Language Bar 1.21 for TC 11.50 - Updated January 2nd 2025

[petermad]

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Languagebar v. 1.21 can now be downloaded at:

• Download Language Bar 1.21 for TC 11.50 (9.9Mb)

Old versions:

• https://madsenworld.dk/tc-languagebar

Languagebar v. 1.21 for Total Commander 11.50

This buttonbar is mostly meant as an easy way for testers to switch
between different languages for Total Commander, and to have all current
available languages at their disposal.

The languagebar files are installed like any other Total Commander
addon, by double-clicking on the .zip file.

After installation just drag the file:
%COMMANDER_PATH%\Language\Extra\Language.bar
to Total Commanders buttonbar.

When clicking on the new button, a small menu bar opens up. You can
either have the Languages bar shown as a new Buttonbar by clicking the
first button, or you can have it shown as a Menu by clicking the second
button.

The Return button in the Language buttonbar takes you back to Total
Commanders default.bar - if you are not using this file for your default
buttonbar, then edit line 4 in the the Language.bar file to point to
your default buttonbar.

There are two blank buttons meant for your custom Language/Menu file or
just your custom Menu file. You have to edit the Parameters field of
those two buttons to point to your actual files (change XXX).



The Languages button bar comes with all currently available languages
for Total Commander. Some of the languages are not (yet) updated to
version 11.0x of Total Commander - those languages are marked with an
asterisk (*).

All the languages are installed and opened from the Language\Extra
folder in Total Commanders program directory. Therefore they do not
show up in Total Commanders Language configuration dialog - unless the
same language file exists in Total Commanders Language directory. If
the language does not exist in the Language directory then "English"
will be marked as the current language.

The "Main menu file" field will show the correct path to the chosen .mnu
file in %COMMANDER_PATH%\Language\Extra\ though - hence give you a clue
that it is not the language file in the Language directory that is used,
but the one in the Language\Extra directory.


I have made it this way, to not interfere with the users present
language files, and to make it easy to "uninstall" the addon again.
Also you don't need to have installed the extra languages when you
originally installed Total Commander - they come with the Languagebar
packet.

To "uninstall" - just delete the %COMMANDER_PATH%\Language\Extra\
directory and delete the button in your buttonbar.


I have had to fix a single error in the file wcmd_mk.lng to make
it work correctly - otherwise all files are as they come from
https://www.ghisler.com/languages.htm .


Discussion and new releases:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=57594


History:
02-01-2025
Release of version 1.21
Updated Chinese (simplified), Czech, Danish, German, Dutch, English,
Spanish (traditional), French, Magyar, Italian, Korean, Norwegian,
Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Ukrainian,
Armenian, Belarusian, Chinese (traditional) Croatian, Greek, Indonesian,
Japanese, Português (traditional), Thai and Turkish language files to
TC 11.50.
Updated German and English help and dark help files to TC 11.50.

21-02-2024
Release of version 1.20
Updated Chinese (simplified), German, French, Italian, Norwegian,
Romanian, Slovak, Ukranian and Turkish language files to TC 11.03.
Added Greek help file (for v. 10.52).
Updated German and English help and dark help files to TC 11.03.

11-11-2023
Release of version 1.19
Languages including Help and Dark Help are now marked with ~ or +
Updated Wcmd_eng.lng.

09-11-2023
Release of version 1.18
Updated Chinese (simplified), Danish, French and Russian language
files to TC 11.02.
Updated German and English help files to TC 11.02.

01-09-2023
Release of version 1.17
Updated Czech, Chinese (simplified), Danish, German, Dutch, English,
Spanish (traditional), French, Hungarian, Romanian, Norwegian,
Polish, Slovak, Korean, Russian and Catalan language files to
TC 11.01.
Updated German and English help files to TC 11.01.

07-08-2023
Release of version 1.16
Updated Estonian language files to TC 11.00.
Updated Czech and Estonian help files to TC 11.00.

02-08-2023
Release of version 1.15
Updated Czech, Chinese (simplified), Danish, German, Dutch, English,
Spanish (traditional), French, Hungarian, Romanian, Italian, Norwegian,
Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Korean, Russian, Albanian, Armenian,
Catalan, Greek, Hebrew, Croatian, Japanese, Português (traditional),
Chinese (traditional), Belarusian, Macedonian, Thai, Arabic, Bulgarian
and Ukrainian language files to TC 11.00.
Updated German and English help files to TC 11.00.

27-10-2022
Release of version 1.14
Updated Catalan, Czech, Croatian, French, Italian, Slovenian, Swedish
and Ukranian language files.
Updated Czech, English and German help files.

02-09-2022
Release of version 1.13
Updated Chinese (simplified), Italian and Romanian language files.
Updated English, German and Czech help files to TC 10.51.
Moved the .chm files to the Extra directory.

10-07-2022
Release of version 1.12
Updated Português (Brazil) language files to TC 10.50.

07-07-2022
Release of version 1.11
Added button for opening .bar file under cursor.
Updated Macedonian and Estonian language files to TC 10.50.

06-07-2022:
Release of version 1.1
Updated Albanian, Armenian, Arabic, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan,
Chinese (traditional), Croatian, Español (Internacional), Hellenic,
Japanese, Thai, Ukranian and Standard language files to TC 10.50.
Updated TC 10.00 Czech help files.

28-08-2021:
Release of version 1.05
Updated Arabic, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Japanese and Kölsch language files.

19-06-2021:
Release of version 1.04
Added .chm files.

10-06-2021:
Release of version 1.03

28-03-2020:
Release of version 1.02

03-03-2020:
Release of version 1.01

10-02-2020:
Release of version 1.0


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[dindog]

I want a function like this the day 1 i got the account of this forum! Thanks.

[Horst.Epp]

Nice tool
After testing I missed a button to change the menu file back to my private customized default.
So I added an addional static button for it.
I suggest to make such an button part of the Languagebar tool installation.
The user has to modify it of course after the installation like the default bar.

[petermad]

2Horst.Epp
Do you also use a customized .lng file - or is it only a .mnu file you want to have a button for?

[Horst.Epp]

2Horst.Epp
Do you also use a customized .lng file - or is it only a .mnu file you want to have a button for?

Only the .mnu file in my case.

[petermad]

New in version 1.01:

• Two extra buttons prepared for the users custom Language/Menu file or just the custom Menu file.
  The Parameters field of those two buttons has to be edited to point to the actual files (change XXX).
• Updated language files for Bulgarian and Georgian.

Download link in First Post

[petermad]

New in version 1.02:

• Updated language files with the ones in TC 9.51 final.
• Updated Arabic, Japanese and Português (Brazil).

Download link in First Post

[petermad]

New in version 1.03:

• Updated language files with the ones included in TC 10.00 final.
• Updated Albanian, Armenian, Catalan, Croatian, Hellenic, Indonesian, Japanese, Português (Brazil), Serbian (Cyrillic), Serbian (Latin) and Español (International) to TC 10.00.

Download link in First Post

[petermad]

New in version 1.04:

• Updated language files for Chinese (traditional), Estonian and Hebrew.
• Added .chm help files for English, German, Czech, Estonian, Russian, Polish, Chinese, Ukranian, French and Spanish

Download link in First Post

[petermad]

New in version 1.05:

• Updated language files for Arabic, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Japanese and Kölsch.

Download link in First Post

[deus-ex]

Kölsch: Sag ens, wä hätt dann de Kölsch-Sprochdatei zosamme jeklopp, ming Jung?

English: Say, who created the Kölsch language file, my friend?


I'm just asking as I find this Kölsch language file rather hilarious, but it holds no credits about its author which I find rather unfortunate.

[sqa_wizard]

... it holds no credits about its author which I find rather unfortunate

Sure, but have a look at https://www.ghisler.com/languages.htm to find the answer.

[deus-ex]

Ah, I see, thanks. I'd still suggest adding this info to each language file, too. Some translators already did. Or perhaps add a credits file with the translator information.

[petermad]

I have had to fix a single error in the file wcmd_mk.lng to make
it work correctly - otherwise all files are as they come from
https://www.ghisler.com/languages.htm .

Or perhaps add a credits file with the translator

You can find that in the English Help file, under "Credits" (this info is missing in the German Help file).

[gmb]

In Credits in Help file, the list of available languages and names of translators are not updated for a really long time.
I'm doing translations since 2006 and my name is not there.
Well... I don't care about my name in Credits, but that page in Help isn't updated for more than 15 years!