Re: Can I set the text in the menu bar?

From:
"Tom Serface" <tom.nospam@camaswood.com>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Thu, 24 May 2007 07:20:24 -0700
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To add to David's comment... you will likely want to set up the satellite
DLLs for language based resources anyway because your translation effort
will likely extend beyond just menu entries. You'll want to translate text
on dialogs, and other windows and that framework will make the whole process
much easier.

Tom

"David Webber" <dave@musical-dot-demon-dot-co.uk> wrote in message
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"bucher" <bucher@xxxx.com> wrote in message
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I want to modify the text in the menu bar, such as "File" in the menu
bar. Is it possible? We want to develop multi-language versions. If can't
, we have to make a copy of menu for each language and we don't hope so.


If you look at the menu structure in the resource file, you'll find that
it is not complicated. Just a tree of command IDs with menu text.
Create a copy in a resource only DLL and translate it. Then in the
program replace the menu according to the selected language. It is much
easier and more maintainable than trying to replace the text on each menu
item individually (which can be done in the "on update command" handlers -
but I don't advise it).

Dave
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