| 9,7 → 9,9 |
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| SvarLANG is a library and toolset for enabling SvarDOS applications to easily |
| support multiple languages. It is part of the SvarDOS project. |
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| Homepage: http://svardos.org/svarlang/ |
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| ### PREPARING TRANSLATION FILES ### |
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| The translation files must be CATS-style text files in the usual format: |
| 19,7 → 21,7 |
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| 2.0:Type /? for more options |
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| The files must be named as EN.TXT, DE.TXT, FR.TXT, etc. Then, they must be |
| "compiled" into SvarLANG's binary format using the TLUMACZ tool: |
| converted into SvarLANG's binary format using the TLUMACZ tool: |
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| tlumacz en fr pl (...) |
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| 73,15 → 75,15 |
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| ### WHY IS IT BETTER THAN CATS? ### |
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| The CATS library is heavier and slower, as it embeds a text-file parser. |
| Translations also take more disk space since each file is in a separate file |
| leading to cluster waste. Finally, CATS requires default strings to be part of |
| the application's source code, while SvarLANG keeps all strings in TXT files |
| and embedds the default one inside the application in an automated way at |
| compile time. |
| Translations also take more disk space since each language is stored in a |
| separate file, leading to cluster waste. Finally, CATS requires default strings |
| to be part of the application's source code, while SvarLANG keeps all strings |
| in TXT files and embedds the default one inside the application in an automated |
| way at compile time. |
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| There is also a licensing issue: CATS/Kitten libraries are published under the |
| terms of a viral license. SvarLANG, on the other hand, is published under a |
| truly free, liberal license (MIT). |
| terms of a viral, corrosive license. SvarLANG, on the other hand, is published |
| under a truly free, liberal license (MIT). |
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