Re: Internationalizing an application..

[ZeeGeek <zeegeek gmail com>]

On 8/23/05, Ramashish Baranwal <ramashish lists gmail com> wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I am writing an application with support for internationalization and
> have a few questions on how to go about it-
> 
> 1. How does the application know which language should it use for the
> interface? Is it defined system wise (e.g. when I choose my Gnome
> session in some other language say Hindi) or can it be defined on an
> application basis i.e. even though my session is in English can I set
> the locale of my application (and only this application) in some other
> language? If yes, how? This question I think is more relevant when
> writing for Windows too.
> 

there're some variables which specifies the locale, you can use the
command locale to see them. I think most of the time, a program checks
that to decide which language to use.

> 2. Partially depending on the answers to questions above, can I
> provide an option to the user to change the application's language at
> runtime without having to restart the application?
> 
> Appreciating any help in this.:-)
> 
> Thanks..
> Ram
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