Re: i18n question

[Jim Edwards <jimedwards altavista com>]

Dermot,

Thanks - this is helpful.  I´m just learning the i18n stuff myself.  There is
a perl module for gettext on CPAN which accesses the c gettext functions, but
you answered a few questions I didn´t ask :-)

Jim

Dermot Musgrove wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> Jim Edwards wrote:
> > Can anyone tell me the perl equivalent of c functions
> >
> > bindtextdomain
> > textdomain
> >
> > which tell a package where to look for it´s NLS language bindings?
>
> I am sure that you know more about I18N and NLS than I do so please
> excuse me if I am missing the point of your question.
>
> I don't know if you are still using Glade-Perl but there are several I18N
> utilities in Glade::PerlRun to load and use .mo files. Have a look at
> the Glade::PerlRun perldoc/manpage but briefly:
>
>  load_translations()
>    Load a translation file (.mo) for later use as language type
>
>  with args $class, $domain, $language, $locale_dir, $file, $key, $merge
>
>  e.g. To load translations in current LANG from default locations
>       $class->load_translations('MyApp');
>
>  OR   $class->load_translations('MyApp', 'pt_BR', undef,
>           '/home/dermot/Devel/Glade-Perl/ppo/en.mo');
>
>  OR   $class->load_translations('MyApp', 'fr', '/usr/local/share/locale/',
>           undef, '__D', 'Merge with already loaded translations');
>
> Here $key allows you to use several languages in parallel - in Glade-Perl
> I use different keys for diagnostics and source generation so that:
>   D_('message') translates diagnostic messages to one language and
>   S_('message') translates source code messages to another language
>
> Within the source code all widgets' text is set to _('text') so that
> it is translated to the current language when the UI is constructed.
> This is usually $ENV{LANG} but can be set explicitly the same way.
>
> There is a FAQ on my website that explains how to produce I18N apps
> using Glade and Perl at http://www.glade.perl.connectfree.co.uk/FAQ.i18n
>
> Regards, Dermot
>
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