[Atomicglobalmin-mail] Atomic Global Minimum Locator Version 1.6

[Seth C. <set...@gm...>]

Hello,

Version 1.6 of the Atomic Global Minimum Locator has been released.  This
is a beta version meaning the software has not undergone a complete
regression test, although there are no known bugs.  This version is
virtually identical to version 1.5, except with included support for
multiple languages.  This was added because many downloaders are from
non-English countries such as China.

Language files are stored in the translation folder and have names formated
like this: input_[language code].properties. The code for the default
language is stored at the top of strings.cc and tells the program which
language file to use. The program can read input files in any language, but
always writes resume and optimization files in the default language. The
helper executable also has a -tr option for translating input, resume, and
optimization files to the default language.

Initially, only an English translation is provided. You can manually
translate messages or use Google translate to assist you. Manual
translation is probably better if you know some English, but want to
translate as you use the program. To perform manual translation, simply
copy the input_en.properties file and change the language code in the
copy's file name. Then, change the language code in strings.cc to match and
recompile the program by typing 'make'.

To perform translation with Google translate you need to (1) create an
input_en.arb file which can be uploaded to Google translate, (2) save a new
input_[language code].arb file, and (3) convert this file to an
input_[language code].properties file. For step 1, use the 'cd' command to
navigate to the translation folder. Then type './translate.pl'. Type 1 and
press enter, then press enter again. The translate.pl program will then
create an .arb file from the English properties file. For step 2, log
into Google
Translate <http://translate.google.com/toolkit/list> with your existing
Google account or a newly created Google account. Upload the .arb file and
follow the instructions for translating the strings. Then download the
translated .arb file and place it in the translation directory, naming it
with your new language code. For step 3, type './translate.pl', type 2 and
press enter and press enter again. This causes the program to convert the
new arb file to a properties file. Change the language code at the top of
strings.cc and recompile the program by typing 'make'.

Please click here<http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=349956&atid=1462944>to
share any new translations you make, so others can use them also!

Note that the -i pso option is not yet supported when using non-English
languages.

Also note that this version includes only web-based documentation (no pdf),
although it does have a printer-friendly version.  This is available in the
docs folder and online.

Seth