Avoid translating standard menus items in XCode project

Question

I have an XCode project, with the XIB interface files built using Interface Builder. I'm building localized XIB files by using ibtool to extract strings, translating them, and using ibtool again to build localized XIB files.

However, doing this means I have to translate all items in the application menus, including those that are completely standard (File, Save, Open, Minimize, etc.). Is there a way to avoid that?

Answer 1

i've developed a solution to this problem.

https://www.corecode.io/index_opensource.html

look for "Translator", it will translate your MainMenu.strings file into a dozen languages with the standard Apple translations for the standard menu item strings.

if you find some strings or languages missing that Aapple has included in their base apps, please send a patch over.

Answer 2

So, apparently no way around this.