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Introduction

The VIP Product Suite supports the Dictionary-IV multiple spoken language capabilities. For more information, please see the Dictionary-IV Administrator Guide.

This manual explains how to translate text specific to the VIP Product Suite on the workstation, which is not tied to the host application.

The Dialog, Message, and MenuBar Text Translations section explains how to translate:

  • The WorkStation Manager Options Dialog
  • Menu Bars
  • Dialog Boxes
  • Error Messages.

The WorkStation Manager Menu Translations section explains how to translate the WorkStation Manager menu.
The Font and Keyboard Translation Table Files section explains:

  • Host to Font translations
  • Keyboard to Host translations

Path Definitions and Conventions

Section titled “Path Definitions and Conventions”

The paths noted in this manual vary depending upon the operating system.

vip-data-path is used to indicate the path where files requiring read and write access are located.

  • On Windows 10/Windows 11/Windows Server 2016/Windows Server 2019/Windows Server 2022/Windows Server 2025 the required path is C:\ProgramData\Thoroughbred Software\TSI.

vip-program-path is used to indicate the path where executable and some dll files are located.

  • On all Window platforms the default path is C:\Program Files\TSI\Bin.

vip-system-path is used to indicate the path where Thoroughbred ini files and other system files that require write access are located.

  • On Windows 10/Windows 11/Windows Server 2016/Windows Server 2019/Windows Server 2022/Windows Server 2025 the required path is C:\ProgramData\Thoroughbred Software.
  • On other Window platforms this path may vary, typically it is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Thoroughbred Software.

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