SimplePad Multti-Language Text Editor

This project is basically a simple text editor. What makes it unique and a useful learning tool is that it supports 13 languages and 19 cultures. I started this project using Visual Studio .NET 2003, but put it aside be of the difficultly of access data on one form from another. This is no longer a problem with Visual Basic 2005. I’ve also been able to improve the looks of the program by using the new menus and toolstrip toolbars. The method I chose is not the only one available for globalization, but it seemed easier to understand and the resource files could be edited within the IDE. A disadvantage of this approach is that a folder is created in your installation folder for each language and culture. I can’t take credit for all the code. The find-replace dialog and printing code are largely based on old Microsoft samples converted to VB 2005. You will notice also that all of the common dialogs are in English. On a localized version of Windows, they would appear in the correct language. The program also defaults to the language installed on the computer.