Names
Data Name Default Value Description DefaultObjectName Default Default (All) object name GroupObjectName Group AnnGroupObject name SelectObjectName Select Select object name LineObjectName Line AnnLineObject name RectangleObjectName Rectangle AnnRectangleObject name EllipseObjectName Ellipse AnnEllipseObject name PolylineObjectName Polyline AnnPolylineObject name PolygonObjectName Polygon AnnPolygonObject name CurveObjectName Curve AnnCurveObject name ClosedCurveObjectName Closed-Curve AnnClosedCurveObject name PointerObjectName Pointer AnnPointerObject name FreehandObjectName Freehand AnnFreehandObject name HiliteObjectName Hilite AnnHiliteObject name TextObjectName Text AnnTextObject name TextRollupObjectName Text Rollup AnnTextRollupObject name TextPointerObjectName Text Pointer AnnTextPointerObject name NoteObjectName Note AnnNoteObject name StampObjectName Stamp AnnStampObject name RubberStampObjectName Rubber Stamp AnnRubberStampObject name HotspotObjectName Hotspot AnnHotspotObject name FreehandHotspotObjectName Freehand Hotspot AnnFreehandHotspotObject name ButtonObjectName Button AnnButtonObject name PointObjectName Point AnnPointObject name RulerObjectName Ruler AnnRulerObject name PolyRulerObjectName Poly Ruler AnnPolyRulerObject name ProtractorObjectName Protractor AnnProtractorObject name CrossProductObjectName Cross Product AnnCrossProductObject name RedactionObjectName Redaction AnnRedactionObject name EncryptObjectName Encrypt AnnEncryptObject name AudioObjectName Audio AnnAudioObject name Context Menus
Data Name Default Value Description CutContextMenu Cu_t Cut context menu CopyContextMenu _Copy Copy context menu DeleteContextMenu _Delete Delete context menu BringToFrontContextMenu _Bring To Front BringToFront context menu SendToBackContextMenu _Send To Back SendToBack context menu BringToFirstContextMenu Bring To _First BringToFirst context menu SendToLastContextMenu Send To _Last SendToLast context menu FlipContextMenu Fli_p Flip context menu ReverseContextMenu _Reverse Reverse context menu LockContextMenu Loc_k... Lock context menu UnlockContextMenu _Unlock... Unlock context menu PropertiesContextMenu _Properties... Properties context menu GroupContextMenu _Group Group context menu (For group objects) UngroupContextMenu _Ungroup Ungroup context menu (For group objects) PlayContextMenu P_lay Play context menu (For audio objects) UndoContextMenu _Undo Undo context menu RedoContextMenu _Redo Redo context menu PasteContextMenu _Paste Paste context menu SelectAllContextMenu Select _All SelectAll context menu DefaultPropertiesContextMenu Default P_roperties... DefaultProperties context menu ApplyEncryptorContextMenu Apply _Encryptor ApplyEncryptor context menu (For encrypt objects) ApplyDecryptorContextMenu Apply _Decryptor ApplyDecryptor context menu (For encrypt objects) FixedPointerContextMenu _Fixed Pointer FixedPointer context menu (For text pointer objects) RealizeContextMenu _Realize Realize context menu (For redaction objects) RestoreContextMenu Rest_ore Restore context menu (For redaction objects) ExpandedContextMenu _Expanded Expanded context menu (For text rollup objects) DeleteControlPointContextMenu D_elete Control Point DeleteControlPoint context menu (For polyline, polygon, curve, closed curve and polyruler objects) AddControlPointContextMenu _Add Control Point AddControlPoint context menu (For polyline, polygon, curve, closed curve and polyruler objects) ResetRotatePointsContextMenu R_eset Rotate Control Points ResetRotatePoints context menu UseRotateControlPointsContextMenu Use Rotate _Control Points UseRotateControlPoints context menu Rubber Stamp Context Menus
Data Name Default Value Description ApprovedRubberStamp Approved Approved rubber stamp AssignedRubberStamp Assigned Assigned rubber stamp CheckedRubberStamp Checked Checked rubber stamp ClientRubberStamp Client Attorney Privil Client rubber stamp CopyRubberStamp Copy Copy rubber stamp DraftRubberStamp Draft Draft rubber stamp ExtendedRubberStamp Extended Extended rubber stamp FaxRubberStamp Fax Fax rubber stamp FaxedRubberStamp Faxed Faxed rubber stamp ImportantRubberStamp Important Important rubber stamp InvoiceRubberStamp Invoice Invoice rubber stamp NoticeRubberStamp Notice Notice rubber stamp OfficialRubberStamp Official Official rubber stamp OnFileRubberStamp On-File OnFile rubber stamp PaidRubberStamp Paid Paid rubber stamp PassedRubberStamp Passed Passed rubber stamp PendingRubberStamp Pending Pending rubber stamp ProcessedRubberStamp Processed Processed rubber stamp ReceivedRubberStamp Received Received rubber stamp RejectedRubberStamp Rejected Rejected rubber stamp ReleaseRubberStamp Release Release rubber stamp SentRubberStamp Sent Sent rubber stamp ShippedRubberStamp Shipped Shipped rubber stamp TopSecretRubberStamp Top Secret TopSecret rubber stamp UrgentRubberStamp Urgent Urgent rubber stamp VoidRubberStamp Void Void rubber stamp Password Dialog
Data Name Default Value Description PasswordDialogLockCaption Lock Caption text when locking PasswordDialogUnlockCaption Unlock Caption text when unlocking PasswordDialogPasswordLabel _Password: Password label Picture box (Object Properties Dialog Picture and Pictures Tabs)
Data Name Default Value Description PictureBoxTransparentLabel _Transparent PictureBox Transpararent label PictureBoxColorLabel _Color PictureBox Color label PictureBoxTransparentModeNone None None transparent mode PictureBoxTransparentModeUseColor Use Color Use color transparent mode PictureBoxTransparentModeTopLeftPixel Top Left Pixel Top left pixel transparent mode PictureBoxNoImage No Image No Image text PictureBoxOpenFileDialogFilter All Files|*.* Open file dialog filter PictureBoxOpenFileDialogErrorMessage Failed to open image file Error message PictureBoxBrowseButtonToolTip Browse for an image Browse button tooltip PictureBoxNoImageButtonToolTip No image No Image button tooltip PictureBoxDefaultButtonToolTip Default image Default button tooltip Brush Dialog (Object Properties Dialog Stroke and Fill Tabs)
Data Name Default Value Description BrushDialogCaption Brush Caption text BrushDialogAlphaLabel Alpha Alpha label BrushDialogRedLabel Red Red label BrushDialogGreenLabel Green Green label BrushDialogBlueLabel Blue Blue label BrushDialogHexadecimalNotationLabel Hexadecimal Notation Hexadecimal notation label BrushDialogOpacityLabel Opacity Opacity label BrushDialogSelectedBrushLabel Selected Brush: Selected brush label BrushDialogSolidBrushTabCaption Solid Brush: Solid brush tab caption BrushDialogSystemBrushTabCaption System Brush System brush tab caption Font Dialog(Object Properties Dialog Header and Font Tabs)
Data Name Default Value Description FontDialogCaption Font Caption text FontDialogFontLabel Font Font label FontDialogDecorationsLabel Decorations Decorations label FontDialogSampleLabel Sample Sample label FontDialogSampleText1 Sample text... Sample1 text FontDialogSampleText2 Sample text... Sample2 text FontDialogSampleText3 Sample text... Sample3 text FontDialogSizeLabel Size Size label FontDialogStretchLabel Stretch Stretch label FontDialogStrikeCheckBox _Strike Strike check box FontDialogBaseLineCheckBox _BaseLine Baseline check box FontDialogOverLineCheckBox _OverLine OverLine check box FontDialogUnderLineCheckBox _UnerLine UnerLine check box FontDialogStyleLabel Style Style label FontDialogWeightLabel Weight Weight label Object Properties Dialog (General)
Data Name Default Value Description PropertiesDialogCaption Properties Caption text Hyperlink Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description HyperlinkTabCaption Hyperlink Caption text HyperlinkTabHyperlinkLabel _Hyperlink: Hyperlink label Polygon Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description PolygonTabCaption Polygon Caption text PolygonTabClosedCheckBox _Closed Closed check box PolygonTabFillRuleLabel _Fill Rule: Fill rule label Fill Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description FillTabCaption Fill Caption text FillTabUseFillCheckBox _Use Fill Use fill check box FillTabFillLabel _Fill Brush: Fill brush label Font Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description FontTabCaption Font Caption text FontTabFontLabel _Font: Font label FontTabChangeButton _Change... Change button FontTabSampleGroupBox Sample Sample group box FontTabSampleText AaBbZz Sample text Header Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description HeaderTabCaption Header Caption text HeaderTabShowHeaderCheckBox _Show Header Show header check box HeaderTabHeaderLabel _Header: Header label HeaderTabXOffsetLabel _XOffset: XOffset label HeaderTabYOffsetLabel _YOffset: YOffset label HeaderTabHeaderRestrictCheckBox Header _Restrict Restrict check box HeaderTabFontLabel _Font: Font label HeaderTabChangeButton Chan_ge... Change button HeaderTabSampleGroupBox Sample Sample group box HeaderTabSampleText AaBbZz Sample text HeaderTabForeBrushLabel F_ore Brush: Fore brush label HeaderTabBackBrushLabel _Back Brush: Back brush label Audio Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description AudioTabCaption Audio Caption text AudioTabFileNameLabel _FileName File name label AudioTabPlayButton _Play Play button AudioTabOpenFileDialogFilter Wave Files|*.wav|All Files|*.* Open file dialog filter Text Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description TextTabCaption Text Caption text TextTabTextLabel _Text: Text label TextTabHorizontalAlignmentLabel _Horizontal Alignment: Horizontal alignment label TextTabVerticalAlignmentLabel _Vertical Alignment: Vertical alignment label TextTabBrushLabel _Brush: Brush label TextTabEdgeMarginLabel _Edge Margin: Edge margin label TextTabRotateLabel _Rotate (degrees): Rotate label TextTabFixedPointerCheckBox _Fixed Pointer Fixed pointer check box TextTabExpandedCheckBox E_xpanded Expanded check box Point Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description StrokeTabCaption Stroke Caption text StrokeTabUseStrokeCheckBox _Use Stroke Use stroke check box StrokeTabThicknessLabel _Width: Thickness label StrokeTabBrushLabel _Brush: Color label Rubber Stamp Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description RubberStampTabCaption Rubber Stamp Caption text RubberStampTabTypeLabel _Type: Type label Pictures Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description PicturesTabCaption Pictures Caption text PicturesTabPrimaryLabel _Primary: Primary label PicturesTabSecondaryLabel _Secondary Secondary label Encrypt Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description EncryptTabCaption Encrypt Caption text EncryptTabKeyGroupBox Key: Key group box EncryptTabTypeGroupBox Type: Type group box EncryptTabLocationGroupBox Location Location group box EncryptTabLeftLabel _Left: Left label EncryptTabTopLabel _Top: Top label EncryptTabWidthLabel _Width: Width label EncryptTabHeightLabel _Height: Height label EncryptTabEncryptor Encryptor Encryptor type EncryptTabDecryptor Decryptor Decryptor type Picture Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description PictureTabCaption Picture Caption text Protractor Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description ProtractorTabCaption Protractor Caption text ProtractorTabAcuteCheckBox _Acute Acute check box ProtractorTabAngularUnitLabel Angular _Unit: Angular unit label ProtractorTabAbbreviationLabel A_bbreviation: Abbreviation label ProtractorTabPrecisionLabel _Precision: Precision label ProtractorTabArcRadiusLabel Arc _Radius: Arc radius label Ruler Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description RulerTabCaption Ruler Caption text RulerTabShowLengthCheckBox Show _Length Show length check box RulerTabUnitLabel _Unit: Unit label RulerTabAbbreviationLabel _Abbreviation: Abbreviation label RulerTabPrecisionLabel _Precision: Precision label RulerTabShowGaugeCheckBox Show _Gauge Show gauge check box RulerTabGaugeLengthLabel L_ength: Gauge length label RulerTabShowTickMarksCheckBox Show _Tick Marks Show tick marks check box RulerTabTickMarksLengthLabel Lengt_h: Tick marks length label Point Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description PointTabCaption Point Caption text PointTabShowPictureCheckBox _Show Picture Show picture check box PointTabRadiusLabel _Radius: Radius label Hilite Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description HiliteTabCaption Hilite Caption text HiliteTabColorLabel _Color: Color label ControlPoints Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description ControlPointsTabCaption Control Points Caption text ControlPointsTabShowCheckBox _Show Control Points Show check box ControlPointsTabGapLabel _Gap between control points: Gap label Curve Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description CurveTabCaption Curve Caption text CurveTabTensionLabel _Tension: Tension label Make a copy Strings.resx and save it to any folder. Open this new Strings.resx in any text or XML editor and change the string values as necessary for your application. Leadtools.Windows.Annotations.Dll is signed with a strong name. Therefore, you need to send the Strings.resx file that you created in step (3) to LEAD Technologies in order for it to be converted to a resource DLL and be signed with our private key. Contact our technical support for more information on how to complete this process. Once you have obtained a signed version of your new resource dll, refer to the Microsoft MSDN topic Globalization and Localization Namespaces in Visual Studio for information on how to apply this in your application.