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I sat down with Peter Zavadsky today to try and figure out what each of the properties in Tools | Options | Internationalization | Expert Tab do and it took us about 10 minutes to figure it out. Needless to say, they could use some clarification. Since this should be a 3.3.2_CANDIDATE I don't think we should rename the properties, since that's a UI change, but I think we should add some explanatory text to each of the property editors. Bundle Code Format - This regular expression specifies the format used to initialize resource bundle fields in source code. I18N Code Format - This regular expression specifies the format used to generate internationalized strings in source code. I18N Key Format - This regular expression specifies which strings the Internationalization Test wizard recognizes as being internationalized. The wizard checks for each matching string's key/value pair in the appropriate resource bundle. I18zed String Format - This regular expression specifies which strings the Internationalization wizard and the Internationalize command recognize as being internationalized. The wizard and command generate internationalization strings for each string that does not match this expression. I'd also like to redo the tool tips for I18zed String Format and I18N Key Format.
I think that #21140 fix that introduces 4 new help IDs (one per property editor) fixes also this bug. Clear and context sensitive explanation can be a part of javahelp. Again, John if you do not like it - reopen, please.
Yup, we don't want to do a UI change here and the new CSH on each dialog is enough to explain it to the user. Thanks.
Removing the 3.3.2_CANDIDATE keyword.
Resolved for 3.4 or earlier, no new info since then -> closing.