ResxGen: Tool for collecting string resources from xaml files and convert between text string resources and resx resources in WPF development
- ResxGen is a tool which creates easy editing text files for programmers to separate the translation or language work from the coding.
- With this tool, one can directly write xaml files with resx string represents and get auto generated corresponding resx files. Also the tool will generate a text (.txt) file for easy editing without any coding tools.
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python stringsutil.py -h -
use lexlocalizeextension, the default dictionary is Strings, and need a zh-CN localization, do conversion to Example.xaml
python stringsutil.py -c lex -d Strings -l zh-CN Example.xaml -
use lexlocalizeextension, the default dictionary is Strings, need no localization, do conversion to all xaml files in directory D:\workspace\ResxgenExample:
python stringsutil.py -c lex -d Strings D:\workspace\ResxgenExample -
use static resources localization, need zh-CN and en-US localization, do conversion to file Example.xaml and View\Example1.xaml
python stringsutil.py -c loc -ns loc Example.xaml View\Example1.xamlpython stringsutil.py -c loc -nsuri "clr-namespace;ResxgenExample.Resources.Strings" Example.xaml View\Example1.xaml -
python stringsutil.py -c lex -d Strings -e D:\workspace\ResxgenExample
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resxgen.exe -
Convert the dictionary Project\Strings.txt and the multi-language version to Project\Resources\Strings.resx
resxgen.exe -outdir Project\Resources Project\Strings.txt -
Convert the dictionary Project\Strings.txt and Project\Submodule\Localization.txt to Strings.resx and Localization.resx in Project\Resources
resxgen.exe -outdir Project\Resources Project\Strings Project\Submodule\Localization -
Convert the dictionary Project\Strings.txt and Project\Strings1.txt to Project\Strings.resx and Project\Strings1.resx
resxgen.exe -dir Project Strings Strings1 -
Convert Project\Resources\Strings.resx to Project\Resources\Strings.txt, the Strings.txt would be replaced.
resxgen.exe Project\Resources\Strings.resx -i -
Convert Project\Resources\Strings.resx to Project\Text\Strings.txt, add extra blank line between strings
resxgen.exe -i Project\Resources\Strings.resx -c -o Project\Text
- Create and edit WPF xaml files using Resx file for the text in UI. In xaml file write code as below (using the WPFLocalizationExtension):
<UserControl x:Class="Resxgen.Examples.Xaml.LexSample"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:lex="http://wpflocalizeextension.codeplex.com"
lex:ResxLocalizationProvider.DefaultDictionary="Strings"
mc:Ignorable="d"
d:DesignHeight="450" d:DesignWidth="800">
<Grid>
<TextBlock Text="{lex:Loc LexTextBlockText}" />
</Grid>
</UserControl>
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LexLsave it as example\xaml\LexSample.xaml, for example.
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run
python stringsutil.py -o examples\text -c lex -l zh-CN,en-US examples\xaml\LexSample.xamlwill generate Strings.txt, Strings.zh-CN.txt and Strings.en-US.txt in the examples\xaml and the file will be like:
## Auto-generated by stringsutil.py at 2019-12-16 13:36:13.007000
LexTextBlockText=
- edit Strings.txt (also zh-CN, en-US version) as below and save:
## Auto-generated by stringsutil.py at 2019-12-16 13:36:13.007000
LexTextBlockText=Hello world
- run
resxgen.exe -outdir examples\resx examples\text\Strings.txtthen Strings.txt, Strings.zh-CN.txt and Strings.en-US.txt with localized strings will be generated in the examples\resx
- Now add examples\xaml\StaticSample.xaml to project:
<UserControl x:Class="Resxgen.Examples.Xaml.StaticSample"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:loc="clr-namespace:Resxgen.Resources"
mc:Ignorable="d"
d:DesignHeight="450" d:DesignWidth="800">
<Grid>
<TextBlock Text="{x:Static loc:Strings.StaticTextBlockText}" />
</Grid>
</UserControl>
- run
python stringsutil.py -c loc -n loc examples\xaml\StaticSample.xaml -o examples\text - Then the Strings.txt, Strings.zh-CN.txt and Strings.en-US.txt will be updated as:
## Auto-generated by stringsutil.py at 2019-12-16 13:36:13.007000
LexTextBlockText=Hello world
## Auto-generated by stringsutil.py at 2019-12-16 13:46:15.001000
StaticTextBlockText=
- first convert the resx files to text files:
- keeps the Strings.*.resx files and remove all the text files in examples\text, then run:
resxgen.exe -i -dir examples\resx Strings -outdir examples\text - Strings.txt, Strings.zh-CN.txt, Strings.en-US.txt will be generated with the localization strings converted as:
## Auto-generated by stringsutil.py at 2019-12-16 13:36:13.007000
LexTextBlockText=Hello world
## Auto-generated by stringsutil.py at 2019-12-16 13:46:15.001000
StaticTextBlockText=Static Block!
- Then do as the prior tutorial ask to add more localization strings