My app is relatively simple, and I am localizing it to multiple new languages. The Xcode's editor for .xliff and .xclok files is really convenient because it presents all fields in a table.
However, since I am using Google Translate anyway (the app is simple enough that its decent), I envision the fastest way to localize the app into endless number of languages is to export the .xliff file into Google Sheets and use the built in translate function to translate the whole app in one click. Basically I want the same table format as the Xcode's .xclok editor, but in google sheets so I could process the text instantly.
Is that doable?
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I've got an Excel file that takes ~10 inputs and outputs ~5 numbers. The problem is, the calculations run involve lots of assumptions, are rather complex, and laid out over 5 excel sheets with lots of lookup tables, etc.
I'd like to wrap the Excel model in an iPad app -- so that it's easy to solicit user input and show the easy outputs without having them to see the dirty work beneath.
It's important for me to encapsulate the Excel model since that's still getting tweaked and adjusted... so to have a wrapper set up as opposed to reproduce the logic in the Excel file would save me probably 2 orders of magnitude of time.
Have looked around and not found a way to do this yet... any thoughts?
Thanks
Two options come to mind.
One is that you can use an excel wrapper on iOS. Details can be found here: How can i create excel sheet and file in iPhone sdk?
The second option is to setup a server and pass the task onto the server. I'm familiar with Ruby, and creating/modifying excel files in Ruby is a breeze. I'd expect PHP, python, etc. to have similar faculties.
Either option is going to depend on your use case, whether you're charging for the app or not, and your familiarity with server side programming.
I have an app (written in D2010) which is similar to a text retrieval app... It has a list of questions, with their corresponding answers. Most answers are strictly text, but some answers have graphics, and formatting. My dilemma has to do with the formatted answer. The user should be able to copy this answer (formatting and graphics) in order to paste it into another app. I have tried using a Word OCX. This is a little problematic. User has to have word, it gives random errors when using inside a virtual machine, etc. I am now playing with using a built in browser component, and viewing the data as a PDF. This is nice and easy, but when I copy and paste it, I loose all formatting, and the graphic shows up as a large totally black box.
I can store the data in whatever format I choose. It is stored as a BLOB in a DB file. I write it to a temp file and then I call some type of viewing routine, so I have flexibility there. My issue is really, what viewer mechanism is simple to implement, and allows copying/pasting, while maintaining text formatting (bullets, indents, etc) and graphics.
Thanks,
GS
The TRichEdit (or any of TRichEdit descendants or similar classes) will allow the users to visualize text formatting and images, and when the content is copied, the RTF representation of the data will be copied into the clipboard.
When the clipboard data is pasted into a RTF compatible text editor (like Wordpad and Word), all the formatting, bullets and images are preserved.
I'd like to be able to edit any kind of Google docs using the API from Google App Engine.
My goal is to lose as little information as possible when editing the document. The edits are fairly simple like replacing some words.
Document
To edit them, I'm doing an export in HTML and importing it again. But we are loosing some information like notes. There is also an issue with the title, the size before each title increase at every new update, so I have to reset some css. Is there is a better way of editing docs ?
Spreadsheet
There is the spreadsheet API, so I think I'm covered.
Presentation
I did not find a format that I could export and import again. The only one seems to be powerpoint. But powerpoint files cannot be easily edited.
Drawing
I did not find a format that can be both exported and imported. I tried with SVG, but svg cannot be imported back.
Document
PDF offers you the best fidelity in and out of Google Docs, without the hassle of proprietary or complicated formats like MS Word files.
Spreadsheet
Only proprietary or complicated formats guarantee fidelity here of things like cell color. The Spreadsheets API only allows data to be updated, but not formatting.
Presentation
You are correct, PPTX is the only format that can go both in and out of Google Presentations.
Drawing
You are correct, there is no import format that can go both in and out of Google Drawings.
I've been doing some head banging on this one and solicit your advice.
I am building an app that as part of it's features is to present PDF forms; meaning display them, allow fields to be changed and save the modified PDF file back out. UIWebViews do not support PDF interactive forms.
Using the CGPDF apis (and benefit from other questions posted here and elsewhere), I can certainly present the PDF (without the form fields/widgets), scan and find the fields in the document, figure out where on the screen to draw something and make them interactive.
What I can't seem to figure out is how to change the CGPDFDictionary objects and write them back out to a file. One could use the CGPDF Apis to create a new PDF document from whole cloth, but how do you use it to modify an existing file?
Should I be looking elsewhere such as 3rd party PDF libs like PoDoFo or libHaru?
I'd love to hear from anyone who has successfully modified a PDF and written it back out as to your approach.
I once did this incredibly cheaply by munging through the PDF -- I mean using regular expressions -- and just dirtily changing the actual raw text of the raw PDF data file.
It can work perfectly in simple situations where you are easily able to find the value in question.
No idea what you're trying to do here but a lateral thought! Hope it helps!
My team leader wants me to check if this is possible.
Our app has a grid (we use TAdvStringGrid from tmssoftware) that displays some values. Our users then copy and paste to Excel. (2010) Now they want the values to update automatically when they play with Excel. In other words, I need to copy formulas similar to having a Excel sheet with values and formulas and pasting it on another sheet.
I'm thinking of exporting it as an Excel file (with some kind of excel component) with the formulas but team leader first want to see if the copying will work or not.
I never worked with Excel (using Delphi) before. :-(
Thanks
Sounds like you need the TAdvSpreadGrid from TMS instead. It's an enchanced version of TAdvStringGrid that has support for the formulas as well.
If you need even more Excel Support they have TMS FlexCel Studio that is very nice.
I use TAdvSpreadGrid from TMS also. For reading and writing really spiffy spreadsheets with support for formulas, nice formatting and even pane freezing to make data editing easier for my clients, I use Native Excel. It's fast, has good documentation, and is easy to use. It's worth a look.
While the previous answers aren't wrong, I found another solution.
I tried adding the calculation (e.g. =A1+B1) to the cell as plain text. When copying to Excel it accepts my formula as an Excel formula and calculates it just like I want it.
No need to splash out more money on TAdvSpreadGrid or something else. :-)