[RFC] Cream i18n

[Thomas de G. de L. <deg...@ea...>]

Hi Steve et al.,

I've started working on Cream internationalisation, and i think
it's time to share what i've done so far. Actually, i've seen too
late that it was a post 1.0 item on the TODO... I hope you won't
mind starting a bit sooner :)

I won't give you a long and boring detailed explanation of how
things work so far. Instead, i've tried to comment the code, i
think (hope) it is easy to understand.

Here is just a quick description of the files attached to this
email: * cream-0.31--i18n.diff is a patch that:
   - integrates the i18n code into Cream
   - makes toolbar tooltips strings translatable
   - makes cream-spell.vim strings translatable (that's the only
     module that i've modified so far, as an example of what
     should be done everywhere)
 * cream-i18n.vim contains all the functions for:
   - managing the translated string
   - selecting the language and sourcing a translation file
   - reseting the GUI to switch its language
 * cream-i18_fr_fr.{latin1,utf-8}.vim are two french translation
   files, for the menu items, toolbar tooltips and cream-spell.vim
   strings. They must be installed in an "i18n" $CREAM subdir.
 * cream-i18n_lang.enc.vim is a template file to start other
   translations.

What i would like now is mainly some comments/critics about how it
works and if i can continue on that direction. The big work that
remains is to go through all the  Cream source code and replace
hardcoded string with some Cream_i18_string(...) calls (and sure
to complete the template file accordingly). Steve, if you agree on
the principle, I'm willing to do it (it will probably takes some
time, so i would submit a patch from time to time that make a few
more modules translatable).

Oh, and also, i would need a fresh look on the g:CREAM_I18N_LANG
setting. This variable was meant to permit using a language that
is different from the one of locales. This var is stored in the
.viminfo, but the problem is that it is not yet defined when i
need it the first time (just before creating the menus). I don't
really understand how all this .viminfo works, so a few advices
would be welcome.

Thanks,

-- 
TGL.