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String Table Edit FieldsThe right-hand side of the String Table Editor window displays a series of fields for editing the selected string. The first field, the ID field, is where you can modify the string ID name, which is the name associated with each string ID. This name will be included in your string file as an enumerated list, and you will use this name in your application software when you want to refer to a particular string. You can edit this name simply by typing on the keyboard. You can select the font to use while working in the string table using the drop-down list box labeled Font. The selected font is displayed in the grid in the lower-right portion of the screen. This grid allows you to select characters while editing the current string. The second field on the right side of the String Table Editor window is the string literal edit window. This field displays the string literal value using any of the fonts which are part of your project. There are three methods for editing strings displayed in the string literal edit window: First, if the current language alphabet is supported by your keyboard, you can simply type the string value. Second, you can simply click on characters displayed in the font viewer window. As you click on the characters, they are inserted into the current string at the current insertion point. Finally, you can type the JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) or Unicode encoding value in hexadecimal for the character you wish to insert. For people who know the encodings for common characters, this is faster than finding the characters in the font display window. As you edit the selected string, the width of the string (in pixels) is displayed in the Width field. The Notes button brings up a small note editor window. Notes are useful for including additional information about each string, usually for the benefit of translators who will translate your English or reference language strings into strings for the other languages. The reference language is also important in the event that a translation is not required or available for certain strings in your application. Empty (NULL) strings in any other language are replaced with the corresponding (untranslated) string of the reference language.
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