10 Replies Latest reply on Jul 13, 2014 3:02 PM by Trevorׅ

    Cancel / OK non-English Buttons

    Trevorׅ Adobe Community Professional
    Trevorׅ Jul 13, 2014 7:32 AM

      Hi all,

       

      As well known when a dialog button string is "OK" or "Cancel" a default action occurs (1 is returned for OK and 2 for Cancel)

      Is this true for non-English versions of Indesign?

      I would presume let's say on the German version of InDesign on the built-in dialogs one see the terms OK and Abbrechen but does Cancel work? And out of curiosity does "Abbrechen" work?

       

      var w = new Window('dialog'),
    b1 = w.add('button', undefined, "OK"),
    b2 = w.add('button', undefined, "Cancel");
alert((w.show() == 1) ? "OK" : "Cancel");

       

      Thanks

       

      Trevor

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        • 1. Re: Cancel / OK non-English Buttons
          TᴀW Adobe Community Professional & MVP
          TᴀW Jul 13, 2014 7:42 AM (in response to Trevorׅ)

          Hi Trevor,

           

          My guess is that the using the string OK or Cancel for the text property

          is probably not going to work for non-English localizations. (Can anyone

          confirm that? Uwe?)

           

          The way to make sure it does work, though, is to use the Name property

          (it's a creation property) as opposed to the Text property.

           

          If you do that, you can use the two special names OK and Cancel, and I

          believe that will work in any localization:

           

          b2 = w.add('button', undefined, "Cancel", );

           

          Ariel

          • 2. Re: Cancel / OK non-English Buttons
            Trevorׅ Adobe Community Professional
            Trevorׅ Jul 13, 2014 7:58 AM (in response to TᴀW)

            Hi Ariel

             

            My guess is that my script will work in the non-English localizations but also waiting to hear from Uwe

            I highly doubt b = w.add('button', undefined, "בסדר") will work

             

            The example line you wrote at the bottom came messed up maybe you meant to write b2 = w.add ("button", undefined, "Abbrechen", {name: "cancel"}); ?

             

            Trevor

            • 3. Re: Cancel / OK non-English Buttons
              TᴀW Adobe Community Professional & MVP
              TᴀW Jul 13, 2014 8:06 AM (in response to Trevorׅ)

              Yes, the last line is what I wrote.

               

              In short, I suspect that using one of the special Name

              creation-properties (OK and Cancel) will work in any localization,

              whereas the Text property of the button is probably less robust.

               

              Let's see if anyone can confirm...

              • 4. Re: Cancel / OK non-English Buttons
                Trevorׅ Adobe Community Professional
                Trevorׅ Jul 13, 2014 8:11 AM (in response to TᴀW)

                It was the comma at the end of the line that confused me

                I also think it will work

                Just a matter of waiting

                Uwe's prob watching the world cup, have to see if it comes out for him OK or cancel

                • 5. Re: Re: Cancel / OK non-English Buttons
                  pixxxel schubser Level 5
                  pixxxel schubser Jul 13, 2014 9:04 AM (in response to Trevorׅ)

                  Hi @Trevor,

                  why you don't use the default elements? (And sorry for my bad german english)

                   

                  var w = new Window('dialog');
b1 = w.add('button', undefined, "OK");
b2 = w.add('button', undefined, "Abbrechen");
w.defaultElement = b1;
w.cancelElement = b2;

alert((w.show() == 1) ? "OK" : "Abbrechen");

                   

                   

                  Another way could be to use the localize data:

                   

                  strButtonRun = localize( "$$$/JavaScripts/ImageProcessor/Run=Run" );
strButtonCancel = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ImageProcessor/Cancel=Cancel");

var w = new Window('dialog');
b1 = w.add('button', undefined, strButtonRun); // you can also use "OK" instead of strButtonRun, this is really ok for germans
b2 = w.add('button', undefined, strButtonCancel);
w.defaultElement = b1;
w.cancelElement = b2;

alert((w.show() == 1) ? strButtonRun : strButtonCancel);

                   

                  (This is borrowed from the ImageProzessor.jsx)

                  "Run" in german means "Ausführen" and not "OK", but you can really use "OK" for that instead.

                   

                  This way can be helpful for your international scripts – or not?

                   

                   

                  Have fun

                   

                   

                   

                  Let's watching the world cup to night. Go for the fourth star.

                  • 6. Re: Cancel / OK non-English Buttons
                    Jump_Over Level 5
                    Jump_Over Jul 13, 2014 9:14 AM (in response to TᴀW)

                    Hi,

                     

                    I am confirming Ariel's conclusion.

                    Using a "Cancel" and "OK" as text property makes button's action default.

                    Using any localized string but adding {name:"cancel"} or {name:"OK"} makes button's action default.

                     

                    Was tested with polish version

                     

                    Jarek

                    • 7. Re: Cancel / OK non-English Buttons
                      Trevorׅ Adobe Community Professional
                      Trevorׅ Jul 13, 2014 9:41 AM (in response to Jump_Over)

                      Thanks All

                       

                      So in conclusion It's like Ariel and I thought

                      1) OK is OK for everybody So is "Run" (didn't know about Run)

                      2) Name property can be used to assign the "OK" property (Peter uses this with Yes in his guide)

                      3) Abbrechen works in German UI

                       

                      Now for the really difficult question. Who do I allocate the correct answer to?

                      On Jarek's side is a real confirmation and on Ariel's side is a first answer so based on the flip of a coin it's going to Ariel. I would certainly give out some helpfulls but Jives is not allowing that today

                       

                      Once again thanks

                       

                      Trevor

                      • 8. Re: Cancel / OK non-English Buttons
                        TᴀW Adobe Community Professional & MVP
                        TᴀW Jul 13, 2014 11:53 AM (in response to Jump_Over)

                        So I would tighten up the conclusion a little:

                         

                        Both the Text and the Name properties work with OK and Cancel even in

                        non-English localizations. But, if you need a some different text in

                        your button (a different language, etc.), you can still use the Name

                        property with OK and Cancel to get the default behaviour for those buttons.

                         

                        And as Pixxxel schubser points out, this is all just a shortcut

                        convenience, because it's always possible to explicitly set the

                        defaultElements and cancelElement for any buttons.

                        • 9. Re: Cancel / OK non-English Buttons
                          pixxxel schubser Level 5
                          pixxxel schubser Jul 13, 2014 3:01 PM (in response to pixxxel schubser)

                          World champion 2014

                           

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