Re: [Web-erp-developers] file imports for serial items

[Daintrees <p.d...@pa...>]

Well I didn't actually test that bit.

We are actually using xgettext to extract all the strings from the files
that have strings inside the gettext function calls. xgettext wont extract
strings that include variables inside them and with flagging enthusisasm for
multi-language - I don't want to have to take strings manually to the
messages.po I want this created automatically using xgettext.

There is a chance that your suggestion might work Jesse, its just that if it
does, it would involve a LOT more work and introduce more possible causes of
problems. Translators would have to know to keep the name of the variable
exactly the same and might not.

Phil


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "skaill" <sk...@ro...>
To: <web...@li...>
Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Web-erp-developers] file imports for serial items


> Ah.  And since we don't want the variables hard code translated then it
> wouldn't do to translate the entire string.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jesse Peterson" <je...@st...>
> To: <web...@li...>
> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 1:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [Web-erp-developers] file imports for serial items
>
>
> > php is interpreted in it's execution, but these functions occur within
> > the execution, so it was a crap shoot as to which way gettext is
> > written. Phil has repsonded to say he tested and that gettext in fact
> > does parse & interpret the string before matching it for translation.
> >
> > jesse
> >
> >
> > skaill wrote:
> >
> > >I could be way off track but I'm thinking that PHP is interpreted, not
> > >compiled.  Therefore, it does not know what to do with a string until
it
> is
> > >executing the function/command upon that string.  For instance, the
> function
> > >could be to simply copy the string.  This means you would want to copy
> "Hi
> > >$UserID" as "Hi $UserID", not "Hi Tom".  If so, it would be the echo
that
> > >indicates what to do with the string.  Since the echo is executed after
> the
> > >gettext then the string passed to gettext would contain the variable
name
> > >and not the contents of the variable.
> > >
> > >Steve
> > >
> > >----- Original Message ----- 
> > >From: "Jesse Peterson" <je...@st...>
> > >To: <web...@li...>
> > >Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 12:57 AM
> > >Subject: Re: [Web-erp-developers] file imports for serial items
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>No, my thought was the translator would be told that things starting
> > >>with $ were a variable, usually a number,  (and I suppose a possible
> > >>explanation of that) so they could just move them around in the
> > >>translated string. I suppose a way to think of what I'm taking about
is
> > >>an array keyed by a full string, including variable, that had values
of
> > >>the translated string that should be used.
> > >>Alas, as you said, it does not work like that with gettext - I
supposed
> > >>the 'smart' it is depends on how you might wish it to work ;)   And I
> > >>wasn't just suggesting it work the shorter code, it was really for the
> > >>more accurate translation to help make things look that much better in
> > >>the eyes of others. Still, being able to attract the user base of most
> > >>any language is a very good thing, so this project you guys have
> > >>undertaken is quite admirable. Glad I can help.
> > >>
> > >>jesse
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Phil Daintree wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>Thinking a little more - we dont really want variable names
translated
> > >>>anyway - the scripts will always be in English and using the
variables
> > >>>would be tough if they were actually translated to something else.
> > >>>
> > >>>gettext works on a bunch on languages as well as PHP but it is really
> > >>>only working purely with strings.
> > >>>
> > >>>Phil
> > >>>
> > >>>On Sun, 2004-09-05 at 16:19, Jesse Peterson wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>>>That would be a great help re internationalization.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>One question on this... I saw that you asked that this be done:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>>echo "<P>A long string full of $NumberOfCharacters characters";
> > >>>>>>would need to be re-written as:
> > >>>>>>echo '<P>' . _('A long string full of') . ' ' .
$NumberOfCharacters
> .
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >'
> > >
> > >
> > >>>>>>' . _('characters');
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>It makes perfect senses and is easy to follow. I also do not know
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >gettext much at all. The root of what I am wondering is if php
evaluates
> a
> > >variable in a "num = $TheNum" style string before gettext translates it
> or
> > >not. If not, it would probably make things a lot easier on potential
> > >translators to work with:
> > >
> > >
> > >>>>  _("A long string full of $NumberOfCharacters characters");
> > >>>>instead of:
> > >>>>  _('A long string full of') . ' ' . $NumberOfCharacters . ' ' .
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >_('characters');
> > >
> > >
> > >>>>Luckily our code keeper is committed to readable code, so the
variable
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >name should generally describe what it is. That would give a translator
2
> > >things - more full context to what they are translating and one less
> > >translation to do. I also know languages just enough to know that
piecing
> > >together english translations in the manner underway does not
necessarily
> > >produce coherent output. The more a message can be presented with
> context,
> > >the better the translation will be.
> > >
> > >
> > >>>>Just a thought - not sure how feasible it is...
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>jesse
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
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