fdo#39468: Translate German comments in toolkit,unotools, & xmloff

Also checked the following with bin/find-german-comments (all
false positives):
- sysui
- xml2cmp
- udm
- ucb

Change-Id: I2c72f973f5cecf56d70b5419e56338170dd55a2e

19 files changed, 122 insertions, 125 deletions

diff --git a/toolkit/inc/toolkit/awt/vclxgraphics.hxx b/toolkit/inc/toolkit/awt/vclxgraphics.hxx
index 1feea0be2e0b..a63723d6915c 100644
--- a/toolkit/inc/toolkit/awt/vclxgraphics.hxx
+++ b/toolkit/inc/toolkit/awt/vclxgraphics.hxx
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ class VCLXGraphics :    public ::com::sun::star::awt::XGraphics,
                         public ::cppu::OWeakObject
 {
 private:
-    ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XDevice> mxDevice; // nur um bei getDevice() immer das gleiche zurueckzugeben
+    // used to return same reference on each call to getDevice()
+    ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XDevice> mxDevice;
 
     OutputDevice*   mpOutputDevice;
     Font            maFont;
diff --git a/toolkit/inc/toolkit/awt/vclxprinter.hxx b/toolkit/inc/toolkit/awt/vclxprinter.hxx
index 0e962c8c1c4c..6671f83f2487 100644
--- a/toolkit/inc/toolkit/awt/vclxprinter.hxx
+++ b/toolkit/inc/toolkit/awt/vclxprinter.hxx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 #include "vcl/oldprintadaptor.hxx"
 
-// Fuer den Drucker relevante Properties:
+// relevant properties for the printer:
 /*
      sal_Bool   Horizontal
      sal_uInt16 CopyCount;
diff --git a/toolkit/inc/toolkit/controls/stdtabcontroller.hxx b/toolkit/inc/toolkit/controls/stdtabcontroller.hxx
index de6420e53365..dd54c9521b47 100644
--- a/toolkit/inc/toolkit/controls/stdtabcontroller.hxx
+++ b/toolkit/inc/toolkit/controls/stdtabcontroller.hxx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ private:
 protected:
     ::osl::Mutex&               GetMutex() { return maMutex; }
     sal_Bool                    ImplCreateComponentSequence( ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XControl > >& rControls, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XControlModel > >& rModels, ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XWindow > >& rComponents, ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::uno::Any>* pTabStops, sal_Bool bPeerComponent ) const;
-    // wenn rModels kuerzer als rControls ist, werden nur die rModels entsprechenden Elemente geliefert und die korrespondierenden Elemente aus rControls entfernt
+    // if sequence length of rModels is less than rControls, return only the matching elements in rModels sequence and remove corresponding elements from rControls
     void                        ImplActivateControl( sal_Bool bFirst ) const;
 
 public:
diff --git a/toolkit/inc/toolkit/helper/property.hxx b/toolkit/inc/toolkit/helper/property.hxx
index dd4bdd1f7d40..a44db628a346 100644
--- a/toolkit/inc/toolkit/helper/property.hxx
+++ b/toolkit/inc/toolkit/helper/property.hxx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace rtl {
 #define BASEPROPERTY_LINECOLOR                       5  // sal_Int32
 #define BASEPROPERTY_BORDER                          6  // sal_Int16
 #define BASEPROPERTY_ALIGN                           7  // sal_Int16
-#define BASEPROPERTY_FONTDESCRIPTOR                  8  // ::com::sun::star::awt::FontDescriptor, war mal Font, aber nie gespeichert...
+#define BASEPROPERTY_FONTDESCRIPTOR                  8  // ::com::sun::star::awt::FontDescriptor
 #define BASEPROPERTY_DROPDOWN                        9  // sal_Bool
 #define BASEPROPERTY_MULTILINE                       10 // sal_Bool
 #define BASEPROPERTY_STRINGITEMLIST                  11 // UStringSequence
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ namespace rtl {
 #define BASEPROPERTY_USE_GRID_LINES                 160
 
 
-// Keine gebundenen Properties, werden immer aus der Property BASEPROPERTY_FONTDESCRIPTOR entnommen.
+// These properties are not bound, they are always extracted from the BASEPROPERTY_FONTDESCRIPTOR property
 #define BASEPROPERTY_FONTDESCRIPTORPART_START           1000
 #define BASEPROPERTY_FONTDESCRIPTORPART_NAME            1000    // ::rtl::OUString, not bound
 #define BASEPROPERTY_FONTDESCRIPTORPART_STYLENAME       1001    // ::rtl::OUString, not bound
diff --git a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxcontainer.cxx b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxcontainer.cxx
index a245b9e9ebc6..fd52b3d71d74 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxcontainer.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxcontainer.cxx
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void VCLXContainer::removeVclContainerListener( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Ref
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
-    // Bei allen Children das Container-Interface abfragen...
+    // Request container interface from all children
     ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XWindow > > aSeq;
     Window* pWindow = GetWindow();
     if ( pWindow )
@@ -144,11 +144,11 @@ void VCLXContainer::setTabOrder( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::s
     {
         // ::com::sun::star::style::TabStop
         Window* pWin = VCLUnoHelper::GetWindow( pComps[n] );
-        // NULL kann vorkommen, wenn die ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence vom TabController kommt und eine Peer fehlt!
+        // May be NULL if a ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence is originated from TabController and is missing a peer!
         if ( pWin )
         {
-            // Reihenfolge der Fenster vor der Manipulation des Styles,
-            // weil z.B. der RadioButton in StateChanged das PREV-Window beruecksichtigt.
+            // Order windows before manipulating their style, because elements such as the
+            // RadioButton considers the PREV-window in StateChanged.
             if ( pPrevWin )
                 pWin->SetZOrder( pPrevWin, WINDOW_ZORDER_BEHIND );
 
@@ -190,13 +190,14 @@ void VCLXContainer::setGroup( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun:
         if ( pWin )
         {
             Window* pSortBehind = pPrevWin;
-            // #57096# Alle Radios hintereinander sortieren...
+            // #57096# Sort all radios consecutively
             sal_Bool bNewPrevWin = sal_True;
             if ( pWin->GetType() == WINDOW_RADIOBUTTON )
             {
                 if ( pPrevRadio )
                 {
-                    bNewPrevWin = ( pPrevWin == pPrevRadio );   // Radio-Button wurde vor das PreWin sortiert....
+                    // This RadioButton was sorted before PrevWin
+                    bNewPrevWin = ( pPrevWin == pPrevRadio );
                     pSortBehind = pPrevRadio;
                 }
                 pPrevRadio = pWin;
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ void VCLXContainer::setGroup( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun:
                 nStyle &= (~WB_GROUP);
             pWin->SetStyle( nStyle );
 
-            // Ein WB_GROUP hinter die Gruppe, falls keine Gruppe mehr folgt.
+            // Add WB_GROUP after the last group
             if ( n == ( nCount - 1 ) )
             {
                 Window* pBehindLast = pWin->GetWindow( WINDOW_NEXT );
diff --git a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxwindow.cxx b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxwindow.cxx
index a2092ea0dcb4..ef78d265ef40 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxwindow.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxwindow.cxx
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ Reference< XStyleSettings > VCLXWindowImpl::getStyleSettings()
 //====================================================================
 //====================================================================
 
-// Mit Out-Parameter besser als Rueckgabewert, wegen Ref-Objekt...
+// Uses an out-parameter instead of return value, due to the object reference
 
 void ImplInitWindowEvent( ::com::sun::star::awt::WindowEvent& rEvent, Window* pWindow )
 {
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ void VCLXWindow::ProcessWindowEvent( const VclWindowEvent& rVclWindowEvent )
                     Window* pNext = Application::GetFocusWindow();
                     if ( pNext )
                     {
-                        // Bei zusammengesetzten Controls interessiert sich keiner fuer das Innenleben:
+                        // Don't care about internals if this control is compound
                         Window* pNextC = pNext;
                         while ( pNextC && !pNextC->IsCompoundControl() )
                             pNextC = pNextC->GetParent();
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ void VCLXWindow::dispose(  ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
         if ( GetWindow() )
         {
             OutputDevice* pOutDev = GetOutputDevice();
-            SetWindow( NULL );  // Damit ggf. Handler abgemeldet werden (virtuell).
+            SetWindow( NULL );  // so that handlers are logged off, if necessary (virtual)
             SetOutputDevice( pOutDev );
             DestroyOutputDevice();
         }
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ void VCLXWindow::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::
                             pWindow->SetPaintTransparent( sal_False );
                         default: ;
                     }
-                    pWindow->Invalidate();  // Falls das Control nicht drauf reagiert
+                    pWindow->Invalidate();  // Invalidate if control does not respond to it
                 }
             }
         break;
@@ -2177,9 +2177,8 @@ void VCLXWindow::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
-    // Diese Methode sollte nur fuer Componenten gerufen werden, die zwar
-    // ueber das ::com::sun::star::awt::Toolkit erzeugt werden koennen, aber fuer die es
-    // kein Interface gibt.
+    // Use this method only for those components which can be created through
+    // ::com::sun::star::awt::Toolkit , but do not have an interface
 
     Size aSz;
     if ( GetWindow() )
@@ -2315,9 +2314,9 @@ void VCLXWindow::draw( sal_Int32 nX, sal_Int32 nY ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno:
 
                 pWindow->SetPosPixel( aPos );
 
-                // Erstmal ein Update auf den Parent, damit nicht beim Update
-                // auf dieses Fenster noch ein Paint vom Parent abgearbeitet wird,
-                // wo dann ggf. dieses Fenster sofort wieder gehidet wird.
+                // Update parent first to avoid painting the parent upon the update
+                // of this window, as it may otherwise cause the parent
+                // to hide this window again
                 if( pWindow->GetParent() )
                     pWindow->GetParent()->Update();
 
diff --git a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxwindows.cxx b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxwindows.cxx
index b40562d83702..586d3a6b1f23 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxwindows.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxwindows.cxx
@@ -1810,7 +1810,7 @@ void VCLXListBox::ProcessWindowEvent( const VclWindowEvent& rVclWindowEvent )
                 sal_Bool bDropDown = ( pListBox->GetStyle() & WB_DROPDOWN ) ? sal_True : sal_False;
                 if ( bDropDown && !IsSynthesizingVCLEvent() && maActionListeners.getLength() )
                 {
-                    // Bei DropDown den ActionListener rufen...
+                    // Call ActionListener on DropDown event
                     ::com::sun::star::awt::ActionEvent aEvent;
                     aEvent.Source = (::cppu::OWeakObject*)this;
                     aEvent.ActionCommand = pListBox->GetSelectEntry();
@@ -2051,7 +2051,7 @@ void VCLXListBox::ImplCallItemListeners()
         aEvent.Source = (::cppu::OWeakObject*)this;
         aEvent.Highlighted = sal_False;
 
-        // Bei Mehrfachselektion 0xFFFF, sonst die ID
+        // Set to 0xFFFF on multiple selection, selected entry ID otherwise
         aEvent.Selected = (pListBox->GetSelectEntryCount() == 1 ) ? pListBox->GetSelectEntryPos() : 0xFFFF;
 
         maItemListeners.itemStateChanged( aEvent );
@@ -4498,7 +4498,7 @@ void VCLXComboBox::ProcessWindowEvent( const VclWindowEvent& rVclWindowEvent )
                         aEvent.Source = (::cppu::OWeakObject*)this;
                         aEvent.Highlighted = sal_False;
 
-                        // Bei Mehrfachselektion 0xFFFF, sonst die ID
+                        // Set to 0xFFFF on multiple selection, selected entry ID otherwise
                         aEvent.Selected = pComboBox->GetEntryPos( pComboBox->GetText() );
 
                         maItemListeners.itemStateChanged( aEvent );
@@ -5505,8 +5505,9 @@ void VCLXNumericField::setValue( double Value ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::Run
     NumericFormatter* pNumericFormatter = (NumericFormatter*) GetFormatter();
     if ( pNumericFormatter )
     {
-        // z.B. 105, 2 Digits => 1,05
-        // ein float 1,05 muss also eine 105 einstellen...
+        // shift long value using decimal digits
+        // (e.g., input 105 using 2 digits returns 1,05)
+        // Thus, to set a value of 1,05, insert 105 and 2 digits
         pNumericFormatter->SetValue(
             (long)ImplCalcLongValue( Value, pNumericFormatter->GetDecimalDigits() ) );
 
@@ -6100,8 +6101,9 @@ void VCLXCurrencyField::setValue( double Value ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::Ru
     LongCurrencyFormatter* pCurrencyFormatter = (LongCurrencyFormatter*) GetFormatter();
     if ( pCurrencyFormatter )
     {
-        // z.B. 105, 2 Digits => 1,05
-        // ein float 1,05 muss also eine 105 einstellen...
+        // shift long value using decimal digits
+        // (e.g., input 105 using 2 digits returns 1,05)
+        // Thus, to set a value of 1,05, insert 105 and 2 digits
         pCurrencyFormatter->SetValue(
             ImplCalcLongValue( Value, pCurrencyFormatter->GetDecimalDigits() ) );
 
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/stdtabcontroller.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/stdtabcontroller.cxx
index 7a3e09dbb705..fcf33553c9e4 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/stdtabcontroller.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/stdtabcontroller.cxx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ sal_Bool StdTabController::ImplCreateComponentSequence(
 {
     sal_Bool bOK = sal_True;
 
-    // nur die wirklich geforderten Controls
+    // Get only the requested controls
     sal_Int32 nModels = rModels.getLength();
     if (nModels != rControls.getLength())
     {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ sal_Bool StdTabController::ImplCreateComponentSequence(
 
     for ( sal_uInt32 n = 0; bOK && ( n < nCtrls ); n++ )
     {
-        // Zum Model passendes Control suchen
+        // Get the matching control for this model
         Reference< XControl >  xCtrl(pControls[n]);
         if ( xCtrl.is() )
         {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ sal_Bool StdTabController::ImplCreateComponentSequence(
             // TabStop-Property
             if ( pTabs )
             {
-                // opt: String fuer TabStop als Konstante
+                // opt: Constant String for TabStop name
                 static const ::rtl::OUString aTabStopName( "Tabstop" );
 
                 Reference< XPropertySet >  xPSet( xCtrl->getModel(), UNO_QUERY );
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ sal_Bool StdTabController::ImplCreateComponentSequence(
 
 void StdTabController::ImplActivateControl( sal_Bool bFirst ) const
 {
-    // HACK wegen #53688#, muss auf ein Interface abgebildet werden, wenn Controls Remote liegen koennen.
+    // HACK due to bug #53688#, map controls onto an interface if remote controls may occur
     Reference< XTabController >  xTabController(const_cast< ::cppu::OWeakObject* >(static_cast< const ::cppu::OWeakObject* >(this)), UNO_QUERY);
     Sequence< Reference< XControl > > aCtrls = xTabController->getControls();
     const Reference< XControl > * pControls = aCtrls.getConstArray();
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ Sequence< Reference< XControl > > StdTabController::getControls(  ) throw(Runtim
         for ( sal_uInt32 n = 0; n < nCtrls; n++ )
         {
             Reference< XControlModel >  xCtrlModel = pModels[n];
-            // Zum Model passendes Control suchen
+            // Search matching Control for this Model
             Reference< XControl >  xCtrl = FindControl( xCtrls, xCtrlModel );
             aSeq.getArray()[n] = xCtrl;
         }
@@ -247,13 +247,12 @@ void StdTabController::autoTabOrder(  ) throw(RuntimeException)
     Sequence< Reference< XControlModel > > aSeq = mxModel->getControlModels();
     Sequence< Reference< XWindow > > aCompSeq;
 
-    // vieleicht erhalte ich hier einen TabController,
-    // der schneller die Liste meiner Controls ermittelt
+    // This may return a TabController, which returns desired list of controls faster
     Reference< XTabController >  xTabController(static_cast< ::cppu::OWeakObject* >(this), UNO_QUERY);
     Sequence< Reference< XControl > > aControls = xTabController->getControls();
 
-    // #58317# Es sind ggf. noch nicht alle Controls fuer die Models im Container,
-    // dann kommt spaeter nochmal ein autoTabOrder...
+    // #58317# Some Models may be missing from the Container. Plus there is a
+    // autoTabOrder call later on.
     if( !ImplCreateComponentSequence( aControls, aSeq, aCompSeq, NULL, sal_False ) )
         return;
 
@@ -306,7 +305,7 @@ void StdTabController::activateTabOrder(  ) throw(RuntimeException)
 {
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
-    // Am Container die Tab-Reihenfolge aktivieren...
+    // Activate tab order for the control container
 
     Reference< XControl >  xC( mxControlContainer, UNO_QUERY );
     Reference< XVclContainerPeer >  xVclContainerPeer;
@@ -315,22 +314,21 @@ void StdTabController::activateTabOrder(  ) throw(RuntimeException)
      if ( !xC.is() || !xVclContainerPeer.is() )
         return;
 
-    // vieleicht erhalte ich hier einen TabController,
-    // der schneller die Liste meiner Controls ermittelt
+    // This may return a TabController, which returns desired list of controls faster
     Reference< XTabController >  xTabController(static_cast< ::cppu::OWeakObject* >(this), UNO_QUERY);
 
-    // Flache Liste besorgen...
+    // Get a flattened list of controls sequences
     Sequence< Reference< XControlModel > > aModels = mxModel->getControlModels();
     Sequence< Reference< XWindow > > aCompSeq;
     Sequence< Any> aTabSeq;
 
-    // DG: Aus Optimierungsgruenden werden die Controls mittels getControls() geholt,
-    // dieses hoert sich zwar wiedersinning an, fuehrt aber im konkreten Fall (Forms) zu sichtbaren
-    // Geschwindigkeitsvorteilen
+    // DG: For the sake of optimization, retrieve Controls from getControls(),
+    // this may sound counterproductive, but leads to performance improvements
+    // in practical scenarios (Forms)
     Sequence< Reference< XControl > > aControls = xTabController->getControls();
 
-    // #58317# Es sind ggf. noch nicht alle Controls fuer die Models im Container,
-    // dann kommt spaeter nochmal ein activateTabOrder...
+    // #58317# Some Models may be missing from the Container. Plus there is a
+    // autoTabOrder call later on.
     if( !ImplCreateComponentSequence( aControls, aModels, aCompSeq, &aTabSeq, sal_True ) )
         return;
 
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/stdtabcontrollermodel.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/stdtabcontrollermodel.cxx
index b59f1cbfeed1..344daaef67b4 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/stdtabcontrollermodel.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/stdtabcontrollermodel.cxx
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ void ImplWriteControls( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star
         aSeq.getArray()[n] = xI;
     }
 
-    // Falls bereits mehr drinsteht als diese Version kennt:
+    // Skip remainder if more data exists than this version recognizes
     xMark->jumpToMark( nDataBeginMark );
     InStream->skipBytes( nDataLen );
     xMark->deleteMark(nDataBeginMark);
@@ -274,11 +274,9 @@ void StdTabControllerModel::setGroup( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::c
 {
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
-    // Die Controls stehen eventuel flach in der Liste und werden jetzt gruppiert.
-    // Verschachtelte Gruppen sind erstmal nicht moeglich...
-    // Das erste Element der Gruppe welches auch schon in der flachen Liste
-    // stand bestimmt die Position der Gruppe.
-
+    // The controls might occur as a flat list and will be grouped.
+    // Nested groups are not possible.
+    // The first element of a group determines its position.
     UnoControlModelEntry* pNewEntry = new UnoControlModelEntry;
     pNewEntry->bGroup = sal_True;
     pNewEntry->pGroup = new UnoControlModelEntryList;
@@ -293,7 +291,7 @@ void StdTabControllerModel::setGroup( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::c
         if ( !pEntry->bGroup )
         {
             sal_uInt32 nPos = ImplGetControlPos( *pEntry->pxControl, maControls );
-            // Eigentlich sollten alle Controls vorher in der flachen Liste stehen
+            // At the beginning, all Controls should be in a flattened list
             DBG_ASSERT( nPos != CONTROLPOS_NOTFOUND, "setGroup - Element not found" );
             if ( nPos != CONTROLPOS_NOTFOUND )
             {
@@ -314,9 +312,8 @@ sal_Int32 StdTabControllerModel::getGroupCount(  ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::
 {
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
-    // erstmal nur eine Ebene...
-    // Das Model und die Impl-Methoden arbeiten zwar rekursiv, aber das wird
-    // erstmal nich nach aussen gegeben.
+    // Start with only one group layer, even though Model and Impl-methods
+    // work recursively, this is not presented to the outside.
 
     sal_Int32 nGroups = 0;
     size_t nEntries = maControls.size();
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrol.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrol.cxx
index ef5ecb727b08..2f2c7c979911 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrol.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrol.cxx
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ Reference< XWindowPeer >    UnoControl::ImplGetCompatiblePeer( sal_Bool bAcceptE
 
     if ( !xCompatiblePeer.is() )
     {
-        // Peer unsichtbar erzeugen...
+        // Create the pair as invisible
         sal_Bool bVis = maComponentInfos.bVisible;
         if( bVis )
             maComponentInfos.bVisible = sal_False;
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ Reference< XWindow >    UnoControl::getParentPeer() const
 
 void UnoControl::updateFromModel()
 {
-    // Alle standard Properties werden ausgelesen und in das Peer uebertragen
+    // Read default properties and hand over to peer
     if( getPeer().is() )
     {
         Reference< XMultiPropertySet >  xPropSet( mxModel, UNO_QUERY );
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ void UnoControl::dispose(  ) throw(RuntimeException)
     maPaintListeners.disposeAndClear( aDisposeEvent );
     maModeChangeListeners.disposeAndClear( aDisposeEvent );
 
-    // Model wieder freigeben
+    // release Model again
     setModel( Reference< XControlModel > () );
     setContext( Reference< XInterface > () );
 }
@@ -569,9 +569,9 @@ void UnoControl::ImplModelPropertiesChanged( const Sequence< PropertyChangeEvent
 
             if ( nPType && ( nLen > 1 ) && DoesDependOnOthers( nPType ) )
             {
-                // Properties die von anderen abhaengen erst hinterher einstellen,
-                // weil sie von anderen Properties abhaengig sind, die aber erst spaeter
-                // eingestellt werden, z.B. VALUE nach VALUEMIN/MAX.
+                // Add properties with dependencies on other properties last
+                // since they're dependent on properties added later (such as
+                // VALUE dependency on VALUEMIN/MAX)
                 aPeerPropertiesToSet.push_back(PropertyValue(pEvents->PropertyName, 0, pEvents->NewValue, PropertyState_DIRECT_VALUE));
             }
             else
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ void UnoControl::ImplModelPropertiesChanged( const Sequence< PropertyChangeEvent
                 // I have no other idea than locking the SolarMutex here ....
                 // I really hate the fact that VCL is not theadsafe ....
 
-            // Funktioniert beim Container nicht!
+            // Doesn't work for Container!
             getPeer()->dispose();
             mxPeer.clear();
             mxVclWindowPeer = NULL;
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ void UnoControl::ImplModelPropertiesChanged( const Sequence< PropertyChangeEvent
 void UnoControl::disposing( const EventObject& rEvt ) throw(RuntimeException)
 {
     ::osl::ClearableMutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
-    // bei "Multible Inheritance" nicht unterschiedliche Typen vergleichen.
+    // do not compare differing types in case of multible inheritance
 
     if ( maAccessibleContext.get() == rEvt.Source )
     {
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ void UnoControl::setVisible( sal_Bool bVisible ) throw(RuntimeException)
     {
         ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
-        // Visible status ist Sache der View
+        // Visible status is handled by View
         maComponentInfos.bVisible = bVisible;
         xWindow = xWindow.query( getPeer() );
     }
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ void UnoControl::setEnable( sal_Bool bEnable ) throw(RuntimeException)
     {
         ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
-        // Enable status ist Sache der View
+        // Enable status is handled by View
         maComponentInfos.bEnable = bEnable;
         xWindow = xWindow.query( getPeer() );
     }
@@ -1141,13 +1141,13 @@ void UnoControl::createPeer( const Reference< XToolkit >& rxToolkit, const Refer
             Reference< XControlContainer > xC;
             aAny >>= xC;
             if( xC.is() )
-                // Es ist ein Container
+                // It's a container
                 eType = WindowClass_CONTAINER;
             else
                 eType = WindowClass_SIMPLE;
         }
         else
-        { // Nur richtig, wenn es sich um ein Top Window handelt
+        { // This is only correct for Top Window
             if( rParentPeer.is() )
             {
                 if ( !xToolkit.is() )
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ void UnoControl::createPeer( const Reference< XToolkit >& rxToolkit, const Refer
             }
         }
 
-        // Ableitungen die Moeglichkeit geben die Attribute zu manipulieren
+        // Allow derivates to manipulate attributes
         PrepareWindowDescriptor(aDescr);
 
         // create the peer
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@ void UnoControl::createPeer( const Reference< XToolkit >& rxToolkit, const Refer
         setPosSize( aComponentInfos.nX, aComponentInfos.nY, aComponentInfos.nWidth, aComponentInfos.nHeight, aComponentInfos.nFlags );
 
         if( aComponentInfos.bVisible && !bDesignMode )
-            // Erst nach dem setzen der Daten anzeigen
+            // Show only after setting the data
             xWindow->setVisible( aComponentInfos.bVisible );
 
         if( !aComponentInfos.bEnable )
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolbase.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolbase.cxx
index 1de88494be63..12b2b14ed7d7 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolbase.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolbase.cxx
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void UnoControlBase::ImplSetPropertyValues( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequenc
 
 void UnoControlBase::ImplSetPropertyValue( const ::rtl::OUString& aPropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& aValue, sal_Bool bUpdateThis )
 {
-    // Model ggf. schon abgemeldet, aber ein Event schlaegt noch zu...
+    // Model might be logged off already but an event still fires
     if ( mxModel.is() )
     {
         ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet >  xPSet( mxModel, ::com::sun::star::uno::UNO_QUERY );
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolcontainer.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolcontainer.cxx
index 136426440dd9..e5b656a2df11 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolcontainer.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolcontainer.cxx
@@ -445,8 +445,8 @@ void UnoControlContainer::dispose(  ) throw(uno::RuntimeException)
     lang::EventObject aDisposeEvent;
     aDisposeEvent.Source = static_cast< uno::XAggregation* >( this );
 
-    // DG: zuerst der Welt mitteilen, dass der Container wegfliegt. Dieses ist um einiges
-    // schneller wenn die Welt sowohl an den Controls als auch am Container horcht
+    // Notify listeners about disposal of this Container (This is much faster if they
+    // listen on the controls and the container).
     maDisposeListeners.disposeAndClear( aDisposeEvent );
     maCListeners.disposeAndClear( aDisposeEvent );
 
@@ -458,12 +458,12 @@ void UnoControlContainer::dispose(  ) throw(uno::RuntimeException)
     for( ; pCtrls < pCtrlsEnd; ++pCtrls )
     {
         removingControl( *pCtrls );
-        // Control wegwerfen
+        // Delete control
         (*pCtrls)->dispose();
     }
 
 
-    // alle Strukturen entfernen
+    // Delete all structures
     DELETEZ( mpControls );
     mpControls = new UnoControlHolderList;
 
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ void UnoControlContainer::setStatusText( const ::rtl::OUString& rStatusText ) th
 {
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
-    // In der Parenthierarchie nach unten gehen
+    // Descend the parent hierarchy
     uno::Reference< awt::XControlContainer >  xContainer( mxContext, uno::UNO_QUERY );
     if( xContainer.is() )
         xContainer->setStatusText( rStatusText );
@@ -771,10 +771,10 @@ void UnoControlContainer::createPeer( const uno::Reference< awt::XToolkit >& rxT
         sal_Bool bVis = maComponentInfos.bVisible;
         if( bVis )
             UnoControl::setVisible( sal_False );
-        // eigenes Peer erzeugen
+        // Create a new peer
         UnoControl::createPeer( rxToolkit, rParent );
 
-        // alle Peers der Children erzeugen
+        // Create all children's peers
         if ( !mbCreatingCompatiblePeer )
         {
             // Evaluate "Step" property
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ void UnoControlContainer::setVisible( sal_Bool bVisible ) throw(uno::RuntimeExce
 
     UnoControl::setVisible( bVisible );
     if( !mxContext.is() && bVisible )
-        // Es ist ein TopWindow, also automatisch anzeigen
+        // This is a Topwindow, thus show it automatically
         createPeer( uno::Reference< awt::XToolkit > (), uno::Reference< awt::XWindowPeer > () );
 }
 
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolmodel.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolmodel.cxx
index 9b2490300927..a0c0230d50ba 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolmodel.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolmodel.cxx
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ UnoControlModel::UnoControlModel( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory >& i_fac
     ,maDisposeListeners( *this )
     ,maContext( i_factory )
 {
-    // Die Properties muessen vom Model in die Tabelle gestopft werden,
-    // nur vorhandene Properties sind gueltige Properties, auch wenn VOID.
+    // Insert properties from Model into table,
+    // only existing properties are valid, even if they're VOID
 }
 
 UnoControlModel::UnoControlModel( const UnoControlModel& rModel )
@@ -560,8 +560,8 @@ void UnoControlModel::write( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun:
 
     sal_uInt32 nProps = aProps.size();
 
-    // FontProperty wegen fehlender Unterscheidung zwischen 5.0 / 5.1
-    // immer im alten Format mitspeichern.
+    // Save FontProperty always in the old format (due to missing distinction
+    // between 5.0 and 5.1)
     OutStream->writeLong( (long) ( aProps.find( BASEPROPERTY_FONTDESCRIPTOR ) != aProps.end() ) ? ( nProps + 3 ) : nProps );
     for ( std::set<sal_uInt16>::const_iterator it = aProps.begin(); it != aProps.end(); ++it )
     {
@@ -702,8 +702,7 @@ void UnoControlModel::write( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun:
     if ( aProps.find( BASEPROPERTY_FONTDESCRIPTOR ) != aProps.end() )
     {
         const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any* pProp = &maData[ BASEPROPERTY_FONTDESCRIPTOR ];
-        // Solange wir keinen 5.0-Export haben, muss das alte
-        // Format mit rausgeschrieben werden...
+        // Until 5.0 export arrives, write old format..
         ::com::sun::star::awt::FontDescriptor aFD;
         (*pProp) >>= aFD;
 
@@ -770,11 +769,10 @@ void UnoControlModel::read( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::
     ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::uno::Any> aValues( nProps );
     sal_Bool bInvalidEntries = sal_False;
 
-    // Dummerweise kein Mark fuer den gesamten Block, es koennen also
-    // nur Properties geaendert werden, es koennen aber nicht spaeter mal Daten
-    // fuer das Model hinter den Properties geschrieben werden.
+    // Unfortunately, there's no mark for the whole block, thus only properties may be changed.
+    // No data for the model may be added following the properties
 
-    // Fuer den Import der alten ::com::sun::star::awt::FontDescriptor-Teile
+    // Used for import of old parts in ::com::sun::star::awt::FontDescriptor
     ::com::sun::star::awt::FontDescriptor* pFD = NULL;
 
     sal_uInt32 i;
@@ -893,11 +891,11 @@ void UnoControlModel::read( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::
             }
             else
             {
-                // Altes Geraffel aus 5.0
+                // Old trash from 5.0
                 if ( nPropId == BASEPROPERTY_FONT_TYPE )
                 {
-                    // Sonst ist es nur die redundante Info fuer alte Versionen
-                    // Daten werden durch MarkableStream geskippt.
+                    // Redundant information for older versions
+                    // is skipped by MarkableStream
                     if ( nVersion < 2 )
                     {
                         if ( !pFD )
@@ -920,12 +918,13 @@ void UnoControlModel::read( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::
                         if ( !pFD )
                         {
                             pFD = new ::com::sun::star::awt::FontDescriptor;
-                            if ( maData.find(BASEPROPERTY_FONTDESCRIPTOR) != maData.end() ) // wegen den Defaults...
+                            if ( maData.find(BASEPROPERTY_FONTDESCRIPTOR) != maData.end() ) // due to defaults...
                                 maData[BASEPROPERTY_FONTDESCRIPTOR] >>= *pFD;
                         }
                         pFD->Width = (sal_Int16)InStream->readLong();
                         pFD->Height = (sal_Int16)InStream->readLong();
-                        InStream->readShort();  // ::com::sun::star::awt::FontWidth ignorieren - wurde mal falsch geschrieben und wird nicht gebraucht.
+                        InStream->readShort(); // ignore ::com::sun::star::awt::FontWidth - it was
+                                               // misspelled and is no longer needed
                         pFD->CharacterWidth = ::com::sun::star::awt::FontWidth::DONTKNOW;
                     }
                 }
@@ -936,7 +935,7 @@ void UnoControlModel::read( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::
                          if ( !pFD )
                         {
                             pFD = new ::com::sun::star::awt::FontDescriptor;
-                            if ( maData.find(BASEPROPERTY_FONTDESCRIPTOR) != maData.end() ) // wegen den Defaults...
+                            if ( maData.find(BASEPROPERTY_FONTDESCRIPTOR) != maData.end() ) // due to defaults...
                                 maData[BASEPROPERTY_FONTDESCRIPTOR] >>= *pFD;
                         }
                         pFD->Weight = VCLUnoHelper::ConvertFontWeight( (FontWeight) InStream->readShort() );
@@ -973,7 +972,7 @@ void UnoControlModel::read( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::
             bInvalidEntries = sal_True;
         }
 
-        // Falls bereits mehr drinsteht als diese Version kennt:
+        // Skip rest of input if there is more data in stream than this version can handle
         xMark->jumpToMark( nPropDataBeginMark );
         InStream->skipBytes( nPropDataLen );
         xMark->deleteMark(nPropDataBeginMark);
@@ -1177,7 +1176,7 @@ sal_Bool UnoControlModel::convertFastPropertyValue( Any & rConvertedValue, Any &
 
 void UnoControlModel::setFastPropertyValue_NoBroadcast( sal_Int32 nPropId, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rValue ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::Exception)
 {
-    // Fehlt: Die gefakten Einzelproperties des FontDescriptors...
+    // Missing: the fake solo properties of the FontDescriptor
 
     ImplPropertyTable::const_iterator it = maData.find( nPropId );
     const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any* pProp = it == maData.end() ? NULL : &(it->second);
@@ -1353,7 +1352,7 @@ void UnoControlModel::setPropertyValues( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence<
             aGuard.clear();
             // same as a few lines above
 
-        // FD-Propertie nicht in das Array mergen, weil sortiert...
+        // Don't merge FD property into array, as it is sorted
         if ( pFD.get() )
         {
             ::com::sun::star::uno::Any aValue;
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrols.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrols.cxx
index f0aeec8f9129..9d7c9424dd7a 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrols.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrols.cxx
@@ -2911,7 +2911,8 @@ void UnoComboBoxControl::removeItemListener(const uno::Reference < awt::XItemLis
 {
     if( getPeer().is() && maItemListeners.getLength() == 1 )
     {
-        uno::Reference < awt::XComboBox >  xComboBox( getPeer(), uno::UNO_QUERY );  // MT: Mal alles so umstellen, schoener als Ref anlegen und query rufen
+        // This call is prettier than creating a Ref and calling query
+        uno::Reference < awt::XComboBox >  xComboBox( getPeer(), uno::UNO_QUERY );
         xComboBox->removeItemListener( &maItemListeners );
     }
     maItemListeners.removeInterface( l );
@@ -3020,15 +3021,15 @@ void UnoComboBoxControl::addItems( const uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString>& aItems
         nPos = (sal_uInt16) nOldLen;
 
     sal_uInt16 n;
-    // Items vor der Einfuege-Position
+    // items before the insert position
     for ( n = 0; n < nPos; n++ )
         pNewData[n] = pOldData[n];
 
-    // Neue Items
+    // New items
     for ( n = 0; n < nNewItems; n++ )
         pNewData[nPos+n] = aItems.getConstArray()[n];
 
-    // Rest der alten Items
+    // remainder of old items
     for ( n = nPos; n < nOldLen; n++ )
         pNewData[nNewItems+n] = pOldData[n];
 
@@ -3055,11 +3056,11 @@ void UnoComboBoxControl::removeItems( sal_Int16 nPos, sal_Int16 nCount ) throw(u
         ::rtl::OUString* pOldData = aSeq.getArray();
 
         sal_uInt16 n;
-        // Items vor der Entfern-Position
+        // items before the deletion position
         for ( n = 0; n < nPos; n++ )
             pNewData[n] = pOldData[n];
 
-        // Rest der Items
+        // remainder of old items
         for ( n = nPos; n < (nOldLen-nCount); n++ )
             pNewData[n] = pOldData[n+nCount];
 
@@ -4105,7 +4106,7 @@ void UnoPatternFieldControl::ImplSetPeerProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& rPropNa
     sal_uInt16 nType = GetPropertyId( rPropName );
     if ( ( nType == BASEPROPERTY_TEXT ) || ( nType == BASEPROPERTY_EDITMASK ) || ( nType == BASEPROPERTY_LITERALMASK ) )
     {
-        // Die Masken koennen nicht nacheinander gesetzt werden.
+        // These masks cannot be set consecutively
         ::rtl::OUString Text = ImplGetPropertyValue_UString( BASEPROPERTY_TEXT );
         ::rtl::OUString EditMask = ImplGetPropertyValue_UString( BASEPROPERTY_EDITMASK );
         ::rtl::OUString LiteralMask = ImplGetPropertyValue_UString( BASEPROPERTY_LITERALMASK );
diff --git a/toolkit/source/helper/unowrapper.cxx b/toolkit/source/helper/unowrapper.cxx
index 81476ed37d5a..1712622011f1 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/helper/unowrapper.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/helper/unowrapper.cxx
@@ -215,10 +215,10 @@ void UnoWrapper::ReleaseAllGraphics( OutputDevice* pOutDev )
 
 }
 
-// MT: Wurde im Window-CTOR gerufen, damit Container-Listener
-// vom Parent reagieren, aber hat sowieso nicht richtig funktioniert,
-// weil im Window-CTOR das Interface noch nicht da ist!
-// => Nur Listener rufen, wenn ueber das ::com::sun::star::awt::Toolkit erzeugt
+// It was once called in the Window-CTOR to make listeners of the Container
+// to react. This didn't really work, as the interface within the Window-CTOR
+// was not ready.
+// => Call only the listener, when created through ::com::sun::star::awt::Toolkit
 
 /*
 void ImplSmartWindowCreated( Window* pNewWindow )
diff --git a/unotools/inc/unotools/textsearch.hxx b/unotools/inc/unotools/textsearch.hxx
index 1f955bc3e83c..b070c988b5ee 100644
--- a/unotools/inc/unotools/textsearch.hxx
+++ b/unotools/inc/unotools/textsearch.hxx
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <com/sun/star/util/XTextSearch.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/util/SearchOptions.hpp>
 
-// Forward-Deklaration
 class CharClass;
 
 namespace com {
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ namespace utl
 {
 // ............................................................................
 
-// SS - Klasse fuers Suchen
+// Utility class for searching
 class UNOTOOLS_DLLPUBLIC SearchParam
 {
 public:
@@ -109,13 +108,13 @@ public:
     void SetTransliterationFlags( long nValue ) { nTransliterationFlags = nValue; }
 };
 
-//  Klasse zum Suchen eines Strings in einem String.
-//  Unterstuetzt werden folgende Verfahren:
-//      - normalen Text (Bayer/Moore)
-//      - regulaere Ausdruecke
-//      - gewichtete Levenshtein Distanz
+//  Utility class for searching a substring in a string.
+//  The following metrics are supported
+//      - ordinary text (Bayer/Moore)
+//      - regular expressions
+//      - weighted Levenshtein distance
 //
-//  Es kann Vorwaerts und Rueckwaerts gesucht werden!
+//  This class allows forward and backward searching!
 
 class UNOTOOLS_DLLPUBLIC TextSearch
 {
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ class UNOTOOLS_DLLPUBLIC TextSearch
                const ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale& rLocale );
 
 public:
-    // rText ist der zusuchende String
+    // rText is the string being searched for
     // this first two CTORs are deprecated!
     TextSearch( const SearchParam & rPara, LanguageType nLanguage );
     TextSearch( const SearchParam & rPara, const CharClass& rCClass );
diff --git a/unotools/source/i18n/textsearch.cxx b/unotools/source/i18n/textsearch.cxx
index b78a45f63956..05835970cc3e 100644
--- a/unotools/source/i18n/textsearch.cxx
+++ b/unotools/source/i18n/textsearch.cxx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ SearchParam::SearchParam( const String &rText,
 
     nTransliterationFlags = 0;
 
-    // Werte fuer "Gewichtete Levenshtein-Distanz"
+    // Parameters for weighted Levenshtein distance
     bLEV_Relaxed    = sal_True;
     nLEV_OtherX     = 2;
     nLEV_ShorterY   = 1;
@@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ TextSearch::~TextSearch()
 }
 
 /*
- * Die allgemeinen Methoden zu Suchen. Diese rufen dann die entpsrecheden
- * Methoden fuer die normale Suche oder der Suche nach Regular-Expressions
- * ueber die MethodenPointer auf.
+ * General search methods. These methods will call the respective
+ * methods, such as ordinary string searching or regular expression
+ * matching, using the method pointer.
  */
 #if defined _MSC_VER
 #pragma optimize("", off)
diff --git a/xmloff/source/draw/sdxmlexp.cxx b/xmloff/source/draw/sdxmlexp.cxx
index 8927e922d470..950978771a78 100644
--- a/xmloff/source/draw/sdxmlexp.cxx
+++ b/xmloff/source/draw/sdxmlexp.cxx
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ ImpXMLAutoLayoutInfo::ImpXMLAutoLayoutInfo(sal_uInt16 nTyp, ImpXMLEXPPageMasterI
         Size aPartArea = aTitleSize;
         Size aSize;
 
-        // tatsaechliche Seitengroesse in das Handout-Rechteck skalieren
+        // scale handout rectangle using actual page size
         double fH = (double) aPartArea.Width()  / aPageSize.Width();
         double fV = (double) aPartArea.Height() / aPageSize.Height();
 
diff --git a/xmloff/source/text/txtprmap.cxx b/xmloff/source/text/txtprmap.cxx
index 118bd1941b74..085313804cd4 100644
--- a/xmloff/source/text/txtprmap.cxx
+++ b/xmloff/source/text/txtprmap.cxx
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ XMLPropertyMapEntry aXMLTextPropMap[] =
     // TODO: not used?
     // RES_CHRATR_SHADOWED
     MT_E( "CharShadowed",   FO,     TEXT_SHADOW,        XML_TYPE_TEXT_SHADOWED, 0 ),
-    // BIS HIER GEPRUEFT!
+    // VALIDATED UP TO THIS LINE
     // RES_CHRATR_UNDERLINE
     MT_E( "CharUnderline",  STYLE,  TEXT_UNDERLINE_STYLE,       XML_TYPE_TEXT_UNDERLINE_STYLE|MID_FLAG_MERGE_PROPERTY, CTF_UNDERLINE ),
     MT_E( "CharUnderline",  STYLE,  TEXT_UNDERLINE_TYPE,        XML_TYPE_TEXT_UNDERLINE_TYPE|MID_FLAG_MERGE_PROPERTY, 0 ),