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[ofarcis]

Hi everyone,

We are finally ending the TuColección program to version 1.00 after two years of development with many
improvements, features, personalization and ease of use.

This program is free and allows you to manage your collection of minerals, boxes and
showcases cristal a visual and easily without complications. Also for those needing something more there is a part of customization to add as much data as we find them useful.

This version tries in several languages, among which is currently being translated to English, Spanish, Catalán, Euskera and Galician.

My question is whether you know any volunteer or association which can translate the program into Portuguese, French, German and Italian. And review the english version.

Thank you very much for your help
Regards, Oscar.

PS: You can find more information about the program:

- Version 0.3.1 (official) in https://tuplaneta.es/software.php

- Version 0.4.0 (under development, will become the 1.00) in https://www.tuplaneta.es/foros/viewtopic.php?t=15445

- Spanish Help for version 0.4.0 in https://www.TuPlaneta.es/software/TuColeccion.chm

[arturo shaw]

[ofarcis]

Of course all help is appreciated and yours is exceptional. However, I think it's interesting that an American or English check our work if we miss a term.

The same will be attempted in other languages.

Which could not be the best equivalent term for Municipio, may be "municipality".

Thank you very much for effort
Regards, Oscar.

[arturo shaw]

Of course, it is not only interesting, I need it!

I am having problems with the fact that this is not the database I am actually using and I don't know when a message is a request, information or what.

Municipality is indeed the literal translation. I would prefer to translate the idea of "municipio" into English, but it is not exactly neither a town nor a parish... Anyway it is your Database so it is finally up to you.

Greetings

Arturo

[James Catmur]

That is hard to translate, as the word is not the same in the UK as in the US. I would go for District if I were you

James

[ofarcis]

If you don't use this version of program, maybe can help the help file of this. Can Download from the last link that i posted in the first message. But i recomend install the aplication translate before.

About the first message. Any person know of any association or voluntary that can help us?

Regards, Oscar.

[Tracy]

Would be happy to help review your English translations.

James is right, either district or region would be a good fit, depending on whether the boundaries are geographical or linguistic/cultural.

- Tracy

[crocoite]

I thought that I would try it but it doesn't install properly on my PC (Windows 7).

Regards
Steve

[ofarcis]

I use TuColección in Windows 7 and it works perfectly, what happens to Windows 7 is the need to put administrator permissions to install and to run.

In the installation (file TuColeccionSetup031.exe) once downloaded you right-click on it and select Run as administrator.

Once installed, you access the link TuColección that puts you in the start menu and right click on Properties / Compatibility and say run as administrator.

Thanks to Microsoft to make very easy

Regards, Oscar.

[arturo shaw]

I have donwloaded it from this link (5 minutes ago):

https://tuplaneta.es/software/TuColeccionSetup031.exe

and it is working fine on Windows7 64 bits. If it can run in my computer it can run anywhere! :-)

Greetings

Arturo

[chris]

Hi Oscar,

I could have helped you with the French translation. Unfortunately TuColeccion doesn't seem to like Wine (I'm a Linux addict). It can't find the directory containing the Access mdb file.

Updating the path from the setup didn't change something. I tried to copy the file outside Wine in the desktop but it changed nothing either. Could you tell me how you manage to test if TuColeccion.mdb is available in the default/selected directory ?

You can answer me through PM if you want.

Thanks

christophe

[GneissWare]

[arturo shaw]

Bob, one day I have to send you my suggestions about your program as promissed (that one is what I am actually using).

First thing I have to say is that to get the provinces of every country in the world already inside the program is A-M-A-I-Z-I-N-G and saves a lot of work.

Greetings

Arturo

[ofarcis]

Hi Christophe,

TuColecion.mdb file found in the same application directory TuColeccion.exe. When you run the application the first time ask about where you are and also which way to use to put photos of your collection.

The easiest way is the path of the application to the database and add "pictures" or "Photos" for the path of the images.

About volunteering to translate the French version, I really appreciate it and i will contact you privately.

Thanks, Oscar.

[ofarcis]

Hello GneissWare,

TuColeccion have a little help to introduce the location of a mineral. But currently only serves the towns of Spain, not from other countries.

Regardless, you can enter any because it is data in text format that supports any address.

The question is addressed to Arturo as close as possible to translate the term used in Spain. Obviously, each country uses its own terminology and it is therefore impossible to fit all countries. In the future I will consider whether there are possibilities of using the International Nomenclator server, but for now it is not the priority.

Thanks, Oscar.

[ofarcis]

Hi Christophe,

I tried to send a PM, but I am a new user in the English version of this forum will not let me. As I can read and answer the PM sent to me, please send to me your email via PM.

Thanks, Oscar.

[arturo shaw]

[GneissWare]

[arturo shaw]

I understand your point.

About the translation I would like to give the user the maximum of flexibility with the limited options that I have. I only have one field name and I have to use a term that, internationally, would better represent the idea of a geographic division ranging from something like a single town to a wide territory but always bellow the size entity of an European "province", "Lander" or "departement".

Thank you for the help

Arturo