Dear Alex,

Thank you for your positive comment about Enquire Within.

I have been thinking about your need for users to change some
statements to another language. Actually that should not be difficult
as long as the changes are limited in scope. It may also meet the
needs of many who want German and French versions of Enquire Within.

Enquire Within is word intensive (there are a great number of
prompts) but designed so that most of the prompt wording is contained
in a separate table which can be fairly easily translated to another
language provided that that the translator has a good knowledge of
grid, English and the new language. But, structural differences in
language can make implementation quite difficult and those
differences can impact on the programme code. Additionally, if
translation of the help system were required, that would make the
process of bringing another language version to market an expensive
proposition.

But your idea may be a good interim solution, fairly easily
implemented. The solution would enable the interviewer to change the
relevant prompts as required for the purpose so that the interviewee
could, in effect, be interviewed in their own language.

Other user group members may have some comment to make on this? I
would very much like further feedback and, given sufficient support,
would be prepared to look at this as a high priority.

In order that we don't clutter up this list with a lot detailed
material I will contact you `off line' about this.

Kind Regards

John



--- In RepGrid@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Vinogradov" <alexwin@...> wrote:
>
> Dear John,
>
> that's incredible news! Thank you a lot for such a gift, I will
definetely
> now buy EW-II. Previous version had serious problems with cyrillic
under
> WinXP, so I stopped use it. I tried evaluation version of EW-II,
but
> unfortunately it is also do not like cyrillic, though problem is
not so
> critical (just demand that elements and other things have the first
letter
> in latin).
>
> I would like also to add desirable feature to "wish-list" for
future
> versions: it would be great to have an opportunity for the user to
modify
> (for instance, translate into Russian, Ukrainian or other European
language)
> some statements addressed to a respondent (most of them do not know
English
> in my country).
>
> Sincerely yours,
>
> Alex Vinogradov, PhD
> National University "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy"
> Ukraine
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John " <john@...>
> To: <RepGrid@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 6:20 AM
> Subject: [RepGrid] Price Drop for Enquire Within
>
>
> > Hello Group Members,
> >
> > Enquire Within has been on the market for some time now and is
being
> > regularly updated. When it was first offered, many users required
a
> > lot of help which we endeavoured to supply. That was at
considerable
> > expense in time and effort. Enquire Within was priced to reflect
the
> > very substantial effort required in that and in the provision of
> > support materials at our web site.
> >
> > We have found that effort is not now needed, probably reflecting
the
> > far better support and documentation now readily available to grid
> > users from many sources. Consequently we now feel confident that
we
> > can drop the price of Enquire Within and still maintain a viable
> > business. We have also found ways to simplify our business
processes
> > and that too is reflected in the price.
> >
> > We have always considered that the repertory grid interview is a
very
> > important process which can make a difference in the world and
have
> > long desired to make that process accessible at a reasonable price
> > through Enquire Within. That time has come.
> >
> > A new evaluation version is now available at our web site and that
> > will convert to the fully featured version on payment and
> > registration. The fully featured version includes greatly enhanced
> > documentation.
> >
> > Therefore we are pleased to offer Enquire Within for use on a
single
> > computer for US$49. (No, we haven't left off a zero!).
> >
> > We hope that Group members will take advantage of this price
> > reduction by going to <http://www.enquirewithin.co.nz/costs.htm>.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
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