[FF7] Text editor - Loveless (v2.5)

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Great job ... I started some moths ago with translation of FF7 and when I found this program ... yeah ... that is what I need ... but :) everytime is here some "but"  ...  ;)

The biggest problem is size of windows ... if I don't know if text fit into box, i have to run Cosmo and test message there ... what about import sizes from Cosmo (Preview.idx) ? Not best way, but the quick one ...

Key shortcuts ... "next item", "prev item" (ctrl+dwn, ctr+up?) ... now, I have to click on one message, rewrite, then again click on next  ... boring job ... especially when i using notebook ;)

Multi-line find and replace. Sometimes some common text is on more rows and part of it is not unique enough, so then I can't use it.

Export of all text to textfiles ... and then ... ehmmm .... then import back ? A lot of levels have the same dialogs, so I am dreaming about time, when I don't have to write the same texts again and again or copy, paste and app switch madness - weeeeery slow and painfull :)

anyway even now it is very usefull ... thank you
 
Thank you for your suggests :)

About size of windows, I've planned to add this features : preview window in real size and capability to resize it !
About multiline replacing.... I haven't thought about this ! Nice idea !

About key shortcut, I didn't really understand : Next item = Next text ? or Next Level ?
But I can add this too :)

Eventually, about export/import, I had planned to add this feature but because of my code the import operation was really slow... but I'm working on it !

I'm very busy in this time... but I'm working on the project soon !

Thanks again ;)
 
With window sizing you have, of course, the added issue that one dialog can be used by multiple window calls. You may inadvertently end up screwing up the sizing of one window that needs to be a set width, just because it references the dialog where you've allowed the user to edit the window size for another window which references said same dialog. In this sense it's not a simple case of one window size for every dialog and you will find some caveats in editing them in this manner.
 
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A small suggestion if you want to resize windows etc. etc. add infinitum.

Run a 'test' for the dialog, or more appropriately put Preview.
It would be good to check how the dialog behaves window resizing etc.
See Synergy Blades comments.


Cybie
 
From my point of view the most important features that would make this an ultimate translating tool for ff7 are:


  • at first that multi-line search/replace as max suggested because sometimes you have to split the line in two because it won't fit in the original dialogue box... that would enourmously speed-up translation of those identical texts found on more levels.. you could replace whole texts not just one line
  • original window size preview as stated many times
  • that suggested key shortcut to jump to next text.. like I will translate one text and then by pressing a hot-key jump to next text etc. Much much faster and comfortable
  • categorize and sort the text types, for example if somebody wants to edit only speech texts that would be neat

Looking forward to use Loveless for translating my game.  :-D
Thank you so much!
 
Hi !

I'm writing a new version with some of these new features. I will post it on tomorrow or saturday I think.
And the next release I will try to implement window size previewer/modifier.

See you on tomorrow maybe :)
 
what happen with loveless?

i'm trying to make a portuguese version of the game,
always i use the loveless it seems corrupted the file nvl_4 and apear the message

erreur de lecture du flux

please help to know what happen

i use the flevel from cd
 
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Br@v3h3@rt :

You mean "nivl_4" isn't it ?

I've tried to open it with Loveless (once from hard disk and another once from CD) and I've no problem  :|

If you try to open the ORIGINAL file, do you have this problem too ?
 
Well... I've tested Loveless 2.01 ENG with flevel.lgp from the english version of FF7 and I've no problem =/

Your flevel.lgp file is it from the US version ?
 
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Ok...

So, can you store the original spanish flevel.lgp file somewhere, in order to I download it ?
 
erf
So I will try to find spanish version. I'll notice you when I have some news. :)
 
don't worry about this the file nivl_4 seems to be useless,
because this file is the city of nibelheim and i arrived yesterday in the place
and is OK i think this file is a glitch
 
Yes in the others versions (US and FR) this file contains only one text which is weird (like 'fdfh62--/*/sdfdsfn!mm')

So I think it's useless
 
It's not useless. Loveless does not correctly handle fields with no dialogs, such as nivl_4, and I think the junk you're seeing is actually Section 2, the camera matrix, in the text box.
 
Whaoo I didn't think about this !

However, if there is no dialog in this file, the file must be the same in all version (SPA, FR, US, ...). So, why it crashes ?
If it's camera matrix or something else, it's the same for each versions :/

but if it's because there is no dialog I will correct this !

Thanks
 
Well, I have obtained Spanish version and... there is no problem.

When I open nivl_4 it works :/
 
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