Side by Side View

After opening a file, you can choose another file to use as a reference. When setting a reference file, the structure changes to mirror the one in the reference file:

• Ordering of content will be the same as in the reference, with the same comments and “holes” for missing strings.
• Strings in the edited file with no corresponding key in the reference are put at the end, with “holes” in the reference column.

When displaying two files side by side, the Key column is hidden by default, replaced by a column showing the corresponding reference value. You can show the Key column again by switching to three-column mode.

You cannot edit the reference file, nor the keys, while showing two files side-by-side. Side-by-side view is intended for editing a translation of the reference file, not to create new content.

Supported File Types

Counterparts Lite can open the following file formats:

.strings

Apple’s string table file format used in most Mac applications. Those files can be either a text file or a binary file. Counterparts Lite can open both text and binary variants. Note that when those files are in binary format comments are not present in the file and ordering is not preserved.

.xliff .xlf

XLIFF (XML Localisation Interchange File Format) is a standard format compatible with many localization tools. Counterparts Lite can open XLIFF files produced by other programs and allows editing of the translation strings.

Requirements

• Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks