Language-File-Tool

Tool to work with language files.

for site-developers:

translate any language file to offer your client all extensions in his/her own language.
Google has stopped the free translation service api version 1, so currently no translations can be made.

for extension-developers:

translate language files with Google translate to 50+ languages
Just paste you original language file and click 1 button to create all the files and the xml for the installer.
Can also be used to translate part of language files.
Google has stopped the free translation service api version 1, so currently no translations can be made.
find missing lines in translations (compares with the actual extension .php files)
take out unused translation lines and doubles
convert language files format from 1.0 > 1.5 <-> 1.6/1.7
example:
define('_pi_lang_save',"save");
to
COM_EXTNAME_SAVE="save"
convert extension files (.php) reference to language-strings from 1.0 format to 1.5 or 1.6/1.7.
example:
echo _pi_lang_save;
to
echo JText::_('COM_EXTNAME_SAVE');
convert extension files (.php) reference to language-strings from 1.5 to 1.6/1.7.
echo JText::_('SAVE');
to
echo JText::_('COM_EXTNAME_SAVE');