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

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

Yes this is a good thought.

The saving grace is that variables are very rarely used inside strings.
Perhaps I am lazy, but I really don't see the need to go to great lengths
for the 2 or 3 instances of where this happens.

The fall back where gettext is not installed on the local server is to
create a function that just returns the english string. Translated
environments thus need gettext installed. I understand that gettext is
pretty widely available on most web-hosts. It is widely used and tested in
many environments. I am keen to stick with tried and true.

Phil

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jesse Peterson" <je...@st...>
To: <web...@li...>
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Web-erp-developers] file imports for serial items


>
> >Pros
> >1) We would need to evaluate how much further it gets the translation
> >compared to not using.
> >
> >
> I see it as allowing more accurate string/message translations however
> it will require a little more code for the developers and a little extra
> instruction to a translator (how to move around variables).
>
> >Cons
> >1) The possible slowdowns of using the class instead of built in php
> >processor gettext code
> >
> >
> This class allows use of php's built-in gettext libraries if they are
> available. This is important as I am pretty sure we could inter-mix it's
> use with the standard gettext function, therefor only having to use it
> when we needed a string with vars in it.
>
> >2) What's with the setVar?  Does that mean we need to add setVars for
every
> >var used in a string? That will be some more work.
> >
> >
> >
> Yes, and yes it will be a little more work.
>
> >3) Do the tolls for making the po's such as xgettext all work smoothly
with
> >this enhancement?
> >
> >
> huh? It appears to use the same POs gen'd by xgettext if that's what you
> are asking about.
>
> >4) If setVar is not done on a variable then I'm thinking what will happen
is
> >the variable name with $ will appear instead of the variable's value.
This
> >could get easily missed by various people at various times.
> >
> >5) How stable and used is this class?
> >
> >
> They use it and claim it is stable enough for their use. We will have to
> test it/read docs to determine it's how it functions when mis-used.
>
> The main point here, though, is that I haven't seen a more simple way to
> get things fully translated (as opposed to in pieces) than a wrapper
> like this or through complicated (s)printfs. If others think the pieced
> together translations will suffice, then so be it. I just would hate to
> have gone through this trouble and find later that people really can't
> stand the translations that have been done and to realize that with a
> little extra work at the beginning they could have been better.
>
> jesse
>
>
>
>
>
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