Localization files missing in 2.9?

[tdugger]

Why aren't there any localization resources in the com.jidesoft.plaf.basic package in jide-oss-2.9.3.jar? There used to be some basic_xx.properties files in that package and now they aren't there. Is there a different plan for localization now? I've been using version 2.03.

Thanks,
Troy

[JIDE Support]

There is a jide-properties.jar now. Please check that out.

Thanks,

[tdugger]

Oh, great, that sounds much better, but I'm not finding this jar. Is it open source and available on java.net?

Thanks,
Troy

[JIDE Support]

Unfortunately it is in JIDE formal release, not in the open source JIDE Common Layer. Maybe you can get the evaluation package from http://www.jidesoft.com/evaluation/ and get the jide-properties.jar under the libs folder.

Thanks,

[tdugger]

That's unfortunate. The resource jar (or at least part of it) should be part of jide-oss. Anyone using an older release has lost the localization files - some of which have been contributed by the community.

-Troy

[JIDE Support]

I just realized that the properties files are in the SVN of JCL. It is just we didn't make a jar from it for every single release. So if you hook up with the svn, you will get these properties.

Just a minor correction, actually most of the properties are NOT contributed by the community of JCL but by our paid customers

Thanks,

[tdugger]

I stand corrected.

Here's my issue.. I'm only using the JideTabbedPane at the moment and need to localize the "Scroll Forward", "Scroll Backward", and "Show List" strings and I need to localize them for more languages that are currently available in the 2.0.3 version of jide-oss.jar. Is there a way I can set these strings myself for this component without having to create or edit the basic_xx.properties files in the com.jidesoft.plaf.basic package? I thought something like UIManager.put("JideTabbedPane.scrollBackward") would do the trick, but it isn't working.

Thanks,
Troy

[JIDE Support]

Well, you are a paid customer anyway

Creating new properties file is the only way and probably the best way.

I suggest you get the existing properties files from the SVN of JCL, add your own properties files, then modify your build script to make these properties into a jar. The reason we use a separate properties jar, just so you know, is because there are so many properties files and it will increase the size of JCL jar. A large percentage of customers need English only version so increasing the jar size is not fair for them.

Thanks,

[JIDE Support]

We will also make it easier to do so in 2.9.4.

In current release, please try to override BasicJideTabbedPaneUI#installKeyboardActions(). After calling super, please try to invoke _tabScroller.scrollForwardButton.setToolTipText(yourString) to customize the tootip of the scroll forward button. You could also customize _tabScroller.scrollBackwardButton, _tabScroller.listButton, etc.

Thanks,

[tdugger]

Easy enough. Thanks.

[JIDE Support]

Just so you know, you now could override JideTabbedPane#getResourceString() to change the text in 2.9.4 just released.

Thanks,