pdf2zh 2.0: Rewrite all parts of PDF2ZH except the translator to improve user experience and developer experience.

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Background

PDF2ZH consists of the following parts:

1. Core: I am completely rewriting it, related code is at https://github.com/funstory-ai/BabelDOC
2. Configuration System
3. GUI
4. Translator Support

The current PDF2ZH code is difficult to maintain. I hope to completely rewrite all parts of PDF2ZH except for the translator to improve both user and developer experience.

Note

Everyone is welcome to discuss in this issue.

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Project Positioning

BabelDOC serves as a PDF translation library providing core translation functionality.

PDF2ZH handles self-deployment related tasks, such as GUI, better configuration system, better initial guidance, multi-language localization, etc.

Expected Approach

Stop adding features to existing pdf2zh code, shift development focus to pdf2zh 2.0.

pdf2zh 2.0 will use YADT as its core, focusing on self-deployment related matters.

Specific Details

Requires further research & discussion.

[awwaawwa]

For the configuration system, I want:

1. Support CLI parameters
2. Support environment variables
3. Support configuration files
4. Support modifying all configurations in GUI

For the GUI, I hope to have a comprehensive beginner's guide. And it would be best to have a complete packaging solution, aiming to achieve one-click startup with a double-click .exe file, and then complete all operations within the GUI.

[awwaawwa]

Future related development will be carried out in the next branch.

[awwaawwa]

GUI needs good localization support. Export all UI strings.

[hellofinch]

weblate is all you need.