Hello all.

My question is in the title. I want to translate foobar in french but I don't know anything about the C++ language. I don't want to learn that language just in aim to translate the soft.

I can translate it by using Resource Hacker. with this soft, I can see the ressources included in the foobar2000.exe file and in the dll's.

So I ask you if I could upload a french version translated without using the SDK, and maybe some dll's. Of course, I will put the original credits files and I will respect the conditions.

( Sorry for the eventual mistakes, I'm French )

Bye.

I suggest that you read the license, which explicitly prohibits what you are trying to do.

I red the license and noticed that 2 conditions :



But I want to modify the soft so ...



That's why I ask you the permission.
Can I have a little hope ?

Is it a definitive NO ?

Please answer to me.

Another idea, you could use some actual patching software and create a french patch.

now how many TOS would that violate?

-daz

Hum hum. Where can I find these tools ? Is it allowed by the license ? I don't want to violate a term of the license.

No, it is not allowed.

Curious how you arrived at that conclusion.

Now I guess that next version of fb2k will have some kind of self-integrity check and will refuse to launch (with cat's hissing sample and a proper pop-up, like "No I won't", or "Unbloodylikely") if it detects any modifications

Getting the core program into french is one thing. What about the hundreds of components? Should every developer translate their files too? It'd be too messy.

Nice idea though.

You can translate all the dialogs, but no menus, nor any strings, because they are unfortunately not in resources, but are generated on runtime/integrated into the code. Without the source, the only option is to use some hexa editor... just joking (open foobar2000.exe in hexa editor and you will se why).

Is it easy to translate the source ? I don't know anything about C++.

After done it, I will have to compile the source. I hope it isn't too long nor difficult to do.

IS IT ALLOWED TO TRANSLATE THE SOURCE ?

There is no source available for foobar2000.exe. You could edit some dialogs through the resources. Anything else would take some serious hacking. There is no easy way to do it. Sorry

Download the SDK.

You mean apart from the fact that the license states it?
Or that Peter continuously and anways said no to similiar requests in the past?

That is the SDK, not the foobar application. Completely different thing.

Yes, I've just looked at the SDK and didn't see any source

Arf.

Peter, is it possible de have the sources to translate them in French ? Please don't hit me lol.

This is highly unlikely, and anyway would be a foolish way to translate foobar2000, as it would require a seperate build for french, and more importantly doesn't cater for any other language. This issue has been discussed before, try a search, or have a look at http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....showtopic=21512

I have red this topic before posting here. I don't wanna know if a multi language support will be created because I know it won't. I just wanted to know if I could translate the core of foobar2000 to distribute to some friends who would like ti have a french version.

Seems I can't, ok. Question closed.

IANAL but you'd be hard pressed to argue a patch illegal (not that I'm suggesting translating it would be a good idea)