Managing .resx files easily with ResXManager

In many applications, it is necessary to display localized information to users, to avoid errors in the use of the application. The use of resource files, also called .resx files, is one of the most common ways to display translations to users in multiple languages. VS has a basic .resx file editor, as shown in the following figure:

Figure 12.17 – The default VS .resx file editor

In Figure 12.17, you can see that the solution has a file named Demo.resx containing English strings and another file named Demo.es.resx for storing Spanish strings. In the same figure, you can see the basic .resx file editor, where each tab represents an open .resx file.

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If you want to learn more about resource files, you can visit the following link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/extensions/create-resource-files.

Imagine that you want your application to be displayed in more than two languages...