.NET Tutorial

Starting the Globalyzer Workbench

The Globalyzer Workbench is Lingoport's client-side graphical user interface for internationalizing source code. It uses the server-side Rule Sets to scan the source code for internationalization issues and then has various features, including string externalization, to analyze and fix the issues. This lesson explains how to start the Globalyzer Workbench.

To install the Globalyzer Workbench, login to the Globalyzer Server and then click on the Download the Globalyzer Client link at the bottom of the page. Select the appropriate installer and follow the instructions.

Login Credentials

  1. Follow your platform-specific Globalyzer Client startup instructions below:

    Windows Instructions:

    • If you have followed the default Windows installation, to start Globalyzer, double-click on the Globalyzer 6.8 icon on your desktop.

    Linux Instructions:

    • After downloading, double-click on the Globalyzer 6.8 shortcut on the desktop (if created and permissions are set correctly)
    • Or, select Globalyzer 6.8 from the Applications menu (under Globalyzer)
    • You can also run from a terminal window:
       $ java -Xmx1024m -jar globalyzer-client.jar

    Mac Instructions:

    • After downloading, double-click on the globalyzer-client.jar file under the install directory
    • You can also run from the command line:
       $ java -Xmx1024m -jar /Applications/Lingoport/Globalyzer-6.8/globalyzer-client.jar

  2. If the startup process was successful, the login window appears. If this is the first time you have logged in, the fields will be empty.

  3. Enter your username (an email address) and password. When you created your Globalyzer Server account, or the administrator of your Globalyzer user group created your account, you should have been emailed your username and password along with the login URL.

    By default the URL for Globalyzer is https://www.globalyzer.com/gzserver. If you are using a different server, click the Connection button and enter the server URL. You also enter proxy information in this page if your company connects to the internet through a proxy server. The settings can often be obtained directly from your web browser configuration. Leave the Login Name and Password fields blank if you don't login to connect to the internet.

    For help with logging in, see your Globalyzer administrator. If your company has a Globalyzer Enterprise License, then you will have an internal Globalyzer Server, and the administrator will be within your company. Otherwise, contact the Lingoport Globalyzer administrator at support@lingoport.com.

  4. Click OK in the Login Connections dialog.

  5. Click OK in the Globalyzer Login dialog.

    Once you login, Globalyzer will store your credentials and use them the next time you start Globalyzer, bypassing the login dialog. You change your login information from within the Globalyzer Workbench by selecting Window=>Preferences and click on Globalyzer/Login to enter the updated login data.

    As mentioned above, you will need to edit the server URL only if your company has a Globalyzer Enterprise License. A regular Globalyzer License accesses Lingoport's Globalyzer Server at https://www.globalyzer.com/gzserver, which is the default setting. To edit the server URL, click Server/Proxy Settings. Enter the server URL in the field provided. If you do not know the URL, you can obtain it from your Globalyzer Administrator, or from the Welcome to Globalyzer email that you received after signing up for an account.

    If you are connecting to a Globalyzer Server running within your company's intranet (i.e., you have a Globalyzer Enterprise License), it is unlikely that you will need to set the proxy server settings, in which case you can leave them blank and can now click OK in the Login Connections dialog. If you do need to set proxy server information, see the next step.

    In order to connect to the Globalyzer Server - whether it is in-company or the Lingoport Globalyzer Server - through a proxy server, you need to fill in all or some of the elements of the Proxy Server Information section of this dialog box. The settings can often be obtained directly from your web browser configuration. Leave the Login Name and Password fields blank if you don't login to connect to the internet.

    Press Apply to save your changes. The Globalyzer Workbench will reconnect to the Globalyzer Server using the new credentials.

Overview of the Globalyzer Workbench

After you have been successfully logged into the Globalyzer Workbench, the main Globalyzer window appears. An example of the window (with sample data and labels) is shown below.

Note: It is recommended that you attempt, within your workbench, to locate the items listed below.

The Toolbar, highlighted in blue, has buttons linked to the most common actions used in Globalyzer and other types of actions depending on your own plugins and languages, such as compiling, running, or debugging. The Globalyzer specific settings allow for scanning, identifying, and fixing i18n issues. All these can also be found in the Menu Bar, also highlighted in blue.

The Perspective bar, highlighted in green, shows different views, related to some common actions. By default, the Globalyzer perspective is shown; other perspectives may also be configured, for example to debug your application.

The Project Explorer view, highlighted in light green, displays the current Base Source Directory along with its subdirectories and files.

The Scan Results view, highlighted in purple at the bottom-middle, contains all the scan results. By using the dropdowns in this view you can navigate between different scans and/or result types, and apply and add views of the scan results. Note: in the same group, highlighted in grey, the Console view will display various messages. For example, during a scan the names of individual files scanned will be displayed.

When you double-click on a row in the Scan Results table, Globalyzer will open the associated source file in the Editor view and highlight the issue.

The All Predicted Scan Summary view, highlighted in light blue at the bottom-left, displays a summary from the current scan. Each Results type (Embedded Strings, Locale-Sensitive Methods, General Patterns and Static File References) has its own section in the Summary.

Getting Help

The Help menu (see the Menu bar) offers a number of ways to get help. Some of the help is dedicated to Globalyzer-specific i18n technology, while other help topics cover the Eclipse environment. Each plugin you add may also include its own help.

Some dialog boxes include a question mark. Clicking on the question mark will give you a contextual help for that particular dialog box.

Cheat sheets are available within help for some specific Globalyzer topics (select Help=>Cheat Sheets=>Globalyzer Cheat Sheets). Topics covered range from Running Project Files Inspector to Generate Globalyzer Reports.

Tutorials illustrate some of the i18n functionality of the Globalyzer Workbench.