NewLC - language change - Comments

Re: language change

rbrunner — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:53:57 +0200

Try to contact the author of the program and get the source file(s) with the resource definitions, i.e. the .rss and .hrh files.

In parallel, learn Symbian programming specifics, especially the resource definition and generation part, so that once you hold the source files, you know what's what and can start the actual translation. Download and install an SDK of the right S60 release for your target phone for compiling the translated resources.

In my humble opinion, of course.

Learning Symbian specifics and getting an SDK to work will also be necessary for the case that you are not able to get source, but I say again: In that case you will have an ugly and time-consuming job on your hand where probably nobody will be able or willing to help with the actual reverse-engineering. I quote the forum master on this (see earlier post):

Other possibilities would be to reverse-engineer the resource file but that couldn't be discussed here.

Re: language change

CHNOMAN5678 — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:26:58 +0200

So what should i do initially

Re: language change

rbrunner — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:48:27 +0200

Perhaps you may re-read my post. I don't doubt that you know C++ quite enough, but that's not the question. Your work of translating that program needs specific knowledge about *Symbian* programming.

And when I say forget the whole thing if you cannot obtain source, again, I don't doubt your abilities at all, but in my opinion reverse-engineering resource definitions from a binary Symbian resource file would just take too much time to be worth it - unless, of course, translating that program is *very* important and critical and any amount of work is acceptable.

Re: language change

CHNOMAN5678 — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:32:17 +0200

you r right thx for sharing , I have done recently post graduate diploma in computer scinces and i think i know about c++ quite enough just m searching a senior who guide me and teach me I will affectionate and waiting ?????

Re: language change

rbrunner — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:14:57 +0200

You probably won't succeed until you learn the basics of programming for Symbian yourself. Without you understanding at least the basics people here will not be able to "guide" you. So, if you are really serious about translating that program, best to put the translating away for the moment and start to learn about programming for Symbian, at the very least the part that deals with producing resource files.

I would say the following: If you can get the developper of the program to cooperate with you, and you can obtain the source .rss files that contain the definitions/descriptions of the resources, your job will not be easy, but doable.

If the developper will not help you, and you don't get any source, and therefore you would need to somehow de-compile the resource file first, I propose to forget the whole thing.

By the way, you are in the right place here and the things said so far useful for you *only* if the program in question really is a native Symbian program written in C++, and not a Java program or even something else still. Sure about that C++ part?

Re: language change

CHNOMAN5678 — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:54:59 +0200

Copy eric Sir your sugestion but for develop and translate the resource file hex editor best or DJ Java Decompiler or you recommend any other plz guide .

Re: language change

eric — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:01:17 +0200

Ask for the source of the resource file to the developer then translate it and recompile the whole application.

Other possibilities would be to reverse-engineer the resource file but that couldn't be discussed here.

Re: language change

CHNOMAN5678 — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:42:28 +0200

yes i have resource file can u provide me solution where should i open this resource file

Re: language change

N_A — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:56:03 +0200

You don't need to post the same question 3 times. Once is quite enough.

First question: Do you have the original source code for the program, or at least its resource files?

language change

CHNOMAN5678 — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:44:10 +0200

,problem is i hav a software in chinese language and i want to convert the language into english and then make it as a sis file, Will you help me to solve the problem and how convert the china language into english and where we should make changes in sis file to change whole language of sis file features.