Bugs/cosmetical issues re GUI/translation of BS.Player versions 252/253/254

[BSPeter]

This thread is obsolete; it was replaced/succeeded by this thread !

Bugs or cosmetical issues re GUI/translation of BS.Player 252 / 253 /254
If any of the issues mentioned below is fixed in future builds, they will be "greyed out" (with a possible green comment).
Regretfully - in spite of some being reported quite some time ago already - they still remain valid for version 2.54 at present:


Edit BSPeter 20 July 2010:
Only a few issues remaining now!
See this post for a recap.

Edit BSPeter 22 July 2010:
In version 2.55.142 a bug previously fixed was re-introduced !!!

Edit BSPeter 28 July 2010:
In version 2.56.143 the re-introduced bug was re-fixed !!!

Main window (first reported for version 2.22 of July 2007!)
=> Selection of Radio and TV tags opens ML-window, but has no effect on the extension at the right of main window. There the background of Radio or TV tag should switch to lighter grey like it does for any other option selected and - if applicable - the section at the right should slide back to its initial position, i.e. be "reattached directly to the main (blue) window" (if such is not the case by the earlier selection of another tag (video/dvd/audio)).

Ico-man: FIXED
BSPeter: No NOT fixed in most recent version which is available for download (i.e. BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1035 / 201005281433)
No newer download available 11-June 01:11 CET
BSPeter(15 June 2010): In BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1036 / 201006151444 the selection at the right does slide back = reattaches to the main window. The selected tag does not, however, switch to lighter grey like it does for any other option. I personally think this is acceptable as the user's focus is on ML. So I consider this bug finally (and acceptably) solved.

Menu / Options / Preferences > Subtitles
With the following setting of Skins-options (which the most recent BS.Player-version-installations stubbornly change without my permission!!!):
[_] Disable skinned windows
[V] Disable skinned menus
[V] Completely disable skinned menus

=> Border of the buttons [Font][Color][Background] should be transparent (or background matching grey)
(colour used to indicate the part which ought to be transparent or background matching grey)

Ico-man: FIXED
BSPeter: No NOT fixed in most recent version which is available for download (i.e. BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1035 / 201005281433)
No newer download available 11-June 01:11 CET
BSPeter(15 June): Solved in BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1036 / 201006151444 by changing the background colour of the area where the buttons are to the (darker) grey as also used in the surrounding area.

Menu / Options / Preferences > Keydefinitions & WinLIRC [Windowed mode]&[Full screen mode]
=> Border of button "Reset to default" should be transparent (or background matching grey)
(colour used to indicate the part which ought to be transparent or background matching grey)

Ico-man: FIXED
BSPeter: No NOT fixed in most recent version which is available for download (i.e. BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1035 / 201005281433)
No newer download available 11-June 01:11 CET
BSPeter(15-June): Solved in BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1036 / 201006151444 by changing the background colour of the area where the buttons are to the (darker) grey as also used in the surrounding area.

Codec manager (at start up)
=> No translations.
Ico-man: Codec manager will not be translatable in BS.P v 2.xx. In new version 3.xx Codec manager will be translatable.
BSPeter: OK, thanks for letting us know (added to this post)

Full screen skin - Fonts (see image below)
=> texts "subtitle color" untranslated (not in language file)
BSPeter (15 June): Fixed in BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1036 / 201006151444


Full screen skin - Aspect Ratio (see image above)
=> "Original" not translated
Ico-man: FIXED
BSPeter: No NOT fixed in most recent version which is available for download (i.e. BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1035 / 201005281433)
No newer download available 11-June 01:11 CET
BSPeter (15 June):
NOT FIXED in BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1036 / 201006151444
=> "Original" still untranslated.
Ditto (NOT FIXED) for BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1037 / 201006171041
Ditto (NOT FIXED) for BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1038 / 201006211245
Ditto (NOT FIXED) for BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1039 / 201007151523
Ditto (NOT FIXED) for BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1039 / 201007161615
Added 17 July 2010: Lastmentioned 1039-build (as mentioned on download page) actually is build 1040.
Added 19 July 2010: download page now also mentions build 1040 and the same date/time-code 201007161615; in spite of the same code it appears to differ from the previous one.
BSPeter (20 July): Fixed in BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1041 / 201007201504

Media Library > (rightclick)
=> No translation for "Send to iPod"
(option no longer in BS.Player ?? - Removed in 2.40.995β / 200904111026 ??)
Ico-man: This feature is not implemented/removed in BS.P 2.xx, so it doesn't need translating. It will be included in v. 3.xx.
BSPeter: OK! (Nevertheless I've personally seen this feature appear at the time! But hey, thanks for letting us know.)

Added 04 February 2010:
Incorrect OSD-Message [NOT FIXED; see "Edit" below]
If none of the possible options is selected under
Preferences > Video > OSD options
depressing i-key repeats the most recent OSD message.
E.g. also if "Pause" was the most recent OSD-message: the movie (of course) simply continues playing when depressing i-key, however continuously showing the OSD-message: "Pause" (even when paused and unpaused after that).
Edit 08 March: this bug changed with v. 252.1025ß
(9-Mar: ditto for 1026ß / 22-Mar: ditto for 1028-1029 / 29-Mar: ditto for 1031 / etc. etc.):
The above-mentioned bug was not fixed, but a quick and dirty work-around was implemented so that depressing i-key now (with nothing selected under OSD options!) results in always showing 'Movie time/remaining time' AND at the same time (in the background, so not transparent for the user) simply setting "Movie time/remaining time" under OSD options.
Why press 'i' for displaying OSD, if you decided you do not want to see any of the OSD options? OSD preferences modified, so at least one option has to be active.
BSPeter: OK, thanks for letting us know that this will not be taken up.
By the way: depressing cannot be done accidentally? (Added to this post)

'IntervideoAC3'-window in version 252
Width for text in this window in Preferences/Audio narrowed (for no apparent reason) which may have an unwanted result in other languages:
Bug worsened in version 253 build 1033 (added 20-04) [unchanged for 1034][still unchanged for 1035]
Though a bit changed, the width for text in this window in Preferences/Audio still remains narrower than in pre-252 versions. Bug even made worse as now maximum height (i.e. maximum number of possible lines available) also diminished (again for no apparent reason).
(see third image below):

Ico-man: FIXED
BSPeter: No NOT fixed in most recent version which is available for download (i.e. BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1035 / 201005281433)
No newer download available 11-June 01:11 CET
BSPeter (15 June): Fixed in BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1036 / 201006151444

Further the remaining item from BG's reply-post to the 'predecessor' of this post:

Originally Posted by BG's

No translation for letter "k" in "kbit(VRB) kHz, Stereo" string in main window.
No translation for # sign in extended view in ML.

Ico-man: Added to language file
BSPeter: No NOT added in most recent version which is available for download (i.e. BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1035 / 201005281433)
No newer download available 11-June 01:11 CET
BSPeter (15 June):
# added to language file of BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1036 / 201006151444, but the translation doesn't show!
BSPeter (16 June):
Fixed in BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1037 / 201006171041

Added 18 March 2010:
A really extensive list of music genres is now in translation file for 'properties'.

However apparently there is no (inter)connection with the 'Genre-list' used for main "ML-Audio-window" (see the very bottom-left corner of picture above; disregard the red marking and arrow!!). Ditto for 'Genre-list' Radio.
Further: however extensive, the list will almost never be complete for local use in several countries. (Like e.g. in The Netherlands we've got "Nederpop", "Levenslied" and "Nederhop" and "Piratenmuziek".)
Maybe it's an idea to have a(n additional) user-defined list (instead)?
Also see BG's post on this subject !

Added 27 March 2010:
Not in translation-file:

Ico-man: Added to language file
BSPeter: No NOT added in most recent version which is available for download (i.e. BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1035 / 201005281433)
No newer download available 11-June 01:11 CET
BSPeter (15 June):
I can confirm added to language file of BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1036 / 201006151444, but still have to check (on another PC; I'm on XP SP3 now) if the translation shows; I will have to revert. Maybe another user can confirm this translation works?
BSPeter (17 June): confirm added and working!


No subtitles possible, so why is BS.Player annoying us?
See this sequence of pop-ups in BS.Player :

Ico-man: Second window was removed.
BSPeter: No NOT so in most recent version which is available for download (i.e. BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1035 / 201005281433)
No newer download available 11-June 01:11 CET
BSPeter (15 June):
Second window NOT removed in BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1036 / 201006151444.
BSPeter (16 June):
Fixed in BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1037 / 201006171041

Also added 27 March 2010: [still valid for build 1035 of 28 May 2010]

Originally Posted by BouRock

There is a missing line in english language file. Also it was included to my own translation. I hope it is not problem to be added.
WID8
22=Use separate taskbar button for main and video window (test option, restart required)
Reaction by BSPeter:
Well observed! It isn't in the English language file (any more).
I think it was added in 251.1022 (Jan 2010).
It has been in my Dutch language file also since the 1022-build.
But it also isn't mentioned in the most recent lang_changes.txt files (any more?).
Maybe it never was?

Ico-man: This was a test option. Added to language file.
BSPeter: Correct (=past) tense used ("was")! But no, NOT added in most recent version which is available for download (i.e. BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1035 / 201005281433)
No newer download available 11-June 01:11 CET
BSPeter(15 June): Mentioned in lang_changes.txt of BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1036 / 201006151444.

Added 20 April 2010 (for version 253 build 1033):
Skin still shows version 252 (instead of 253)
(First reported by user karakteran) [fixed for build 1034]

Added 01 June 2010 (for build 1035 of 28 May 2010):
Space for translations on "Online subtitles"-tag narrowed, so that (in several languages) the translations don't fit anymore (see image for Dutch):


Ico-man: Fixed
BSPeter: No NOT fixed in most recent version which is available for download (i.e. BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1035 / 201005281433)
No newer download available 11-June 01:11 CET
BSPeter(15 June): Fixed in BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1036 / 201006151444

(My previous post on BS.Player 240/241/242/243/244/250/251/252-bugs re GUI/translation" can be found overhere)

EDIT: Green lines added by Ico-man
Edit BSPeter: None of the fixes mentioned by Ico-man are made in most recent version which is available for download (i.e. BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1035 / 201005281433). Now, i.e. on June 11 at 01:11 CET there is no newer download available!
So hopefully Ico-man only edited my post prematurely and the fixes he mentions are indeed yet to come in the next version/build!
In this connection and as mentioned by me right at the start of this post: "If any of the issues mentioned below is fixed in future builds, they will be "greyed out".
BSPeter (15 June): A number of fixes made in BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1036 / 201006151444
BSPeter (17 June): Two more fixes in BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1037 / 201006171041

Added 17 June 2010 (for version 254 build 1037):
In beta version 2.54.1037 if under Preferences > Subtitles [Subtitle properties]
the slider of "Background color alpha" is moved to the right and then back to maximum left the number indicates 16.
When Preferences-window is closed and reopened it shows 0 (zero).
BSPeter (17 July): Fixed in BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1039/1040
17 July: still remaining issues:
lang_changes.txt doesn't mention that the added lines are for [WID17];
(I personally also added another line to 136H: "Doesn't work if the option 'Transparent background' is selected")
And:
No translation (not in translation file) for:
[Error]
Can't save configuration file!
Please reinstall with defaults settings or choose folder with
write permission.

Added 21 June 2010
In beta version 2.54.1038 (and probably earlier versions as well) if under Options > Preferences > Skins
the slider of "Main window alpha value" is moved to max left the number indicates 5.
When Preferences-window is closed and reopened it shows 'mwl' (meaning?).
(totally transparent can be a rather tricky option for unexperienced users I think)
BSPeter (17 July): Fixed in BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1039/1040
Also: (17 July: still remaining issues for build 1040)
No translation (not in translation file) for:
[BS.Player]
This BETA is more than two months old.
Please download updated version from www.bsplayer.com
(noticed this in an older Free beta version)

Added 17 July 2010(however present since a long time already)
Text "BS.Player ML" ("ML" presently not in translation file!) doesn't fit in space provided:
Edit 22 July 2010: Very sad but this issue was UNFIXED in version 2.55.1042
Text "BS.Player ML" again/still doesn't fit in space provided.
Edit 28 July 2010: Happily this issue wasre-FIXED in version 2.56.1043
Text "BS.Player ML" still doesn't fit in space provided but now scrolls.


BSPeter (20 July): Fixed in BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1041 / 201007201504
but my suggestion (below) remains
BSPeter (22 July): UNfixed in BS.Player Pro final 2.55.1042
(Why not create a considerable wider (or better a variable) space for this "title" so that translations of "BS.Player ML". like e.g. in Dutch "BS.Player Media bibliotheek" or Russian "BS.Player Медиа библиотека" are also possible. In that case there strictly is no new addition to translation file required as the full name of ML is already there 3x:
[Menu] 114
[WID 7] 18
[Actions] 109 )
BSPeter (28 July): Fixed again in BS.Player Pro beta 2.56.1043:
Text now scrolls. Happy to see that my suggestion to use full (translated) wording for this "title" was followed (even with an addition not suggested by me). I would still prefer the (wider) width as in beta 2.54.1041 / 201007201504 but keeping the scrolling solution now implemented !!

Additional findings by BG's:

Originally Posted by BG's

When using the option Menu -> Subtitles -> Upload subtitles untranslated text "Please wait..." appears though this string exists in lang file.

Originally Posted by BG's

I noticed untranslated pop-up help on the right hand side tab menu...



and when you are clicking on that icon (i.e. "Repeat mode") another untranslated message ("Press R to mark A") appears on the main window.

Note: ditto as above for Audio-tag!

[BSPeter]

No translation/cosmetical bugs solved in version 2.53 build 1033.
Instead one added and one worsened!

[BSPeter]

Again (still) no translation/cosmetical bugs solved in version 2.54 build 1035!! This is really very discouraging and disappointing. I'm really wondering why I even bother to report and list these bugs! BS.Player team should simply tell if they have no intention to repair these bugs instead of keeping them lingering on!!

Instead a new bug added:
Space for translations on "Online subtitles"-tag narrowed, so that (in several languages) the translations don't fit anymore (see image for Dutch):


(As with me BS.Player v. 2.54.1035 hangs when trying to load a movie, I could not properly test. It seems though, that not all added translations are already used and shown.)

[BG's]

Originally Posted by BSPeter

A really extensive list of music genres is now in translation file for 'properties'.

In my opinion that list should contain only WELL-KNOWN music genres, and not everything one could find in the Internet. For example, what is the difference between ethnic, traditional, folk and national folk music!? 'National folk' sounds like 'film movie'

However apparently there is no (inter)connection with the 'Genre-list' used for main "ML-Audio-window" (see the very bottom-left corner of picture above). Ditto for 'Genre-list' Radio.

I hope that will be fixed as soon as posible.

[BSPeter]

A number of fixes made in BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1036 / 201006151444.
Only a few cosmetical/translation issues remaining.
(See main=initial post of this thread.)

[BSPeter]

BSPeter (17 June): Two more fixes in BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1037 / 201006171041 !!
However also new(ly found) imperfections:
In beta version 2.54.1037 if under Preferences > Subtitles [Subtitle properties]
the slider of "Background color alpha" is moved to the right and then back to maximum left the number indicates 16.
When Preferences-window is closed and reopened it shows 0 (zero).
Also:
lang_changes.txt omits to mention that the added lines are for [WID17];
(I personally also added another line to 136H: "Doesn't work if the option 'Transparent background' is selected")
And also (more importantly):
No translation (not in translation file) for:
[Error]
Can't save configuration file!
Please reinstall with defaults settings or choose folder with
write permission.

[BSPeter]

Added 21 June 2010
In beta version 2.54.1038 (and probably earlier versions as well) if under Options > Preferences > Skins
the slider of "Main window alpha value" is moved to max left the number indicates 5.
When Preferences-window is closed and reopened it shows 'mwl' (meaning?).
(totally transparent can be a rather tricky option for unexperienced users I think)

Also:
No translation (not in translation file) for:
[BS.Player]
This BETA is more than two months old.
Please download updated version from www.bsplayer.com
(noticed this in an older Free beta version)

[BSPeter]

Download page mentions build 1039 (201007161615) which actually is build 1040.
An already longer existing imperfection:
Text "BS.Player ML" ("ML" presently not in translation file!) doesn't fit in space provided.
Edit BSPeter (20 July): Fixed in BS.Player Pro beta 2.54.1041 / 201007201504
(Why not create a considerable wider (or better a variable) space for this "title" so that translations of "BS.Player ML". like e.g. in Dutch "BS.Player Media bibliotheek" or Russian "BS.Player Медиа библиотека" are also possible. In that case there strictly is no new addition to translation file required as the full name of ML is already there 3x:
[Menu] 114
[WID 7] 18
[Actions] 109 )

Edit BSPeter (22 July): UNFIXED/reintroduced in BS.Player Pro final 2.55.1042

Edit BSPeter (28 July): re-FIXED in BS.Player Pro final 2.56.1043 !!
Text now scrolls. Happy to see that my suggestion to use full (transalated) wording for this "title" was followed. I would still prefer the (wider) width as in beta 2.54.1041 / 201007201504 but keeping the scrolling solution now implemented !!

[BSPeter]

Most issues solved/fixed!
Only a few issues remain now, i.e.:

(1)
A really extensive list of music genres is now in translation file for 'properties'.

However, apparently there is no (inter)connection with the 'Genre-list' used for main "ML-Audio-window"
(see the very bottom-left corner of picture above; disregard the red marking and arrow!!).
Ditto for 'Genre-list' Radio.
Further: however extensive, the list will almost never be complete for local use in several countries. (Like e.g. in The Netherlands we've got "Nederpop", "Levenslied" and "Nederhop" and "Piratenmuziek".)
Maybe it's an idea to have a(n additional) user-defined list (instead)?
Also see BG's post on this subject !

(2)
lang_changes.txt doesn't mention that the added lines are for [WID17];
(I personally also added another line to 136H: "Doesn't work if the option 'Transparent background' is selected")

(3)
No translation (not in translation file) for:
[Error]
Can't save configuration file!
Please reinstall with defaults settings or choose folder with
write permission.

(4)
No translation (not in translation file) for:
[BS.Player]
This BETA is more than two months old.
Please download updated version from www.bsplayer.com
(noticed this in an older Free beta version)

(5)
Concerning Media Library window:
Why not also provide for a translation of "BS.Player ML" like e.g. in Dutch "BS.Player Media bibliotheek" or Russian "BS.Player Медиа библиотека". IMHO it certainly would look more professional. In fact strictly spoken there even is no new addition to translation file required. This as the full name of "ML" is already there 3x:
[Menu] 114
[WID 7] 18
[Actions] 109
Edit BSPeter (all text below added on) 28 July 2010:
Very happy to see that this last (now 'greyed out') suggestion was followed (with an 'extra') in BS.Player 2.56.1043 !! Also this "title-text" now scrolls.
I would still prefer the (wider) width as e.g. in beta 2.54.1041 / 201007201504 (or in this v.2.52; don't be distracted by the red colored notes) but keeping the scrolling solution now implemented !!
Addition:

(6)
To be complete please also note BG's additional findings:

Originally Posted by BG's

When using the option Menu -> Subtitles -> Upload subtitles untranslated text "Please wait..." appears though this string exists in lang file.

Originally Posted by BG's

I noticed untranslated pop-up help on the right hand side tab menu...



and when you are clicking on that icon (i.e. "Repeat mode") another untranslated message ("Press R to mark A") appears on the main window.

Note: ditto as above for Audio-tag!

[BSPeter]

Sadly my previous post proves to have been too optimistic ....
version 2.55.1042 UNFIXES and re-introduces the issue that the width for "BS.Player ML" is insufficient!!

(Also all issues mentioned in my previous post remain unsolved.)

[BG's]

When using the option Menu -> Subtitles -> Upload subtitles untranslated text "Please wait..." appears though this string exists in lang file.

[BSPeter]

Originally Posted by BSPeter

Sadly my previous post proves to have been too optimistic ....
version 2.55.1042 UNFIXES and re-introduces the issue that the width for "BS.Player ML" is insufficient!!
(Also all issues mentioned in my previous post remain unsolved.)

In version 2.56.1043 this issue is again:

Very happy to see that my suggestion to use full (translated) label-text for the "title" of Media-Library was followed in BS.Player 2.56.1043 !! (This even with an addition not suggested by me .) Also that this "title-text" now scrolls.
I would still prefer the (wider) width as e.g. in beta 2.54.1041 / 201007201504 but keeping the scrolling solution now implemented !!

The other issues mentioned in my previous post (as well as BG's addition in the preceeding post? I didn't check that) remain unchanged.

[adicoto]

But it's scrolling for a long time now....many builds ago, I can't remember when started this.

[BSPeter]

Not with me, it wasn't scrolling.
(Note I'm not referring to the (scrolling) title of the current file playing, but to (formerly) "BS.Player ML" at the top of ML's window)

Anyhow, this post states all remaining cosmetical/translation issues that I'm aware of.

[adicoto]

Originally Posted by BSPeter

Not with me, it wasn't scrolling.
(Note I'm not referring to the (scrolling) title of the current file playing, but to (formerly) "BS.Player ML" at the top of ML's window)

Me neither.
Yes, top of ML.

[BSPeter]

More importantly (in fact IMHO the only thing that matters in this thread):

Originally Posted by BSPeter

Anyhow, this post states all remaining cosmetical/translation issues that I'm aware of.

[adicoto]

It is also important why my ML had a scroling title while yours didn't had. It's still a BSPlayer problem and can help the team tracking bugs if they are aware of that.

[BSPeter]

I suppose with me the fonttype used was just a wee bit narrower than in your case (I needn't tell you that different versions of the same font do not necessarily have the exact same proportions. Perhaps also different OS-versions may be a factor in this) so that the previous text "BS.Player ML" didn't cause scrolling with me, whereas the extended current text "BS.Player Media Library ..." does. (As is clearly visible from the picture posted by me the old text was an "almost fit"). Anyhow presently it so appears that the (longer) text scrolls in both your and my installations so I personally don't think that issue to be very interesting anymore right now.
The only thing which I think to still be of importance at this time is this post stating all remaining cosmetical/translation issues that I'm aware of. If you have any additions please let us know.

BSPeter edit: adicoto was correct when he said this scrolling was there for a longer time already; this movie proves it:
http://video.informer.com/bsplayer-windows/bsp.htm
(It appears that scrolling is inactive when opening ML-window without - at first - a movie playing, but as soon as a movie is played or paused, it is active.)

[BG's]

I noticed untranslated pop-up help on the right hand side tab menu...



and when you are clicking on that icon (i.e. "Repeat mode") another untranslated message ("Press R to mark A") appears on the main window.

[BSPeter]

@ BG's: thanks for your repeated most welcome additions!
They are very much appreciated !
I also added them to this thread stating all remaining cosmetical/translation issues that I'm aware of.

NOTE: this thread is now obsolete; it was replaced/succeeded by this thread !