RE: [Web-erp-developers] Translations

[Rom P. <ro...@pr...>]

Dear Steve and All,

 

This project uses this very same gettext functionality: http://cattadoc.com/

 

It is interesting, but to create the translated files is not as
straight-forward as with a database interface, as they put in the page:
http://cattadoc.com/translate.html, since it is needed to compile the file
and everything.

 

It would be nice if we could ally the advantages of the gettext
functionality with a database interface straight-forwardness, like an online
tool or something like it, where the user would make the translations in a
database interface and get the result in a gettext binary file.

 

Please let me know your inputs and thank you for your reply,

 

Rom Pereira

 

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From: web...@li...
[mailto:web...@li...] On Behalf Of skaill
Sent: segunda-feira, 16 de agosto de 2004 13:37
To: web...@li...
Subject: Re: [Web-erp-developers] Translations

 

Hi Rom,

 

I was looking into the same thing with another SourceForge project called
InfoCentral.  They use the built in gettext facility and the code and
functions to do it are very understandable.  You may want to check that
project out.

 

The main part of the work will be finding every string in the program in
order to put the gettext() function call around it.

 

When using the gettext functionality, the language files are a specific
format and there are tools available to more easily update and maintain the
translations in the future.

 

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Rom Pereira <mailto:ro...@pr...>  

To: web...@li... 

Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 12:25 PM

Subject: [Web-erp-developers] Translations

 

Dear Friends at Web-ERP Developers and Phil Daintree,

 

Recently I sent an email regarding translation to Brazilian Portuguese. I
received a prompt reply from Mr. Phil Daintree about the subject and I
quote:

 

"There is work afoot to make it easier to translate the system such that
when changes are implemented the translation work will not need to be
re-done."

 

I use a CRM system from http://crm-ctt.sourceforge.net/ and it is pretty
good. The way the created the translations system works pretty well. Maybe
we should study some system like that to better understand how to create a
good one. I am a PHP programmer myself, far from an expert, but I can do
some programming. My intentions are to apply this ERP to my family company,
Primor Doces e Caramelos Ltda. (http://www.primor.ind.br
<http://www.primor.ind.br/> ). Something that I don't understand very well
is the Company processes but I am willing to learn. Maybe I can be of more
help. Please let me know.

 

"However, this is some way away. An Italian chap is starting work on this
but we are discussing the best way to proceed. If you join the
web-erp-developers list you can contribute to the discussions."

 

We can to an intermediate solution until we move to a better approach to the
ideal solution to the problem.

 

I do believe that ERP system should move from the hands of big companies
that make it so difficult to buy those systems without wasting a lot of time
and money.

 

I also own a copy of HB++, what is a programming language for palm platforms
and I can help to create applications that would link the both worlds.

 

Again let me know of how I can be of more help.

 

Thank you and Best Regards,

 

Rom Pereira