Re: [Web-erp-developers] Translation of sentence with parameters...

[skaill <sk...@ro...>]

Glad to see there's agreement on which software solution to use.  I believe
this is the same package Jesse also recommended.  It has the variables
interpolation within translated strings.

Even if it doesn't get built into the base webERP, those of us who need the
software answer should be able to build it in with almost no modifications
to webERP.  It is a self-contained addition where webERP only knows it's
calling gettext whether it's built in or calls the "software" answer.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hani Naguib" <ha...@na...>
To: <web...@li...>
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 5:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Web-erp-developers] Translation of sentence with parameters...


> Hi guys just a thought,
> When we did this stuff in OA we felt there was a strong
> requirement not to require gettext compiled into php. I am not sure
> it should have been such a strong requirement, but I did not want to
> have to install it at home and my stupid host did not have it installed at
> the time (he has it now). I also don't think it hurts anyway, so you might
> as well have it.
> We used this:
> http://phptal.sourceforge.net/bagpack/GetText/
> I modified it slightly to remove the dependency to pear and also created
> a lang.php which created a few shortcut functions (like _() which used
> GetText).
>
> It also provides all this variable stuff. For example
>
> _set("name",$name);
> _set("occupation",$occupation);
> echo _("${name} works as a ${occupation}");
>
> Once you guys settle on the approach I can give you a hand with some
scripts
> although you would have to let me know which ones :)
>
> Good luck,
> Hani
>
>
> luc...@pd... wrote:
>
> >*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm)
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> >Hello all.
> >As stated in my previous message, I was trying to solve the problem of
sentences with one or more parameters. As an example just consider -"Display
". $ModuleName . " options:"- in www_users.
> >Here's my proposed solution.
> >I am using special tags in the tobetranslated and translated sentence,
i.e :
> >ENGLISH: Display __Parameter1__ options
> >ITALIAN: Mostra opzioni per il modulo __Parameter1__
> >
> >when I have to translate this sentence I make this call:
> >translate('Display __Parameter1__ options',$ModuleName)
> >
> >Here's the definition of the function translate:
> >function translate($idOfLabelToBeTranslated)
> >{
> >   global $lang;
> >   if ($lang[$idOfLabelToBeTranslated]!=null){
> >      $numargs = func_num_args();
> >      if($numargs >1){
> >        $arg_list = func_get_args();
> >        $returnString=$lang[$idOfLabelToBeTranslated];
> >        for ($i = 0; $i < $numargs; $i++) {
> >          //echo "Argument $i is: " . $arg_list[$i] . "<br />\n";
> >          $returnString =
str_replace('__Parameter'.$i.'__',$arg_list[$i],$returnString);
> >        }
> >        return $returnString;
> >      }
> >      else //number of arguments is 1
> >         return $lang[$idOfLabelToBeTranslated];
> >   }
> >   else //there is no translated label in the array
> >     return $idOfLabelToBeTranslated;
> >}
> >
> >As you can see it takes a variable number of arguments. If we have more
than 1 argumentes, i.e. some parameters have to be inserted in the sentence,
it simply gets the translated label, which contains the varios strings
__Parameter1__ ... __ParameterN__. Then it substitutes the parameter string
with the values passed as arguments.
> >
> >The main concern I still have on this solution is:
> >"__ParameterN__" as the tobereplaced string is cabled, thus every
translator has to keep in mind to strictly use this formalism. Of course any
suggestion on how to choose a formalism wich can be surely not confused with
any real life word, will be appreciated.
> >
> >
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