LEADTOOLS for .NET Annotations Automation uses standard .NET localization in order to allow you to change the text strings used throughout the user interface in the automated mode.
For more information about .NET localization refer to the Microsoft MSDN topic Globalization and Localization Namespaces in Visual Studio.
Follow the steps outlined in this topic to override the default text strings used in the user interface or completely translate the user interface to a new language or culture.
Locate the file Strings.resx in your LEADTOOLS for .NET folder (Usually at C:\Program Files (x86)\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 16.5\Redist\DotNet\Win32\Localization\Annotations\Annotations). This file is a standard .NET resx (XML-based resource format) that is used to generate common language runtime binary .resources files that can be embedded in a runtime binary. This file contains all the text strings used throughout the automated annotation user interface menus and dialog boxes. Each item has a data entry in the XML file that consists of name and value attributes. The following table lists all the entries and their meanings: Exceptions
Data Name Default Value Description InvalidFormatException Invalid Annotation Format AnnCodecsInvalidFormatException message General
Data Name Default Value Description Error Error Used as the caption of message boxes when an error occur OK OK OK Button text Cancel Cancel Cancel button text Apply Apply Apply button text (Object Properties Dialog) AlphaLabel Alpha: Alpha label text (Object Properties Dialog) BrowseButton &... Browse button text (Object Properties Dialog) Fill Mode (Object Properties Dialog Polygon Tab)
Data Name Default Value Description AlternateFillMode Alternate Alternate fill mode WindingFillMode Winding Alternate fill mode Hatch Style (Object Properties Dialog Brush Tab)
Data Name Default Value Description BackwardDiagonalHatchStyle Backward Diagonal Backward Diagonal hatch style CrossHatchStyle Cross Cross hatch style DarkDownwardDiagonalHatchStyle Dark Downward Diagonal Dark Downward Diagonal hatch style DarkHorizontalHatchStyle Dark Horizontal Dark Horizontal hatch style DarkUpwardDiagonalHatchStyle Dark Upward Diagonal Dark Upward Diagonal hatch style DarkVerticalHatchStyle Dark Vertical Dark Vertical hatch style DashedDownwardDiagonalHatchStyle Dashed Downward Diagonal Dashed Downward Diagonal hatch style DashedHorizontalHatchStyle Dashed Horizontal Dashed Horizontal hatch style DashedUpwardDiagonalHatchStyle Dashed Upward Diagonal Dashed Upward Diagonal hatch style DashedVerticalHatchStyle Dashed Vertical Dashed Vertical hatch style DiagonalBrickHatchStyle Diagonal Brick Diagonal Brick hatch style DiagonalCrossHatchStyle Diagonal Cross Diagonal Cross hatch style DivotHatchStyle Divot Divot hatch style DottedDiamondHatchStyle Dotted Diamond Dotted Diamond hatch style DottedGridHatchStyle Dotted Grid Dotted Grid hatch style ForwardDiagonalHatchStyle Forward Diagonal Forward Diagonal hatch style HorizontalHatchStyle Horizontal Horizontal hatch style HorizontalBrickHatchStyle Horizontal Brick Horizontal Brick hatch style LargeCheckerBoardHatchStyle Large Checker Board Large Checker Board hatch style LargeConfettiHatchStyle Large Confetti Large Confetti hatch style LargeGridHatchStyle Large Grid Large Grid hatch style LightDownwardDiagonalHatchStyle Light Downward Diagonal Light Downward Diagonal hatch style LightHorizontalHatchStyle Light Horizontal Light Horizontal hatch style LightUpwardDiagonalHatchStyle Light Upward Diagonal Light Upward Diagonal hatch style LightVerticalHatchStyle Light Vertical Light Vertical hatch style MaxHatchStyle Max Max hatch style MinHatchStyle Min Min hatch style NarrowHorizontalHatchStyle Narrow Horizontal Narrow Horizontal hatch style NarrowVerticalHatchStyle Narrow Vertical Narrow Vertical hatch style OutlinedDiamondHatchStyle Outlined Diamond Outlined Diamond hatch style Percent05HatchStyle Percent 05 Percent 05 hatch style Percent10HatchStyle Percent 10 Percent 10 hatch style Percent20HatchStyle Percent 20 Percent 20 hatch style Percent25HatchStyle Percent 25 Percent 25 hatch style Percent30HatchStyle Percent 30 Percent 30 hatch style Percent40HatchStyle Percent 40 Percent 40 hatch style Percent50HatchStyle Percent 50 Percent 50 hatch style Percent60HatchStyle Percent 60 Percent 60 hatch style Percent70HatchStyle Percent 70 Percent 70 hatch style Percent75HatchStyle Percent 75 Percent 75 hatch style Percent80HatchStyle Percent 80 Percent 80 hatch style Percent90HatchStyle Percent 90 Percent 90 hatch style PlaidHatchStyle Plaid Plaid hatch style ShingleHatchStyle Shingle Shingle hatch style SmallCheckerBoardHatchStyle Small Checker Board Small Checker Board hatch style SmallConfettiHatchStyle Small Confetti Small Confetti hatch style SmallGridHatchStyle Small Grid Small Grid hatch style SolidDiamondHatchStyle Solid Diamond Solid Diamond hatch style SphereHatchStyle Sphere Sphere hatch style TrellisHatchStyle Trellis Trellis hatch style VerticalHatchStyle Vertical Vertical hatch style WaveHatchStyle Wave Wave hatch style WeaveHatchStyle Weave Weave hatch style WideDownwardDiagonalHatchStyle Wide Downward Diagonal Wide Downward Diagonal hatch style WideUpwardDiagonalHatchStyle Wide Upward Diagonal Wide Upward Diagonal hatch style ZigZagHatchStyle Zig Zag Zig Zag hatch style String Alignment (Object Properties Dialog Text Tab)
Data Name Default Value Description NearStringAlignment Near Near string alignment CenterStringAlignment Center Center string alignment FarStringAlignment Far Far string alignment Dash Style (Object Properties Dialog Pen Tab)
Data Name Default Value Description SolidDashStyle Solid Solid dash style DotDashStyle Dot Dot dash style DashDashStyle Dash Dash dash style DashDotDashStyle Dash Dot Dash Dot dash style DashDotDotDashStyle Dash Dot Dot Dash Dot Dot dash style CustomDashStyle Custom Custom dash style AnnTextRotate (Object Properties Dialog Text Tab)
Data Name Default Value Description TextRotate0 None None text rotate TextRotate90 90 (Counter clockwise) 90 degrees counter clockwise text rotate TextRotate180 180 180 degrees text rotate TextRotate270 270 (Counter clockwise) 270 degrees counter clockwise text rotate Unit (Object Properties Dialog Ruler Tab)
Data Name Default Value Description DisplayUnit Display Display unit DocumentUnit Document Document unit SmartEnglishUnit Smart English Smart English unit SmartMetricUnit Smart Metric Smart Metric unit InchUnit Inch Inch unit MillimeterUnit Millimeter Millimeter unit PixelUnit Pixel Pixel unit PointUnit Point Point unit FeetUnit Feet Feet unit YardUnit Yard Yard unit MicrometerUnit Micrometer Micrometer unit CentimeterUnit Centimeter Centimeter unit MeterUnit Meter Meter unit TwipUnit Twip Twip unit UnitAbbreviation (Object Properties Dialog Ruler Tab)
Data Name Default Value Description DisplayUnitAbbreviation display Display abbreviation DocumentUnitAbbreviation document Document abbreviation SmartEnglishUnitAbbreviation in Smart English abbreviation SmartMetricUnitAbbreviation mm Smart Metric abbreviation InchUnitAbbreviation in Inch abbreviation MillimeterUnitAbbreviation mm Millimeter abbreviation PixelUnitAbbreviation pixels Pixel abbreviation PointUnitAbbreviation pt Point abbreviation FeetUnitAbbreviation ft Feet abbreviation YardUnitAbbreviation yd Yard abbreviation MicrometerUnitAbbreviation m Micrometer abbreviation CentimeterUnitAbbreviation cm Centimeter abbreviation MeterUnitAbbreviation m Meter abbreviation TwipUnitAbbreviation twips Twip abbreviation AngularUnit (Object Properties Dialog Protractor Tab)
Data Name Default Value Description RadianAngularUnit Radian Radian angular unit DegreeAngularUnit Degree Degree angular unit AngularUnitAbbreviation (Object Properties Dialog Protractor Tab)
Data Name Default Value Description RadianAngularUnitAbbreviation Rad Radian abbreviation DegreeAngularUnitAbbreviation ° Degrees abbreviation DrawDesigner
Data Name Default Value Description TextPointerDrawDesignerDefaultText AaBbYyZz String used for default text in the AnnTextPointerDrawDesigner TextDrawDesignerDefaultText AaBbYyZz String used for default text in the AnnTextDrawDesigner Object Names
Data Name Default Value Description DefaultObjectName Default Default (All) object name GroupObjectName Group AnnGroupObject name SelectObjectName Select Select object name LineObjectName Line AnnLineObject name RectangleObjectName Rectangle AnnRectangleObject name EllipseObjectName Ellipse AnnEllipseObject name PolylineObjectName Polyline AnnPolylineObject name PolygonObjectName Polygon AnnPolygonObject name CurveObjectName Curve AnnCurveObject name ClosedCurveObjectName Closed-Curve AnnClosedCurveObject name PointerObjectName Pointer AnnPointerObject name FreehandObjectName Freehand AnnFreehandObject name HiliteObjectName Hilite AnnHiliteObject name TextObjectName Text AnnTextObject name TextRollupObjectName Text Rollup AnnTextRollupObject name TextPointerObjectName Text Pointer AnnTextPointerObject name NoteObjectName Note AnnNoteObject name StampObjectName Stamp AnnStampObject name RubberStampObjectName Rubber Stamp AnnRubberStampObject name HotspotObjectName Hotspot AnnHotspotObject name FreehandHotspotObjectName Freehand Hotspot AnnFreehandHotspotObject name ButtonObjectName Button AnnButtonObject name PointObjectName Point AnnPointObject name RulerObjectName Ruler AnnRulerObject name PolyRulerObjectName Poly Ruler AnnPolyRulerObject name ProtractorObjectName Protractor AnnProtractorObject name CrossProductObjectName Cross Product AnnCrossProductObject name RedactionObjectName Redaction AnnRedactionObject name EncryptObjectName Encrypt AnnEncryptObject name AudioObjectName Audio AnnAudioObject name Context Menus
Data Name Default Value Description CutContextMenu Cu&t Cut context menu CopyContextMenu &Copy Copy context menu DeleteContextMenu &Delete Delete context menu BringToFrontContextMenu &Bring to front BringToFront context menu SendToBackContextMenu &Send to back SendToBack context menu BringToFirstContextMenu Bring to &first BringToFirst context menu SendToLastContextMenu Send to &last SendToLast context menu FlipContextMenu Fli&p Flip context menu ReverseContextMenu &Reverse Reverse context menu LockContextMenu Loc&k... Lock context menu UnlockContextMenu &Unlock... Unlock context menu PropertiesContextMenu &Properties... Properties context menu GroupContextMenu &Group Group context menu (For group objects) UngroupContextMenu &Ungroup Ungroup context menu (For group objects) PlayContextMenu P&lay Play context menu (For audio objects) UndoContextMenu &Undo Undo context menu RedoContextMenu &Redo Redo context menu PasteContextMenu &Paste Paste context menu SelectAllContextMenu Select &All SelectAll context menu DefaultPropertiesContextMenu Default P&roperties... DefaultProperties context menu ApplyEncryptorContextMenu Apply &Encryptor ApplyEncryptor context menu (For encrypt objects) ApplyDecryptorContextMenu Apply &Decryptor ApplyDecryptor context menu (For encrypt objects) FixedPointerContextMenu &Fixed Pointer FixedPointer context menu (For text pointer objects) RealizeContextMenu &Realize Realize context menu (For redaction objects) RestoreContextMenu Rest&ore Restore context menu (For redaction objects) ExpandedContextMenu &Expanded Expanded context menu (For text rollup objects) DeleteControlPointContextMenu D&elete Control Point DeleteControlPoint context menu (For polyline, polygon, curve, closed curve and polyruler objects) AddControlPointContextMenu &Add Control Point AddControlPoint context menu (For polyline, polygon, curve, closed curve and polyruler objects) Rubber Stamp Context Menus
Data Name Default Value Description ApprovedRubberStamp Approved Approved rubber stamp AssignedRubberStamp Assigned Assigned rubber stamp CheckedRubberStamp Checked Checked rubber stamp ClientRubberStamp Client Attorney Privil Client rubber stamp CopyRubberStamp Copy Copy rubber stamp DraftRubberStamp Draft Draft rubber stamp ExtendedRubberStamp Extended Extended rubber stamp FaxRubberStamp Fax Fax rubber stamp FaxedRubberStamp Faxed Faxed rubber stamp ImportantRubberStamp Important Important rubber stamp InvoiceRubberStamp Invoice Invoice rubber stamp NoticeRubberStamp Notice Notice rubber stamp OfficialRubberStamp Official Official rubber stamp OnFileRubberStamp On-File OnFile rubber stamp PaidRubberStamp Paid Paid rubber stamp PassedRubberStamp Passed Passed rubber stamp PendingRubberStamp Pending Pending rubber stamp ProcessedRubberStamp Processed Processed rubber stamp ReceivedRubberStamp Received Received rubber stamp RejectedRubberStamp Rejected Rejected rubber stamp ReleaseRubberStamp Release Release rubber stamp SentRubberStamp Sent Sent rubber stamp ShippedRubberStamp Shipped Shipped rubber stamp TopSecretRubberStamp Top Secret TopSecret rubber stamp UrgentRubberStamp Urgent Urgent rubber stamp VoidRubberStamp Void Void rubber stamp Password Dialog
Data Name Default Value Description PasswordDialogLockCaption Lock Caption text when locking PasswordDialogUnlockCaption Unlock Caption text when unlocking PasswordDialogPasswordLabel &Password: Password label Picture box (Object Properties Dialog Picture and Pictures Tabs)
Data Name Default Value Description PictureBoxTransparentLabel &Transparent PictureBox Transparent sabel PictureBoxColorLabel &Color PictureBox Color label PictureBoxTransparentModeNone None None transparent mode PictureBoxTransparentModeUseColor Use Color Use color transparent mode PictureBoxTransparentModeTopLeftPixel Top Left Pixel Top left pixel transparent mode PictureBoxNoImage No Image No Image text PictureBoxOpenFileDialogFilter All Files|*.* Open file dialog filter PictureBoxOpenFileDialogErrorMessage Failed to open image file Error message PictureBoxBrowseButtonToolTip Browse for an image Browse button tooltip PictureBoxNoImageButtonToolTip No image No Image button tooltip PictureBoxDefaultButtonToolTip Default image Default button tooltip ColorPicker (Object Properties Dialog Pen and Brush Tabs)
Data Name Default Value Description ColorPickerDialogCaption Color Caption text ColorPickerDialogCustom Custom Custom tab ColorPickerDialogWeb Web Web tab ColorPickerDialogSystem System System tab Object Properties Dialog (General)
Data Name Default Value Description Properties Dialog Caption Properties Caption text Hyperlink Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description HyperlinkTabCaption Hyperlink Caption text HyperlinkTabHyperlinkLabel &Hyperlink: Hyperlink label Polygon Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description PolygonTabCaption Polygon Caption text PolygonTabClosedCheckBox &Closed Closed check box PolygonTabFillModeLabel &Fill Mode: Fill mode label Brush Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description BrushTabCaption Brush Caption text BrushTabUseBrushCheckBox &Use Brush Use brush check box BrushTabTypeLabel &Type: Type label BrushTabForeColorLabel &Fore Color: Fore color label BrushTabBackColorLabel &Back Color: Back color label BrushTabHatchStyleLabel &Hatch Style: Hatch style label BrushTabTypeSolid Solid Solid type BrushTabTypeHatch Hatch Hatch type BrushTabTypeCustom Custom Custom type Font Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description FontTabCaption Font Caption text FontTabFontLabel &Font: Font label FontTabChangeButton &Change... Change button FontTabSampleGroupBox Sample Sample group box FontTabSampleText AaBbZz Sample text Name Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description NameTabCaption Name Caption text NameTabShowNameCheckBox &Show Name Show name check box NameTabNameLabel &Name: Name label NameTabXOffsetLabel &XOffset: XOffset label NameTabYOffsetLabel &YOffset: YOffset label NameTabNameRestrictCheckBox Name &Restrict Restrict check box NameTabFontLabel &Font: Font label NameTabChangeButton Chan&ge... Change button NameTabSampleGroupBox Sample Sample group box NameTabSampleText AaBbZz Sample text NameTabForeColorLabel F&ore Color: Fore color label NameTabBackColorLabel &Back Color: Back color label Audio Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description AudioTabCaption Audio Caption text AudioTabFileNameLabel &FileName File name label AudioTabPlayButton &Play Play button AudioTabOpenFileDialogFilter Wave Files|*.wav|All Files|*.* Open file dialog filter Text Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description TextTabCaption Text Caption text TextTabTextLabel &Text: Text label TextTabHorizontalAlignmentLabel &Horizontal Alignment: Horizontal alignment label TextTabVerticalAlignmentLabel &Vertical Alignment: Vertical alignment label TextTabColorLabel &Color: Color label TextTabEdgeMarginLabel &Edge Margin: Edge margin label TextTabRotateLabel &Rotate (degrees): Rotate label TextTabFixedPointerCheckBox &Fixed Pointer Fixed pointer check box TextTabExpandedCheckBox E&xpanded Expanded check box Point Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description PenTabCaption Pen Caption text PenTabUsePenCheckBox &Use Pen Use pen check box PenTabWidthLabel &Width: Width label PenTabColorLabel &Color: Color label PenTabDashStyleLabel &Dash Style: Dash style label Rubber Stamp Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description RubberStampTabCaption Rubber Stamp Caption text RubberStampTabTypeLabel &Type: Type label Pictures Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description PicturesTabCaption Pictures Caption text PicturesTabPrimaryLabel &Primary: Primary label PicturesTabSecondaryLabel &Secondary Secondary label Encrypt Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description EncryptTabCaption Encrypt Caption text EncryptTabKeyGroupBox &Key: Key group box EncryptTabTypeGroupBox &Type: Type group box EncryptTabLocationGroupBox &Location Location group box EncryptTabLeftLabel L&eft: Left label EncryptTabTopLabel T&op: Top label EncryptTabRightLabel &Right: Right label EncryptTabBottomLabel &Bottom: Bottom label EncryptTabEncryptor Encryptor Encryptor type EncryptTabDecryptor Decryptor Decryptor type Picture Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description PictureTabCaption Picture Caption text Protractor Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description ProtractorTabCaption Protractor Caption text ProtractorTabAcuteCheckBox &Acute Acute check box ProtractorTabAngularUnitLabel Angular &Unit: Angular unit label ProtractorTabAbbreviationLabel A&bbreviation: Abbreviation label ProtractorTabPrecisionLabel &Precision: Precision label ProtractorTabArcRadiusLabel Arc &Radius: Arc radius label Ruler Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description RulerTabCaption Ruler Caption text RulerTabShowLengthCheckBox Show &Length Show length check box RulerTabUnitLabel &Unit: Unit label RulerTabAbbreviationLabel &Abbreviation: Abbreviation label RulerTabPrecisionLabel &Precision: Precision label RulerTabShowGaugeCheckBox Show &Gauge Show gauge check box RulerTabGaugeLengthLabel L&ength: Gauge length label RulerTabShowTickMarksCheckBox Show &Tick Marks Show tick marks check box RulerTabTickMarksLengthLabel Lengt&h: Tick marks length label RulerTabCalibrateButton &Calibrate... Calibrate button label Calibrate Ruler Dialog
Data Name Default Value Description PointTabCaption Point Caption text CalibrateDialogCaption Calibrate Ruler Caption Text CalibrateDialogHelpGroupBox Help Help group box label CalibrateDialogHelpLabel For most images, X DPI is equal to Y DPI (ratio 1:1). Change the ratio if DPI X and DPI Y are not equal. DPI X -- dots per inch in the horizontal direction DPI Y -- dots per inch in the vertical direction Help label CalibrateDialogLengthLabel &Length: Length label CalibrateDialogAdvancedOptionsGroupBox &Advanced Options Advanced options group box label CalibrateDialogXDpiLabel X DPI Horizontal resolution label CalibrateDialogYDpiLabel Y DPI Vertical resolution label CalibrateDialogCurrentDpiLabel &Current DPI: Current resolution label CalibrateDialogDpiRatioLabel &DPI Ratio (0.01 .. 100): Resolution ratio label CalibrateDialogDpiRatioSepLabel : Resolution ratio separator label CalibrateDialogApplyNewCheckBox Apply to &Newly Created Rulers Apply to newly created rulers check box CalibrateDialogApplyExistingCheckBox Apply to &Existing Rulers Apply to existing rulers check box Point Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description PointTabCaption Point Caption text PointTabShowPictureCheckBox &Show Picture Show picture check box PointTabRadiusLabel &Radius: Radius label Hilite Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description HiliteTabCaption Hilite Caption text HiliteTabColorLabel &Color: Color label ControlPoints Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description ControlPointsTabCaption Control Points Caption text ControlPointsTabShowCheckBox &Show Control Points Show check box ControlPointsTabGapLabel &Gap between control points: Gap label Curve Tab (Object Properties Dialog)
Data Name Default Value Description CurveTabCaption Curve Caption text CurveTabTensionLabel &Tension: Tension label Make a copy Strings.resx and save it to any folder. Open this new Strings.resx in any text or XML editor and change the string values as necessary for your application. Leadtools.Annotations.Dll is signed with a strong name. Therefore, you need to send the Strings.resx file that you created in step (3) to LEAD Technologies in order for it to be converted to a resource DLL and be signed with our private key. Contact our technical support for more information on how to complete this process. Once you have obtained a signed version of your new resource dll, refer to the Microsoft MSDN topic Globalization and Localization Namespaces in Visual Studio for information on how to apply this in your application.