About License & The use of 3rd party software (Patreon)

 Hello fellow translators,

Here is some update of Translator++ :

Version 1.3.22

• Adding context menu on file selector
• Adding Row properties window
• Adding File properties window
• Adding license. Translator++ is licensed under GNU GPLv3
• Fixing context menu placement on grid.
• Adding Translator++ icon on the taskbar (finally)

Highlights of the updates: 

I finally had a time to create icon for the taskbar :

Context menu on the file selector makes thing more natural :

And context menu at the column header is also different with the one at the grid’s body

At column header:

At grid’s body:

Previously we can’t fully see the translation context, but we can see now in Row Properties window:

And now, the big thing is … License!

I never meant to being secretive about using 3rd party software in Translator++. Translator++  made possible because of great tools like RPGMTrans, MeCab, WolfTrans … etc that bundled within distribution package inside 3rdParty directory just for user convenience purpose. Some tools even anonymous and I had trouble finding out who the author is and which license they actually using (If it’s you, please kindly contact me at dreamsavior at google dot com).  Translator++ is less than 5 month old project… which I worked in my free time as a hobby…. So I’m truly sorry If I hadn’t paid enough attention to licenses, credits etc… I had so many things to do IRL lately…. I even just put my name as author of Translator++ in the application at February 19th release. I promise I will pay more attention to this aspect from here on.

By utilizing GNU GPL licensed 3rd party software, technically speaking this software must also licensed under GNU GPL version 3 or lesser. I’m no expert at software licensing… but I guess I’ll just stick with GNU GPL version 3. This match the criteria of license that I’ve planned.

That means : 

• Translator++’s source codes are available publicly.
  Translator++ is created from integrating heap of texts written in js, css, html, php, ruby, python … (with minor exception which handle dlls that written with C#, but that source code is also included too) Well… obviously, I can’t hide the source code easily even if I wanted to… that’s interpreter language for you! 
• You may add your own code and modify Translator++
• You may redistribute Translator++ and your modified version of Translator++
• There is no warranty for the program..

On top of that, Translator++ is a freeware. All version of Translator++ will eventually be made public in 1 or two month since it’s initial release (red. Early releases for Patrons). So, if you are a patron and tempted to share the “patron only” releases to public (I totally understand that)… well don’t bother to do that, that’s just wasting your precious time... because eventually every version of Translator++ will be made public officially at the right time ;) 

This version is available for everyone.

Please download new version of Translator++ from the download area.

Happy translating.