RE: [Perfparse-devel-int] Re: [Perfparse-users] RE: Perfparse error for version 0.105.5

[Yves <yme...@pe...>]

>>> ii) This does not break the current translation.  I note we have
>>>     several German / French users.  I don't want to loose them
>>>     if possible :)

Ben, if things are done correctly, there is no problem for translations. =
Alex's issue is
about keywords, not translations. 2 distinct keywords make 2 strings to t=
ranslate :)

> How are this translation done for the language, hardcoded?

Alex, when you write one of
_("string to translate")
N_("string to translate")
gettext tools can find the string "string to translate" and put it in po/=
perfparse.pot.
Then, translators copy that file (if not done already) with the name fr.p=
o (for french)
or de.po (for german) or whatever the language is. Then they edit it, and=
 the previous
becomes (for french) :

msgid "string to translate"
msgstr "cha=EEne =E0 traduire"

Gettext tools compute those .po files and generate .gmo files, that are r=
enamed at
installation time. Check /usr/share/locale/... or something similar.

Translation is done at runtime. Change your $LANG environment variable an=
d the program
will talk another language.

>   #ifdef USE_LANGUAGE_ENGLISH
>   #define TXT_001 N_("Please select the Host from list:")
>   #define TXT_002 N_("...:")
>   #elseif USE_LANGUAGE_FRENCH
>   #define TXT_001 N_("Please select the Host from list:")
>   #define TXT_002 N_("...:")
>   #elseif USE_LANGUAGE_GERMAN
>   #define TXT_001 N_("Please select the Host from list:")
>   #define TXT_002 N_("...:")
>   #endif

Some infos about gettext : in some header file, you should be able to fin=
d this :
#define N_(x) (x)
#define _(x) gettext(x)

char*gettext(const char*msgid) {
1/ get the $LANG variable
2/ read the $LANG.po file (in real, it is not $LANG.po but
/usr/share/locale/.../$LANG/.../perfparse.mo)
3/ find msgid in that file
4/ read the msgstr that comes with that msgid
return(msgstr);
}

The only things to remember are :
use _(string) to have a translatable string
use N_(string) when you define a keyword like #define KEY N_("keyword") a=
nd use _(KEY)
then (because N_(string) does nothing). That's all :)


More info on http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_chapter/gett=
ext_toc.html



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