RESX
| Extension | .resx or .resw |
| Smartling Identifier | resx |
| Resources | Microsoft Resx Resources |
String Instructions
Smartling automatically captures RESX comments and makes them translator instructions.
XML
<data name="resx_string6" xml:space="preserve">
<value>resx string6 has a comment.</value>
<comment>comment for manual resx string6 will appear as a Smartling translator instruction</comment>
</data>
Directives
If you are applying processing directives to a RESX file, the directive should be inserted as a comment just below the XML declaration, or within the <root> tag. Alternatively, you can apply file processing directives via the API.
For example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- smartling.placeholder_format_custom = \{.+?\} -->
<root>
| <!-- smartling.[directive_name] = [value] --> |
entity_escaping
Exact delivery depends on file type.
| Values | auto (default) true (or yes) false (or no) |
| Description | Can control whether or not characters will be "escaped" into entities when delivering translations. This can be set universally for the whole file via API, or by setting the directive at the top/start of the file. The directive can also be placed inline to control the behavior of specific strings. |
| Examples |
To use inline: String: |
For example, your translation might look like this:Smartling HTML escaping < > & " example string4
By default, using the "auto" setting, we would assume this is HTML from the <hr> tag and it would be converted to:Smartling HTML escaping < > & " example string4
Using smartling.entity_escaping = false would allow Smartling HTML escaping < > & " example string4 to appear as it should.
placeholder_format
| Values | NONE; C; IOS; PYTHON; JAVA; YAML; QT, RESX |
| Description | Used to specify a standard placeholder format. |
| Examples | <!-- smartling.placeholder_format = IOS -->
Specifies iOS-style placeholders for the file. |
placeholder_format_custom
| Values | 1) Custom Perl compatible regular expression. 2) NONE - disables any current custom placeholders |
| Description | Specifies a custom placeholder format. Any text in your file matching the regular expression you provide will be captured as a placeholder. |
| Examples |
<!-- smartling.placeholder_format_custom = \[.+?\] --> Any characters surrounded by square brackets will be treated as a placeholder. |
pseudo_inflation
| Values | integer - Accepted values are 0 - 100 |
| Description | Sets the percentage by which original strings are inflated when downloading pseudo translations. If this directive is not set, pseudo translations are 30 percent longer than the original strings. |
| Examples |
<!-- smartling.pseudo_inflation = 80 --> Downloaded pseudo translations will increase the length of original strings by 80 percent. |
sltrans
| Values | translate OR notranslate |
| Description |
Use this directive to enable or disable processing of translation strings in the file. You must turn translation back on once you're done with Any content with this tag will not appear in the Smartling dashboard but will appear in your translated file in your original source language. |
| Examples |
<!-- smartling.sltrans = notranslate --> Strings below this directive will be captured as strings but excluded from translation. <!-- smartling.sltrans = translate --> Strings below this directive will be translated. |