Hello folks. I'm making this post to let you guys know that I have been experimenting with a new translation method for the Sigmaion3 and have found that I can translate most if not all of the Sigmarion3's Japanese user interface into English. By using this method, I have managed to translate much more of the Sigmarion3's Japanese UI into English
(or any other language
) than some have previously thought possible. In my opinion, this is a much better way to translate this device than simply shadowing an English copy of the binary you wish to be translated in RAM. I always found this to be very inefficient and frankly...a waste of RAM.
With this method, the entire user interface including all standard CE ROM applications can be translated with only about 900kb or less of overhead. This is far better than simply shadowing half of the ROM files into RAM just to get an English OS!
The main shell components alone
(explorer.exe, ceshell.dll
) are roughly 400kb! With this method I should be able to translate most if not all of the Microsoft portions of the UI and use very little space to boot!
Please be aware that I do not actually own a Sigmarion3, so I can't test this myself.
Monica has been kind enough to test this for me on her device and it has worked flawlessly for her aside from a few minor glitches related to using newer CE 4.2 resources with CE 4.1 applications.. I have no doubt that this method will work flawlessly once CE 4.1 versions are used... In the meantime, Monica will post a few screenshots for you to drool over for those that are interested. In a few days, when I get all the bugs worked out, I will upload the files needed for this hack along with some instructions
(perhaps even a cab for easy installation
) Right now I'm very tired and need sleep desperately!
I don't think you guys want your WinCE Explorer to look like the bastard child of Pocket IE, IE6 CE, and the Explorer shell anyway
Cheers!
Edited by TFGBD 2005-11-29 1:35 AM