: Localizer : Editions

There are two main editions of Localizer: Standard and Pro.

Both editions use the same Language Wizard (which integrates Localizer with Delphi IDE) and Language Manager - a freely distributed translator utility. So the main principles of work are the same for both editions (read the Localizer Tutorial for more information). As for differences between the Standard and Pro versions, see the following table:

As you see, each edition has its own "pros and cons".

Use the Standard edition if you need the usual approach to localization accepted in Windows and if you don't want to include any third-party code into your application.

Use the Localizer Pro edition instead if you need to reduce the size of language files distributed with your application and if your users need to switch languages 'on the fly'. In addition, the Pro edition allows you not to care about the language resource updating when the new version of your program is released. If you use the Standard edition then all resource DLLs provided with your program must be synchronized with the .EXE file. So you should distribute the new version of resource DLLs any time a new version of the program becomes available.

Using the Pro edition, you avoid any possible problems with updating of the language resources. Your users will be able to use old language files (from the previous version) with new versions of the program. In such case all new textual resources (messages, captions, etc.) will be shown in the native language.