[geeklog-devel] Translation possibility

[Tom Willett]

I would stick with 2b -- simplest is best as far as I am concerned.  Running 
two parallel systems and trying to keep them in sync is asking for trouble.

TomW
On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 09:04:14 -0600 (CST), Tony Bibbs wrote

> Ok, it seems there could be issues with gettext not working on macosx.  I 

> will probably stick wtih the concept below.  Please give me some sort of 

> head nod if you think the approach below makes sense.

> 

> --Tony

> 

>  On Fri, 24 Jan 2003, 

> Tony Bibbs wrote:

> 

> > Ok, bare with me but I think I have a potential way of handling this 

> > translation issue.

> > 

> > 1) We create an xml file for all languages other than english that looks 

> > like this:

> > <GL2_Translation>

> >     <language>de</language>

> >     <GL_version></GL_version>

> >     <translations>

> >         <entry msgid="some english text">translated text</entry>

> >         <entry msgid="some other text">other translated text</entry>

> >         .

> >         .

> >         .

> >     </translations>

> > </GL2_Translation>

> > 2) During automated install, the translation type is queried from the 

> > user.  

> > 2a) if gettext, XML files for all translations are loaded a .po is 

> > constructed for each and then we launch msgfmt against all .po's to get 

> > the .mo file

> > 2b) otherwise we either leave the XML alone and parse that for each 

> > request OR we load it into some structure (similar to current array 

> > system)

> > 

> > After all this I start wondering if gettext is so important it justifies 

> > the work.  I mean, why not just to with the method in 2b?  My answer, 

> > though I can't verify would be speed. I have to believe gettext is 

> > faster/more efficient.

> > 

> > 

> 

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