[Rssview-developers] Localization

[schmidtm <mat...@mo...>]

Hi *,

I fully localized RssView using ResouceBundles.

We now have an englisch (rssview.properties)and german localization
(rssview_de.properties).

try the german version out with:

LANG=de java -jar rssview.jar  or
java -Duser.language=de -jar rssview.jar

Although the support for internationalization in Netbeans is excellent, 
It was quite an afford
to get things right. There are some things to mention:

1) There are Typos, remind me of them and i will fix them instantly.
2) No name or term is carved in stone.
3) I used local access to ResouceBundles. There is no need for 
optimization at this point.
    if we run into serious performance issues, we can load the bundle in 
the main-class.

4) If there are just a few Strings-to-be-localized (~ 1-4),

   I load them on the fly:

     ResourceBundle.getBundle("rssview").getString("Browser_path");

   rather then initialize the ResouceBundle:

     private ResourceBundle rb;
     ...
     rb = ResourceBundle.getBundle("rssview");
     ...
     rb.getString("Browser_path")

5) The keys are auto-generated and can be changed easily. Some of them 
could probably be shorter or more meaningfull

OK - The List of Languages I roughly speak is at an end, but the 
groundwork for future localizations is layed.

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Matthias Schmidt
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67346 Speyer

Tel.: +49 6232 4867
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