svtools/source/brwbox: translate comments

5 files changed, 130 insertions, 139 deletions

diff --git a/svtools/source/brwbox/brwbox1.cxx b/svtools/source/brwbox/brwbox1.cxx
index 5ddaa03cc565..a1e0dbbc4325 100644
--- a/svtools/source/brwbox/brwbox1.cxx
+++ b/svtools/source/brwbox/brwbox1.cxx
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ void BrowseBox::InsertHandleColumn( sal_uLong nWidth )
     pCols->insert( pCols->begin(), new BrowserColumn( 0, Image(), String(), nWidth, GetZoom(), 0 ) );
     FreezeColumn( 0 );
 
-    // Headerbar anpassen
+    // adjust headerbar
     if ( getDataWindow()->pHeaderBar )
     {
         getDataWindow()->pHeaderBar->SetPosSizePixel(
@@ -564,12 +564,12 @@ void BrowseBox::SetColumnTitle( sal_uInt16 nItemId, const String& rTitle )
 
         pCol->Title() = rTitle;
 
-        // Headerbar-Column anpassen
+        // adjust headerbar column
         if ( getDataWindow()->pHeaderBar )
             getDataWindow()->pHeaderBar->SetItemText( nItemId, rTitle );
         else
         {
-            // redraw visible colums
+            // redraw visible columns
             if ( GetUpdateMode() && ( pCol->IsFrozen() || nItemPos > nFirstCol ) )
                 Invalidate( Rectangle( Point(0,0),
                     Size( GetOutputSizePixel().Width(), GetTitleHeight() ) ) );
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ void BrowseBox::SetColumnWidth( sal_uInt16 nItemId, sal_uLong nWidth )
     {
         long nOldWidth = (*pCols)[ nItemPos ]->Width();
 
-        // ggf. letzte Spalte anpassen
+        // adjust last column, if necessary
         if ( IsVisible() && nItemPos == pCols->size() - 1 )
         {
             long nMaxWidth = pDataWin->GetSizePixel().Width();
@@ -617,32 +617,31 @@ void BrowseBox::SetColumnWidth( sal_uInt16 nItemId, sal_uLong nWidth )
         }
 
         // OV
-        // In AutoSizeLastColumn() wird SetColumnWidth mit nWidth==0xffff
-        // gerufen. Deshalb muss hier nochmal geprueft werden, ob sich die
-        // Breite tatsaechlich geaendert hat.
+        // In AutoSizeLastColumn(), we call SetColumnWidth with nWidth==0xffff.
+        // Thus, check here, if the width has actually changed.
         if( (sal_uLong)nOldWidth == nWidth )
             return;
 
-        // soll die Aenderung sofort dargestellt werden?
+        // do we want to display the change immediately?
         sal_Bool bUpdate = GetUpdateMode() &&
                        ( (*pCols)[ nItemPos ]->IsFrozen() || nItemPos >= nFirstCol );
 
         if ( bUpdate )
         {
-            // Selection hiden
+            // Selection hidden
             DoHideCursor( "SetColumnWidth" );
             ToggleSelection();
             //!getDataWindow()->Update();
             //!Control::Update();
         }
 
-        // Breite setzen
+        // set width
         (*pCols)[ nItemPos ]->SetWidth(nWidth, GetZoom());
 
         // scroll and invalidate
         if ( bUpdate )
         {
-            // X-Pos der veraenderten Spalte ermitteln
+            // get X-Pos of the column changed
             long nX = 0;
             for ( sal_uInt16 nCol = 0; nCol < nItemPos; ++nCol )
             {
@@ -651,7 +650,7 @@ void BrowseBox::SetColumnWidth( sal_uInt16 nItemId, sal_uLong nWidth )
                     nX += pCol->Width();
             }
 
-            // eigentliches scroll+invalidate
+            // actually scroll+invalidate
             pDataWin->SetClipRegion();
             sal_Bool bSelVis = bSelectionIsVisible;
             bSelectionIsVisible = sal_False;
@@ -683,7 +682,7 @@ void BrowseBox::SetColumnWidth( sal_uInt16 nItemId, sal_uLong nWidth )
         }
         UpdateScrollbars();
 
-        // Headerbar-Column anpassen
+        // adjust headerbar column
         if ( getDataWindow()->pHeaderBar )
             getDataWindow()->pHeaderBar->SetItemSize(
                     nItemId ? nItemId : USHRT_MAX - 1, nWidth );
@@ -714,33 +713,32 @@ void BrowseBox::RemoveColumn( sal_uInt16 nItemId )
 {
     DBG_CHKTHIS(BrowseBox,BrowseBoxCheckInvariants);
 
-    // Spaltenposition ermitteln
+    // get column position
     sal_uInt16 nPos = GetColumnPos(nItemId);
     if ( nPos >= ColCount() )
-        // nicht vorhanden
+        // not available
         return;
 
-    // Spaltenselektion korrigieren
+    // correct column selection
     if ( pColSel )
         pColSel->Remove( nPos );
 
-    // Spaltencursor korrigieren
+    // correct column cursor
     if ( nCurColId == nItemId )
         nCurColId = 0;
 
-    // Spalte entfernen
+    // delete column
     BrowserColumns::iterator it = pCols->begin();
     ::std::advance( it, nPos );
     delete *it;
     pCols->erase( it );
-    // OJ #93534#
     if ( nFirstCol >= nPos && nFirstCol > FrozenColCount() )
     {
         OSL_ENSURE(nFirstCol > 0,"FirstCol must be greater zero!");
         --nFirstCol;
     }
 
-    // Handlecolumn nicht in der Headerbar
+    // handlecolumn not in headerbar
     if (nItemId)
     {
         if ( getDataWindow()->pHeaderBar )
@@ -748,7 +746,7 @@ void BrowseBox::RemoveColumn( sal_uInt16 nItemId )
     }
     else
     {
-        // Headerbar anpassen
+        // adjust headerbar
         if ( getDataWindow()->pHeaderBar )
         {
             getDataWindow()->pHeaderBar->SetPosSizePixel(
@@ -758,10 +756,10 @@ void BrowseBox::RemoveColumn( sal_uInt16 nItemId )
         }
     }
 
-    // vertikalen Scrollbar korrigieren
+    // correct vertical scrollbar
     UpdateScrollbars();
 
-    // ggf. Repaint ausl"osen
+    // trigger repaint, if necessary
     if ( GetUpdateMode() )
     {
         getDataWindow()->Invalidate();
@@ -1036,7 +1034,7 @@ long BrowseBox::ScrollColumns( long nCols )
         aHScroll.SetThumbPos( nFirstCol - FrozenColCount() );
     }
 
-    // ggf. externe Headerbar anpassen
+    // adjust external headerbar, if necessary
     if ( getDataWindow()->pHeaderBar )
     {
         long nWidth = 0;
@@ -1044,7 +1042,7 @@ long BrowseBox::ScrollColumns( long nCols )
               nCol < pCols->size() && nCol < nFirstCol;
               ++nCol )
         {
-            // HandleColumn nicht
+            // not the handle column
             if ( (*pCols)[ nCol ]->GetId() )
                 nWidth += (*pCols)[ nCol ]->Width();
         }
@@ -1164,10 +1162,9 @@ void BrowseBox::Clear()
     nTopRow = 0;
     nCurColId = 0;
 
-    // nFirstCol darf nicht zurueckgesetzt werden, da ansonsten das Scrollen
-    // total durcheinander kommt
-    // nFirstCol darf nur beim Hinzufuegen oder Loeschen von Spalten geaendert werden
-    // nFirstCol = 0; ->Falsch!!!!
+    // nFirstCol may not be reset, else the scrolling code will become confused.
+    // nFirstCol may only be changed when adding or deleting columns
+    // nFirstCol = 0; -> wrong!
     aHScroll.SetThumbPos( 0 );
     pVScroll->SetThumbPos( 0 );
 
@@ -1256,7 +1253,7 @@ void BrowseBox::RowInserted( long nRow, long nNumRows, sal_Bool bDoPaint, sal_Bo
                          Size( aSz.Width(), nNumRows * GetDataRowHeight() ) ) );
     }
 
-    // ggf. Top-Row korrigieren
+    // correct top row if necessary
     if ( nRow < nTopRow )
         nTopRow += nNumRows;
 
@@ -1511,7 +1508,7 @@ sal_Bool BrowseBox::GoToRow( long nRow, sal_Bool bRowColMove, sal_Bool bKeepSele
     if ( nRow < 0 || nRow >= nRowCount )
         return sal_False;
 
-    // nicht erlaubt?
+    // not allowed?
     if ( ( !bRowColMove && !IsCursorMoveAllowed( nRow, nCurColId ) ) )
         return sal_False;
 
@@ -1526,7 +1523,7 @@ sal_Bool BrowseBox::GoToRow( long nRow, sal_Bool bRowColMove, sal_Bool bKeepSele
     // suspend Updates
     getDataWindow()->EnterUpdateLock();
 
-    // ggf. altes Highlight weg
+    // remove old highlight, if necessary
     if ( !bMultiSelection && !bKeepSelection )
         ToggleSelection();
     DoHideCursor( "GoToRow" );
@@ -1559,7 +1556,7 @@ sal_Bool BrowseBox::GoToRow( long nRow, sal_Bool bRowColMove, sal_Bool bKeepSele
         nCurRow = nRowCount - 1;
     aSelRange = Range( nCurRow, nCurRow );
 
-    // ggf. neues Highlight anzeigen
+    // display new highlight if necessary
     if ( !bMultiSelection && !bKeepSelection )
         uRow.nSel = nRow;
 
@@ -1598,7 +1595,7 @@ sal_Bool BrowseBox::GoToColumnId( sal_uInt16 nColId, sal_Bool bMakeVisible, sal_
     if (!bColumnCursor)
         return sal_False;
 
-    // erlaubt?
+    // allowed?
     if (!bRowColMove && !IsCursorMoveAllowed( nCurRow, nColId ) )
         return sal_False;
 
@@ -1653,7 +1650,7 @@ sal_Bool BrowseBox::GoToRowColumnId( long nRow, sal_uInt16 nColId )
          nColId == nCurColId && IsFieldVisible(nCurRow, nColId, sal_True))
         return sal_True;
 
-    // erlaubt?
+    // allowed?
     if (!IsCursorMoveAllowed(nRow, nColId))
         return sal_False;
 
@@ -1725,7 +1722,7 @@ void BrowseBox::SelectAll()
         pColSel->SelectAll(sal_False);
     uRow.pSel->SelectAll(sal_True);
 
-    // Handle-Column nicht highlighten
+    // don't highlight handle column
     BrowserColumn *pFirstCol = (*pCols)[ 0 ];
     long nOfsX = pFirstCol->GetId() ? 0 : pFirstCol->Width();
 
@@ -1814,7 +1811,7 @@ void BrowseBox::SelectRow( long nRow, sal_Bool _bSelect, sal_Bool bExpand )
                 )
             )
     {
-        // Handle-Column nicht highlighten
+        // don't highlight handle column
         BrowserColumn *pFirstCol = (*pCols)[ 0 ];
         long nOfsX = pFirstCol->GetId() ? 0 : pFirstCol->Width();
 
@@ -1992,26 +1989,25 @@ bool BrowseBox::IsColumnSelected( sal_uInt16 nColumnId ) const
 
 sal_Bool BrowseBox::MakeFieldVisible
 (
-    long    nRow,       // Zeilen-Nr des Feldes (beginnend mit 0)
-    sal_uInt16  nColId,     // Spalten-Id des Feldes
-    sal_Bool    bComplete   // (== sal_False), sal_True => vollst"andig sichtbar machen
+    long    nRow,       // line number of the field (starting with 0)
+    sal_uInt16  nColId,     // column ID of the field
+    sal_Bool    bComplete   // (== sal_False), sal_True => make visible in its entirety
 )
 
-/*  [Beschreibung]
+/*  [Description]
 
-    Macht das durch 'nRow' und 'nColId' beschriebene Feld durch
-    entsprechendes scrollen sichtbar. Ist 'bComplete' gesetzt, dann wird
-    gefordert, da\s das Feld ganz sichtbar wird.
+    Makes visible the field described in 'nRow' and 'nColId' by scrolling
+    accordingly. If 'bComplete' is set, the field should become visible in its
+    entirety.
 
-    [R"uckgabewert]
+    [Returned Value]
 
-    sal_Bool            sal_True
-                    Das angegebene Feld wurde sichtbar gemacht, bzw. war
-                    bereits sichtbar.
+    sal_Bool        sal_True
+                    The given field is already visible or was already visible.
 
                     sal_False
-                    Das angegebene Feld konnte nicht sichtbar bzw. bei
-                    'bComplete' nicht vollst"andig sichtbar gemacht werden.
+                    The given field could not be made visible or in the case of
+                    'bComplete' could not be made visible in its entirety.
 */
 
 {
@@ -2021,51 +2017,51 @@ sal_Bool BrowseBox::MakeFieldVisible
          ( aTestSize.Width() == 0 && aTestSize.Height() == 0 ) )
         return sal_False;
 
-    // ist es schon sichtbar?
+    // is it visible already?
     sal_Bool bVisible = IsFieldVisible( nRow, nColId, bComplete );
     if ( bVisible )
         return sal_True;
 
-    // Spaltenposition und Feld-Rechteck und Ausgabebereich berechnen
+    // calculate column position, field rectangle and painting area
     sal_uInt16 nColPos = GetColumnPos( nColId );
     Rectangle aFieldRect = GetFieldRectPixel( nRow, nColId, sal_False );
     Rectangle aDataRect = Rectangle( Point(0, 0), pDataWin->GetSizePixel() );
 
-    // links au\serhalb?
+    // positioned outside on the left?
     if ( nColPos >= FrozenColCount() && nColPos < nFirstCol )
-        // => nach rechts scrollen
+        // => scroll to the right
         ScrollColumns( nColPos - nFirstCol );
 
-    // solange rechts au\serhalb
+    // while outside on the right
     while ( aDataRect.Right() < ( bComplete
                 ? aFieldRect.Right()
                 : aFieldRect.Left()+aFieldRect.GetWidth()/2 ) )
     {
-        // => nach links scrollen
+        // => scroll to the left
         if ( ScrollColumns( 1 ) != 1 )
-            // nichts mehr zu scrollen
+            // no more need to scroll
             break;
         aFieldRect = GetFieldRectPixel( nRow, nColId, sal_False );
     }
 
-    // oben au\serhalb?
+    // positioned outside above?
     if ( nRow < nTopRow )
-        // nach unten scrollen
+        // scroll further to the bottom
         ScrollRows( nRow - nTopRow );
 
-    // unten au\serhalb?
+    // positioned outside below?
     long nBottomRow = nTopRow + GetVisibleRows();
-    // OV: damit nBottomRow die Nummer der letzten sichtbaren Zeile ist
-    // (Zaehlung ab Null!), muss sie dekrementiert werden.
-    // Beispiel: BrowseBox enthaelt genau einen Eintrag. nBottomRow := 0 + 1 - 1
+    // decrement nBottomRow to make it the number of the last visible line
+    // (count starts with 0!).
+    // Example: BrowseBox contains exactly one entry. nBottomRow := 0 + 1 - 1
     if( nBottomRow )
         nBottomRow--;
 
     if ( nRow > nBottomRow )
-        // nach oben scrollen
+        // scroll further to the top
         ScrollRows( nRow - nBottomRow );
 
-    // jetzt kann es immer noch nicht passen, z.B. weil Window zu klein
+    // it might still not actually fit, e.g. if the window is too small
     return IsFieldVisible( nRow, nColId, bComplete );
 }
 
@@ -2076,7 +2072,7 @@ sal_Bool BrowseBox::IsFieldVisible( long nRow, sal_uInt16 nColumnId,
 {
     DBG_CHKTHIS(BrowseBox,BrowseBoxCheckInvariants);
 
-    // durch frozen-Column verdeckt?
+    // hidden by frozen column?
     sal_uInt16 nColPos = GetColumnPos( nColumnId );
     if ( nColPos >= FrozenColCount() && nColPos < nFirstCol )
         return sal_False;
@@ -2154,7 +2150,7 @@ Rectangle BrowseBox::ImplFieldRectPixel( long nRow, sal_uInt16 nColumnId ) const
 {
     DBG_CHKTHIS(BrowseBox,BrowseBoxCheckInvariants);
 
-    // compute the X-coordinte realtiv to DataWin by accumulation
+    // compute the X-coordinate relative to DataWin by accumulation
     long nColX = 0;
     sal_uInt16 nFrozenCols = FrozenColCount();
     size_t nCol;
@@ -2185,7 +2181,7 @@ long BrowseBox::GetRowAtYPosPixel( long nY, sal_Bool bRelToBrowser ) const
 {
     DBG_CHKTHIS(BrowseBox,BrowseBoxCheckInvariants);
 
-    // compute the Y-coord
+    // compute the Y-coordinate
     if ( bRelToBrowser )
     {
         Point aDataTopLeft = pDataWin->OutputToScreenPixel( Point(0, 0) );
@@ -2215,7 +2211,7 @@ sal_uInt16 BrowseBox::GetColumnAtXPosPixel( long nX, sal_Bool ) const
 {
     DBG_CHKTHIS(BrowseBox,BrowseBoxCheckInvariants);
 
-    // accumulate the withds of the visible columns
+    // accumulate the widths of the visible columns
     long nColX = 0;
     for ( size_t nCol = 0; nCol < pCols->size(); ++nCol )
     {
@@ -2331,7 +2327,8 @@ void BrowseBox::SetMode( BrowserMode nMode )
     getDataWindow()->bOwnDataChangedHdl =
             BROWSER_OWN_DATACHANGED == ( nMode & BROWSER_OWN_DATACHANGED );
 
-    // Headerbar erzeugen, was passiert, wenn eine erzeugt werden mu� und schon Spalten bestehen ?
+    // create a headerbar. what happens, if a headerbar has to be created and
+    // there already are columns?
     if ( BROWSER_HEADERBAR_NEW == ( nMode & BROWSER_HEADERBAR_NEW ) )
     {
         if (!getDataWindow()->pHeaderBar)
@@ -2392,7 +2389,7 @@ void BrowseBox::VisibleRowsChanged( long, sal_uInt16 )
 {
     DBG_CHKTHIS(BrowseBox,BrowseBoxCheckInvariants);
 
-    // Das alte Verhalten: NumRows automatisch korrigieren:
+    // old behavior: automatically correct NumRows:
     if ( nRowCount < GetRowCount() )
     {
         RowInserted(nRowCount,GetRowCount() - nRowCount,sal_False);
@@ -2407,17 +2404,16 @@ void BrowseBox::VisibleRowsChanged( long, sal_uInt16 )
 
 sal_Bool BrowseBox::IsCursorMoveAllowed( long, sal_uInt16 ) const
 
-/*  [Beschreibung]
+/*  [Description]
 
-    Diese virtuelle Methode wird immer gerufen bevor der Cursor direkt
-    bewegt werden soll. Durch 'return sal_False' kann verhindert werden, da\s
-    dies geschieht, wenn z.B. ein Datensatz irgendwelchen Rules widerspricht.
+    This virtual method is always called before the cursor is moved directly.
+    By means of 'return sal_False', we avoid doing this if e.g. a record
+    contradicts any rules.
 
-    Diese Methode wird nicht gerufen, wenn die Cursorbewegung durch
-    ein L"oschen oder Einf"ugen (einer Zeile/Spalte) ausgel"ost wird, also
-    genaugenommen nur eine Cursor-Korrektur vorliegt.
+    This method is not called, if the cursor movement results from removing or
+    deleting a row/column (thus, in cases where only a "cursor correction" happens).
 
-    Die Basisimplementierung liefert derzeit immer sal_True.
+    The base implementation currently always returns sal_True.
 */
 
 {
@@ -2459,7 +2455,7 @@ const char* BrowseBoxCheckInvariants( const void * pVoid )
     if (p->nCurRow < -1) return "BrowseBox: nCurRow < -1";
     if (p->nCurRow > p->nRowCount) return "BrowseBox: nCurRow > nRowCount";
 
-    // Leider waehrend der Bearbeitung nicht immer der Fall:
+    // Sadly not always the case when editing:
     //if (p->nCurRow < 0 && p->nRowCount != 0) return "nCurRow < 0 && nRowCount != 0";
     //if (p->nCurRow >= p->nRowCount && p->nRowCount != 0) return "nCurRow >= nRowCount && nRowCount != 0";
 
diff --git a/svtools/source/brwbox/brwbox2.cxx b/svtools/source/brwbox/brwbox2.cxx
index 44b5f64aded1..f1f35be2c278 100644
--- a/svtools/source/brwbox/brwbox2.cxx
+++ b/svtools/source/brwbox/brwbox2.cxx
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void BrowseBox::StateChanged( StateChangedType nStateChange )
     }
     else if ( STATE_CHANGE_INITSHOW == nStateChange )
     {
-        bBootstrapped = sal_True; // muss zuerst gesetzt werden!
+        bBootstrapped = sal_True; // must be set first!
 
         Resize();
         if ( bMultiSelection )
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ void BrowseBox::StateChanged( StateChangedType nStateChange )
         if (pHeaderBar)
             pHeaderBar->SetZoom(GetZoom());
 
-        // let the cols calc their new widths and adjust the header bar
+        // let the columns calculate their new widths and adjust the header bar
         for ( size_t nPos = 0; nPos < pCols->size(); ++nPos )
         {
             (*pCols)[ nPos ]->ZoomChanged(GetZoom());
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void BrowseBox::StateChanged( StateChangedType nStateChange )
     {
         // do we have a handle column?
         sal_Bool bHandleCol = !pCols->empty() && (0 == (*pCols)[ 0 ]->GetId());
-        // do we have a header bar
+        // do we have a header bar?
         sal_Bool bHeaderBar = (NULL != static_cast<BrowserDataWin&>(GetDataWindow()).pHeaderBar);
 
         if  (   nTitleLines
@@ -335,9 +335,9 @@ void BrowseBox::ToggleSelection( sal_Bool bForce )
 
     // accumulate areas of rows to highlight
     RectangleList aHighlightList;
-    long nLastRowInRect = 0; // fuer den CFront
+    long nLastRowInRect = 0; // for the CFront
 
-    // Handle-Column nicht highlighten
+    // don't highlight handle column
     BrowserColumn *pFirstCol = pCols->empty() ? NULL : (*pCols)[ 0 ];
     long nOfsX = (!pFirstCol || pFirstCol->GetId()) ? 0 : pFirstCol->Width();
 
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ void BrowseBox::DrawCursor()
     if ( nCurColId == HandleColumnId )
         nCurColId = GetColumnId(1);
 
-    // Cursor-Rechteck berechnen
+    // calculate cursor rectangle
     Rectangle aCursor;
     if ( bColumnCursor )
     {
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ void BrowseBox::DrawCursor()
 
     if (m_aCursorColor == COL_TRANSPARENT)
     {
-        // auf diesem Plattformen funktioniert der StarView-Focus richtig
+        // on these platforms, the StarView focus works correctly
         if ( bReallyHide )
             ((Control*)pDataWin)->HideFocus();
         else
@@ -531,12 +531,12 @@ void BrowseBox::ExpandRowSelection( const BrowserMouseEvent& rEvt )
         {
             // down and up
             while ( rEvt.GetRow() < aSelRange.Max() )
-            {   // ZTC/Mac bug - dont put these statemants together!
+            {   // ZTC/Mac bug - don't put these statements together!
                 SelectRow( aSelRange.Max(), bSelectThis, sal_True );
                 --aSelRange.Max();
             }
             while ( rEvt.GetRow() > aSelRange.Max() )
-            {   // ZTC/Mac bug - dont put these statemants together!
+            {   // ZTC/Mac bug - don't put these statements together!
                 SelectRow( aSelRange.Max(), bSelectThis, sal_True );
                 ++aSelRange.Max();
             }
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ void BrowseBox::ExpandRowSelection( const BrowserMouseEvent& rEvt )
             sal_Bool bOldSelecting = bSelecting;
             bSelecting = sal_True;
             while ( rEvt.GetRow() < aSelRange.Max() )
-            {   // ZTC/Mac bug - dont put these statemants together!
+            {   // ZTC/Mac bug - don't put these statements together!
                 --aSelRange.Max();
                 if ( !IsRowSelected( aSelRange.Max() ) )
                 {
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ void BrowseBox::ExpandRowSelection( const BrowserMouseEvent& rEvt )
                 }
             }
             while ( rEvt.GetRow() > aSelRange.Max() )
-            {   // ZTC/Mac bug - dont put these statemants together!
+            {   // ZTC/Mac bug - don't put these statements together!
                 ++aSelRange.Max();
                 if ( !IsRowSelected( aSelRange.Max() ) )
                 {
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ void BrowseBox::Resize()
     if (GetDataRowHeight())
         nOldVisibleRows = (sal_uInt16)(pDataWin->GetOutputSizePixel().Height() / GetDataRowHeight() + 1);
 
-    // did we need a horiz. scroll bar oder gibt es eine Control Area?
+    // did we need a horizontal scroll bar or is there a Control Area?
     if ( !getDataWindow()->bNoHScroll &&
          ( ( pCols->size() - FrozenColCount() ) > 1 ) )
         aHScroll.Show();
@@ -630,8 +630,7 @@ void BrowseBox::Resize()
     if (GetDataRowHeight())
         nVisibleRows = (sal_uInt16)(pDataWin->GetOutputSizePixel().Height() / GetDataRowHeight() + 1);
 
-    // TopRow ist unveraendert, aber die Anzahl sichtbarer Zeilen hat sich
-    // geaendert
+    // TopRow is unchanged, but the number of visible lines has changed.
     if ( nVisibleRows != nOldVisibleRows )
         VisibleRowsChanged(nTopRow, nVisibleRows);
 
@@ -647,7 +646,7 @@ void BrowseBox::Resize()
     HeaderBar* pHeaderBar = getDataWindow()->pHeaderBar;
     if ( pHeaderBar )
     {
-        // Handle-Column beruecksichtigen
+        // take the handle column into account
         BrowserColumn *pFirstCol = (*pCols)[ 0 ];
         long nOfsX = pFirstCol->GetId() ? 0 : pFirstCol->Width();
         pHeaderBar->SetPosSizePixel( Point( nOfsX, 0 ), Size( GetOutputSizePixel().Width() - nOfsX, GetTitleHeight() ) );
@@ -691,9 +690,8 @@ void BrowseBox::Paint( const Rectangle& rRect )
     }
 
     // Title Bar
-    // Wenn es eine Handle Column gibt und die Headerbar verfuegbar ist, dann nur
-    // die HandleColumn
-    // Handle-Column beruecksichtigen
+    // If there is a handle column and if the  header bar is available, only
+    // take the HandleColumn into account
     if ( nTitleLines && (!bHeaderBar || bHandleCol) )
     {
         // iterate through columns to redraw
@@ -703,11 +701,11 @@ void BrowseBox::Paint( const Rectangle& rRect )
               nCol < pCols->size() && nX < rRect.Right();
               ++nCol )
         {
-            // skip invisible colums between frozen and scrollable area
+            // skip invisible columns between frozen and scrollable area
             if ( nCol < nFirstCol && !(*pCols)[ nCol ]->IsFrozen() )
                 nCol = nFirstCol;
 
-            // nur die HandleCol ?
+            // only the handle column?
             if (bHeaderBar && bHandleCol && nCol > 0)
                 break;
 
@@ -749,8 +747,8 @@ void BrowseBox::Paint( const Rectangle& rRect )
             DrawRect( Rectangle(
                 Point( nX, 0 ),
                 Point( rRect.Right(), GetTitleHeight() - 2 ) ) );
-            SetFillColor( aOldFillColor); // aOldLineColor );  oj 09.02.00 seems to be a copy&paste bug
-            SetLineColor( aOldLineColor); // aOldFillColor );
+            SetFillColor( aOldFillColor);
+            SetLineColor( aOldLineColor);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -944,7 +942,7 @@ void BrowseBox::ImplPaintData(OutputDevice& _rOut, const Rectangle& _rRect, sal_
           ++nRelRow, aPos.Y() += nDataRowHeigt )
     {
         // get row
-        // Zur Sicherheit auf zul"assigen Bereich abfragen:
+        // check valid area, to be on the safe side:
         DBG_ASSERT( (sal_uInt16)(nTopRow+nRelRow) < nRowCount, "BrowseBox::ImplPaintData: invalid seek" );
         if ( (nTopRow+long(nRelRow)) < 0 || (sal_uInt16)(nTopRow+nRelRow) >= nRowCount )
             continue;
@@ -952,7 +950,7 @@ void BrowseBox::ImplPaintData(OutputDevice& _rOut, const Rectangle& _rRect, sal_
         // prepare row
         sal_uLong nRow = nTopRow+nRelRow;
         if ( !SeekRow( nRow) ) {
-            OSL_FAIL("BrowseBox::ImplPaintData: SeekRow gescheitert");
+            OSL_FAIL("BrowseBox::ImplPaintData: SeekRow failed");
         }
         _rOut.SetClipRegion();
         aPos.X() = aOverallAreaPos.X();
@@ -993,7 +991,8 @@ void BrowseBox::ImplPaintData(OutputDevice& _rOut, const Rectangle& _rRect, sal_
                 pCol = (nCol < pCols->size() ) ? (*pCols)[ nCol ] : NULL;
                 if (!pCol)
                 {   // FS - 21.05.99 - 66325
-                    // ist zwar eigentlich woanders (an der richtigen Stelle) gefixt, aber sicher ist sicher ...
+                    // actually this has been fixed elsewhere (in the right place),
+                    // but let's make sure...
                     OSL_FAIL("BrowseBox::PaintData : nFirstCol is probably invalid !");
                     break;
                 }
@@ -1017,13 +1016,13 @@ void BrowseBox::ImplPaintData(OutputDevice& _rOut, const Rectangle& _rRect, sal_
             if (!m_bFocusOnlyCursor && (pCol->GetId() == GetCurColumnId()) && (nRow == (sal_uLong)GetCurRow()))
                 DrawCursor();
 
-            // draw a single field
-            // #63864#, Sonst wird auch etwas gezeichnet, bsp Handle Column
+            // draw a single field.
+            // else something is drawn to, e.g. handle column
             if (pCol->Width())
             {
                 // clip the column's output to the field area
                 if (_bForeignDevice)
-                {   // (not neccessary if painting onto the data window)
+                {   // (not necessary if painting onto the data window)
                     Size aFieldSize(pCol->Width(), nDataRowHeigt);
 
                     if (aPos.X() + aFieldSize.Width() > aOverallAreaBRPos.X())
@@ -1122,7 +1121,7 @@ void BrowseBox::ImplPaintData(OutputDevice& _rOut, const Rectangle& _rRect, sal_
             // get column
             BrowserColumn *pCol = (*pCols)[ nCol ];
 
-            // skip invisible colums between frozen and scrollable area
+            // skip invisible columns between frozen and scrollable area
             if ( nCol < nFirstCol && !pCol->IsFrozen() )
             {
                 nCol = nFirstCol;
@@ -1163,7 +1162,7 @@ void BrowseBox::PaintData( Window& rWin, const Rectangle& rRect )
         return;
     if ( getDataWindow()->bResizeOnPaint )
         Resize();
-    // MI: wer war das denn? Window::Update();
+    // MI: who was that? Window::Update();
 
     ImplPaintData(rWin, rRect, sal_False, sal_True);
 }
@@ -1177,7 +1176,7 @@ void BrowseBox::UpdateScrollbars()
     if ( !bBootstrapped || !IsUpdateMode() )
         return;
 
-    // Rekursionsschutz
+    // protect against recursion
     BrowserDataWin *pBDW = (BrowserDataWin*) pDataWin;
     if ( pBDW->bInUpdateScrollbars )
     {
@@ -1252,10 +1251,10 @@ void BrowseBox::UpdateScrollbars()
         Point( nHScrX, GetOutputSizePixel().Height() - nCornerSize ),
         Size( aDataWinSize.Width() - nHScrX, nCornerSize ) );
 
-    // Scrollable Columns insgesamt
+    // total scrollable columns
     short nScrollCols = short(pCols->size()) - (short)nFrozenCols;
 
-    // Sichtbare Columns
+    // visible columns
     short nVisibleHSize = nLastCol == BROWSER_INVALIDID
         ? (short)( pCols->size() - nFirstCol )
         : (short)( nLastCol - nFirstCol );
@@ -1319,7 +1318,7 @@ void BrowseBox::UpdateScrollbars()
     else
         DELETEZ( getDataWindow()->pCornerWin );
 
-    // ggf. Headerbar mitscrollen
+    // scroll headerbar, if necessary
     if ( getDataWindow()->pHeaderBar )
     {
         long nWidth = 0;
@@ -1327,7 +1326,7 @@ void BrowseBox::UpdateScrollbars()
               nCol < pCols->size() && nCol < nFirstCol;
               ++nCol )
         {
-            // HandleColumn nicht
+            // not the handle column
             if ( (*pCols)[ nCol ]->GetId() )
                 nWidth += (*pCols)[ nCol ]->Width();
         }
@@ -1354,9 +1353,8 @@ void BrowseBox::SetUpdateMode( sal_Bool bUpdate )
         return;
 
     Control::SetUpdateMode( bUpdate );
-    // OV
-    // Wenn an der BrowseBox WB_CLIPCHILDREN gesetzt ist (wg. Flackerminimierung),
-    // wird das Datenfenster nicht von SetUpdateMode invalidiert.
+    // If WB_CLIPCHILDREN is st at the BrowseBox (to minimize flicker),
+    // the data window is not invalidated by SetUpdateMode.
     if( bUpdate )
         getDataWindow()->Invalidate();
     getDataWindow()->SetUpdateMode( bUpdate );
@@ -1451,9 +1449,6 @@ IMPL_LINK_NOARG(BrowseBox, EndScrollHdl)
 {
     DBG_CHKTHIS(BrowseBox,BrowseBoxCheckInvariants);
 
-    // kein Focus grabben!
-    /// GrabFocus();
-
     if ( getDataWindow()->bNoScrollBack )
     {
         EndScroll();
@@ -1472,7 +1467,7 @@ IMPL_LINK( BrowseBox, StartDragHdl, HeaderBar*, pBar )
 }
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------
-// MI: es wurde immer nur die 1. Spalte resized
+// usually only the first column was resized
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #pragma optimize("",off)
 #endif
@@ -1483,7 +1478,7 @@ void BrowseBox::MouseButtonDown( const MouseEvent& rEvt )
 
     GrabFocus();
 
-    // onl< mouse events in the title-line are supported
+    // only mouse events in the title-line are supported
     const Point &rEvtPos = rEvt.GetPosPixel();
     if ( rEvtPos.Y() >= GetTitleHeight() )
         return;
@@ -1563,10 +1558,10 @@ void BrowseBox::MouseMove( const MouseEvent& rEvt )
                 aNewPointer = Pointer( POINTER_HSPLIT );
                 if ( bResizing )
                 {
-                    // alte Hilfslinie loeschen
+                    // delete old auxiliary line
                     pDataWin->HideTracking() ;
 
-                    // erlaubte breite abholen und neues Delta
+                    // check allowed width and new delta
                     nDragX = Max( rEvt.GetPosPixel().X(), nMinResizeX );
                     long nDeltaX = nDragX - nResizeX;
                     sal_uInt16 nId = GetColumnId(nResizeCol);
@@ -1575,7 +1570,7 @@ void BrowseBox::MouseMove( const MouseEvent& rEvt )
                                     nOldWidth + nDeltaX )
                              + nResizeX - nOldWidth;
 
-                    // neue Hilfslinie zeichnen
+                    // draw new auxiliary line
                     pDataWin->ShowTracking( Rectangle( Point( nDragX, 0 ),
                             Size( 1, pDataWin->GetSizePixel().Height() ) ),
                             SHOWTRACK_SPLIT|SHOWTRACK_WINDOW );
@@ -1597,7 +1592,7 @@ void BrowseBox::MouseButtonUp( const MouseEvent & rEvt )
 
     if ( bResizing )
     {
-        // Hilfslinie loeschen
+        // delete auxiliary line
         pDataWin->HideTracking();
 
         // width changed?
@@ -1712,7 +1707,7 @@ void BrowseBox::MouseButtonDown( const BrowserMouseEvent& rEvt )
                         // click in the selected area?
                         else if ( IsRowSelected( rEvt.GetRow() ) )
                         {
-                            // auf Drag&Drop warten
+                            // wait for Drag&Drop
                             bHit = sal_True;
                             bExtendedMode = MOUSE_MULTISELECT ==
                                     ( rEvt.GetMode() & MOUSE_MULTISELECT );
@@ -1769,7 +1764,7 @@ void BrowseBox::MouseButtonDown( const BrowserMouseEvent& rEvt )
                     SelectColumnId( rEvt.GetColumnId(), sal_True, sal_False );
             }
 
-            // ggf. Cursor wieder an
+            // turn cursor on again, if necessary
             bSelecting = sal_False;
             DoShowCursor( "MouseButtonDown" );
             if ( bSelect )
diff --git a/svtools/source/brwbox/brwhead.cxx b/svtools/source/brwbox/brwhead.cxx
index db8c9105ee13..1e08809c2369 100644
--- a/svtools/source/brwbox/brwhead.cxx
+++ b/svtools/source/brwbox/brwhead.cxx
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void BrowserHeader::EndDrag()
     sal_uInt16 nId = GetCurItemId();
     if ( nId )
     {
-        // Handle-Column?
+        // handle column?
         if ( nId == USHRT_MAX-1 )
             nId = 0;
 
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ void BrowserHeader::EndDrag()
         else
         {
             // column drag
-            // Hat sich die Position eigentlich veraendert
-            // Handlecolumn beruecksichtigen
+            // did the position actually change?
+            // take the handle column into account
             sal_uInt16 nOldPos = _pBrowseBox->GetColumnPos(nId),
                 nNewPos = GetItemPos( nId );
 
diff --git a/svtools/source/brwbox/datwin.cxx b/svtools/source/brwbox/datwin.cxx
index 73364e45011b..8db2a1580103 100644
--- a/svtools/source/brwbox/datwin.cxx
+++ b/svtools/source/brwbox/datwin.cxx
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ void BrowserDataWin::StartDrag( sal_Int8 _nAction, const Point& _rPosPixel )
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------
 void BrowserDataWin::Command( const CommandEvent& rEvt )
 {
-    // Scrollmaus-Event?
+    // scroll mouse event?
     BrowseBox *pBox = GetParent();
     if ( ( (rEvt.GetCommand() == COMMAND_WHEEL) ||
            (rEvt.GetCommand() == COMMAND_STARTAUTOSCROLL) ||
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ void BrowserDataWin::MouseButtonDown( const MouseEvent& rEvt )
 
 void BrowserDataWin::MouseMove( const MouseEvent& rEvt )
 {
-    // Pseudo MouseMoves verhindern
+    // avoid pseudo MouseMoves
     Point aNewPos = OutputToScreenPixel( rEvt.GetPosPixel() );
     if ( ( aNewPos == aLastMousePos ) )
         return;
@@ -532,14 +532,14 @@ IMPL_LINK_NOARG_INLINE_END(BrowserDataWin, RepeatedMouseMove)
 
 void BrowserDataWin::MouseButtonUp( const MouseEvent& rEvt )
 {
-    // Pseudo MouseMoves verhindern
+    // avoid pseudo MouseMoves
     Point aNewPos = OutputToScreenPixel( rEvt.GetPosPixel() );
     aLastMousePos = aNewPos;
 
-    // Move an die aktuelle Position simulieren
+    // simulate a move to the current position
     MouseMove( rEvt );
 
-    // eigentliches Up-Handling
+    // actual button up handling
     ReleaseMouse();
     if ( aMouseTimer.IsActive() )
         aMouseTimer.Stop();
diff --git a/svtools/source/brwbox/editbrowsebox.cxx b/svtools/source/brwbox/editbrowsebox.cxx
index 85700a777703..e3bf2f92095e 100644
--- a/svtools/source/brwbox/editbrowsebox.cxx
+++ b/svtools/source/brwbox/editbrowsebox.cxx
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ namespace svt
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     void EditBrowseBox::Init()
     {
-        // spaetes Construieren,
+        // late construction
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ namespace svt
         nEditCol = nCol;
 
         if ((GetSelectRowCount() && GetSelection() != NULL) || GetSelectColumnCount() ||
-            (aMouseEvent.Is() && (aMouseEvent.IsDown() || aMouseEvent->GetClicks() > 1))) // bei MouseDown passiert noch nichts
+            (aMouseEvent.Is() && (aMouseEvent.IsDown() || aMouseEvent->GetClicks() > 1))) // nothing happens on MouseDown
         {
             return;
         }