Externalization support and tools Tools provided to assist in developing internationalized software are contained in the following applications: NlsExternalizationRuntime This application (in the ENVY/Image Base configuration map) provides the classes and protocols required for reading localized text at runtime. NlsExternalizationTools This application (in the ENVY/Image Development configuration map) provides additional protocols for creating files that contain localized text, and for converting these files to platform resource formats. Loading the NlsExternalizationTools application created a new entry on the Transcript Tools menu named NLS Tool. This menu is populated with the following tools: • Catalog File Editor • Enable Applications … • Rebind Image Strings • Maintenance • Porting • Translation The first 2 entries are for .CAT files; the remaining entries are for .MPR files and their use is described in the VA Smalltalk User’s Guide.
