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Create a solution

Use the Rigi Solution Editor to define the required attributes to localize the resources of an application.

  1. Start the Rigi Solution Editor via one of the following ways:

    • Standalone: run the .exe file.

    • SDL Passolo: Tools > Rigi > Create Solution.

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  2. Create an empty solution:

    1. In the Rigi Solution Editor, select Solution > New. A New Solution popup is displayed.

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    2. Specify the following details:

      Table 17.

      Attribute

      Description

      Platform

      The application type (e.g., Web or WPF). Each application type has specific settings. For example, a Web application type requires a URL to the application, and a WPF application requires a path to the executable.

      You can also change these settings via Select Solutions > Advanced Settings.

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      • The signature format defines which characters Rigi uses to encode the identifiers.

      • The Pseudo locale defines the locale used for localization purposes. This locale must be selected when Rigi screenshot files are generated using Websnap and when the Web application is localized in live mode.

      Solution name

      Name of the solution.

      Location

      Path to the solution file on your local machine.


    3. Click OK. The empty solution is created.

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  3. Configure solution settings:

    1. In the Solution Settings display, enter the settings that will apply to all platforms:

      Table 18.

      Attribute

      Description

      Source locale

      The source language of the resource files.

      Remote project URL

      The URL of the project on the Rigi server that hosts the screenshots, e.g., xyz.rigi.io/projects/<projectcode>.

      • if your screenshots are not hosted on rigi.io, leave this field empty.

      • The server assigns a <projectcode> to each project (e.g., 68gf28a519789dfb56123c4). You can find the project URL in the project settings on the Rigi server.

      Screenshot path

      Path to the folder in which the screenshots will be stored. This is a relative path with respect to the location of the .rigsln file.


    2. Enter the platform-specific settings:

      • For Web applications:

        • Web-application URL: The URL of the staging application. You can load the pseudo language on the staging application so that Rigi can determine which strings are shown on the UI.

        • Keep this field empty if the URL is unknown for the moment.

      • For WPF applications:

        • Executable path: File path and name of the WPF executable. Websnap will start this application.

    3. Save the settings by clicking Solution > Save.

    For projects that use local screenshots, there is an advanced setting that enables Websnap to fixate the width and height of the generated screenshots. For details, see the Solution file (extension .rigsln) > Screenshot size fixation section.

  4. Add a project.

    A project contains information about the resource files that must be localized.

    1. Right-click the solution node in the tree view.

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    2. Select Add New Project.

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    3. In the Save as popup, enter the file name.

    4. Click the Save button.

The empty project is created.

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