07. Scanning the Target Project

• Searches .xaml files used by the target project and detects any elements that have a x:Uid and are defined in XamlElements.json.
• It combines this with the items in TLocalizedGets.json and Specials.json and updates the target/Strings/en-US/Resources.resw.
• You put a blank Resources.resw there earlier, and its data section has been replaced with the scan results. This .resw is the "truth" for what needs to be translated later.
• In that Resources.resw file, you'll see that the hint token (@, @@, !, !!) have been placed in the comments field. Don't edit this file.
• No other .resw files have been touched. That will happen when you translate.
• The contents of DetectedXamlElements.json have also been replaced.

Note

Scanning is the greatest timesaver over other translation methods. You don't need to manually add items the the .resw files. That is huge.

Summary

When a scan is complete, you have found the things that need to be translated, but you have not actually translated anything yet.

Here's what scanning the sample app Sample-Packaged looks like.