The same thing can be accomplished without the ?interpret add-on. Wait a little while longer on this - I am looking through the FreeMarker code trying to find a better way.
-Adrian --- On Fri, 7/4/08, Bruno Busco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Bruno Busco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: How to include parameters into UiLabels strings? > To: dev@ofbiz.apache.org > Date: Friday, July 4, 2008, 1:34 PM > Googling around I found this: > http://lists.ofbiz.org/pipermail/dev/2003-November/003762.html > > so in the .FTL I have used the following: > <div><#assign > ProductOnlyShowingFirstN=uiLabelMap.ProductOnlyShowingFirstN?interpret><@ProductOnlyShowingFirstN/>.</div> > > and so doing it is not necessary to change the screens XML > files to insert > the <set> tag. > If there are no objections it could still be "the way > to go" > > Thank you, > -Bruno > > > 2008/7/4 Adrian Crum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Doing so would require a change to the Freemarker > code. It would be worth > > looking into. > > > > -Adrian > > > > > > BJ Freeman wrote: > > > >> wouldn't be easier to change the rendering > code > >> instead of doing this for every line that has > split labels with variables. > >> just seems more of a quick fix but not a > solution\ > >> > >> > >> Adrian Crum sent the following on 7/3/2008 12:42 > PM: > >> > >>> Keep it simple: > >>> > >>> <set > field="ProductOnlyShowingFirstN" > >>> > value="${uiLabelMap.ProductOnlyShowingFirstN}"/> > >>> > >>> and > >>> > >>> ${ProductOnlyShowingFirstN} > >>> > >>> -Adrian > >>> > >>> Bruno Busco wrote: > >>> > >>>> Adrian, > >>>> yes I did read your solution and now I > have also tested and solved the > >>>> problem. > >>>> Thank you. > >>>> > >>>> BTW, since this is something that will > happen more than once (above > >>>> all if > >>>> we replace some splitted english-ordered > sentences with a whole label) > >>>> I ask > >>>> for a best practice to do it. > >>>> I propose the one that I have implemented > right now as following: > >>>> > >>>> In order to display the following UILabel: > >>>> <property > key="ProductOnlyShowingFirstN"> > >>>> <value > xml:lang="en">NOTE: Only showing the first > ${viewSize} of > >>>> ${listSize} products. To view the rest, > use the Products tab for this > >>>> category.</value> > >>>> <value > xml:lang="it">NOTA: Sono elencati solo > ${viewSize} di > >>>> ${listSize} > >>>> prodotti. Per visualizzare gli altri, usa > il pannello Prodotti di questa > >>>> categoria.</value> > >>>> </property> > >>>> > >>>> I have used the following line in the > actions tag: > >>>> <set > field="uiLabelMap_ProductOnlyShowingFirstN" > >>>> > value="${uiLabelMap.ProductOnlyShowingFirstN}"/> > >>>> > >>>> and the following line in the .FTL file > >>>> ${uiLabelMap_ProductOnlyShowingFirstN} > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> So the guideline could be that the field > used has the same name has the > >>>> UiLabel except the "." replaced > by the "_" > >>>> > >>>> Does this make sense? > >>>> > >>>> Thank you, > >>>> Bruno > >>>> > >>>> P.S. > >>>> To implement this it has been necessary to > change the screen xml file > >>>> and > >>>> the ftl file. > >>>> I also tried to use the #assign tag in > order to have this local to the > >>>> .FTL > >>>> file with the following lines: > >>>> > >>>> <#assign > uiLabelMap_ProductOnlyShowingFirstN = > >>>> uiLabelMap.ProductOnlyShowingFirstN> > >>>> > <div>${uiLabelMap_ProductOnlyShowingFirstN}.</div> > >>>> > >>>> but this does not work :-( > >>>> There are no way to make this work? > >>>> > >>>> 2008/7/3 BJ Freeman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>>> > >>>> Ok sorry now it makes sense. > >>>>> my languages are limited but like in > spanish the sentence structure is > >>>>> different than english so the > placement of the variables would be > >>>>> different. > >>>>> > >>>>> so the approach have the $() in the > uilabels files is what you are > >>>>> suggesting. > >>>>> > >>>>> Bruno Busco sent the following on > 7/3/2008 1:15 AM: > >>>>> > >>>>>> So the only solution is to split > the strings and have the ${} into the > >>>>>> > >>>>> ftl ? > >>>>> > >>>>>> It is not the case to think to > implement an iterative strings > >>>>>> rendering > >>>>>> until no more ${} are found? > >>>>>> (this is why I used dev ml) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> This would also solve the issue > that splitting the sentence in several > >>>>>> labels it is necessary to stick to > english words order that > >>>>>> generally is > >>>>>> different from other languages. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thank you > >>>>>> -Bruno > >>>>>> > >>>>>> 2008/7/3 BJ Freeman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> probably should be in user ml > >>>>>>> use > >>>>>>> uiLabelMap.yourstringid > >>>>>>> then move the text to > >>>>>>> config/name of > fileUiLabels.xml > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> take a look at > CatalogCommonScreens.xml for where you may find the > >>>>>>> UiLabels.xml files like > >>>>>>> <property-map > resource="ProductUiLabels" > >>>>>>> > map-name="uiLabelMap" > global="true"/> > >>>>>>> <property-map > resource="CommonUiLabels" > >>>>>>> > map-name="uiLabelMap" > global="true"/> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> note you will have to break it > up so the $() stay in the ftl, i > >>>>>>> believe. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Bruno Busco sent the following > on 7/2/2008 11:15 PM: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Thank you very much for > your suggestions, I have been able to answer > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> you > >>>>> > >>>>>> only now... > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> The issue, i think, is not > related to the availability of the > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> information > >>>>> > >>>>>> in > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> the context, the two > variables are already defined in the context. > >>>>>>>> The > >>>>>>>> problem I have is that the > UI label rendering should do a "double > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> rendering" > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> and it seems not to do so. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I try to better explain > (sorry for the message length). > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I am working on the file > >>>>>>>> > \applications\product\webapp\catalog\find\miniproductlist.ftl. > At > >>>>>>>> lines > >>>>>>>> 46-50 of this file there > is the following: > >>>>>>>> <#if > (listSize > viewSize)> > >>>>>>>> > <div> > >>>>>>>> > <div>NOTE: Only showing the first ${viewSize} of > >>>>>>>> ${listSize} products. To > view the rest, use the Products tab for > >>>>>>>> this > >>>>>>>> category.</div> > >>>>>>>> > </div> > >>>>>>>> </#if> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> The viewSize and listSize > variables are correctly rendered since > >>>>>>>> they > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> are > >>>>> > >>>>>> correctly defined in the context > by the miniproductlist.groovy > >>>>>>>> script. > >>>>>>>> The problem is that this > string is english only and I would like to > >>>>>>>> transform in a standard > UiLabel, so I added the following in the > >>>>>>>> ProductUiLabels.xml file: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> <property > key="ProductOnlyShowingFirstN"> > >>>>>>>> <value > xml:lang="en">NOTE: Only showing the first > ${viewSize} > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> of > >>>>> > >>>>>> ${listSize} products. To view the > rest, use the Products tab for this > >>>>>>>> category.</value> > >>>>>>>> <value > xml:lang="it">NOTA: Sono elencati solo > ${viewSize} di > >>>>>>>> ${listSize} prodotti. Per > visualizzare gli altri, usa il pannello > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Prodotti > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> di questa > categoria.</value> > >>>>>>>> </property> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> and replaced the above > lines in the miniproductlist.ftl file with > >>>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>> following: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> <#if > (listSize > viewSize)> > >>>>>>>> > <div> > >>>>>>>> > <div>${uiLabelMap.ProductOnlyShowingFirstN}</div> > >>>>>>>> > </div> > >>>>>>>> </#if> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> well, in this case what I > get on the screen is the following: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> NOTE: Only showing the > first ${viewSize} of ${listSize} products. To > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> view > >>>>> > >>>>>> the rest, use the Products tab for > this category. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> where you can see that the > variables are not rendered even if they > >>>>>>>> are > >>>>>>>> defined in the context. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> In my opinion a cyclic > rendering should be done on the string > >>>>>>>> until no > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> more > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> ${} are found because all > have been rendered. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I think that this is the > reason why in many cases labels are divided > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> into > >>>>> > >>>>>> several labels (sometimes of one > word only) that are then included in > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> ftl > >>>>> > >>>>>> files to form the whole sentence. > Doing this can be a workaround for > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> the > >>>>> > >>>>>> variables rendering (because the > variables are not included in the > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> UiLabels > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> string but in the ftl > directly) but we already discussed in the ML > >>>>>>>> that > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> this > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> should be avoided because > it imposes the english words order that is > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> often > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> different for other > languages. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Many thanks, > >>>>>>>> -Bruno > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> 2008/6/30 Ashish > Vijaywargiya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Hello Bruno, > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Unfortunately I > see that the parameters ${viewSize} and > >>>>>>>>>> ${listSize} > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> are > >>>>> > >>>>>> not > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> rendered as > expected but the whole string is displayed as it > >>>>>>>>>> appears > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> in > >>>>> > >>>>>> the > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> UiLabel.xml file. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> ${viewSize} and > ${listSize} means that we should put this values in > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> the > >>>>> > >>>>>> screen context first then this > will be available in the UiLabel.xml > >>>>>>>>> file.Suppose you are > preparing context in the *Screens.xml then you > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> should > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> write down something like > this :- > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> <set > field="viewSize" value="2"/> > >>>>>>>>> <set > field="listSize" value="2"/> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Or if you would like > to put this values in the *.bsh file that is > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> included > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> in your *Screens.xml file > then you should write down the following > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> code. > >>>>> > >>>>>> > context.put("viewSize","2"); > >>>>>>>>> > context.put("listSize","2"); > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> If you are keeping > your values in the parameters then you should > >>>>>>>>> read > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> the > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> values from the parameters > map inside your UiLabel.xml file. > >>>>>>>>> In this case you will > read by ${parameters.viewSize} & > >>>>>>>>> ${parameters.listSize} > >>>>>>>>> For example :- > >>>>>>>>> <set > field="parameters.viewSize" > value="2"/> > >>>>>>>>> <set > field="parameters.listSize" > value="2"/> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> & while putting > the values in *.bsh > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > parameters.put("viewSize","2"); > >>>>>>>>> > parameters.put("listSize","2"); > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> You should notice that > in the screen definition all the Decorator > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> comes > >>>>> > >>>>>> after setting this context values > and decorator includes(set) the > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> values > >>>>> > >>>>>> from Property Files.So all the > values kept in the context(either in > >>>>>>>>> parameters or context > map) will be available in those *UiLabel.xml > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> files. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> And for the localization > thing I agree from the Scott's comment. > >>>>>>>>> So I think I am safe > on that point :-) > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Please let us know if > you still have some more question. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>>> Ashish > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 > at 2:25 PM, Scott Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Hi Bruno > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> I think you're > looking for something like this: > >>>>>>>>>> > UtilProperties.getMessage(resource, > >>>>>>>>>> > "AccountingAdditionalShippingChargeForShipment", > >>>>>>>>>> > UtilMisc.toMap("shipmentId", shipmentId), > locale); > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Regard > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> 2008/6/29 Bruno > Busco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Hi, > >>>>>>>>>>> I am trying to > add the following UiLabel that includes some > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> parameters > >>>>> > >>>>>> <property > key="ProductOnlyShowingFirstN"> > >>>>>>>>>>> > <value xml:lang="en">NOTE: Only showing the > first > >>>>>>>>>>> ${viewSize} > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> of > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> ${listSize} products. To > view the rest, use the Products tab for > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> this > >>>>> > >>>>>> category.</value> > >>>>>>>>>>> > <value xml:lang="it">NOTA: Sono elencati > solo > >>>>>>>>>>> ${viewSize} di > >>>>>>>>>>> ${listSize} > prodotti. Per visualizzare gli altri, usa il pannello > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Prodotti > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> di questa > categoria.</value> > >>>>>>>>>>> > </property> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> I would like > to use it in miniproductlist.ftl to replace an > >>>>>>>>>>> english > >>>>>>>>>>> constant > >>>>>>>>>>> text. > >>>>>>>>>>> Unfortunately > I see that the parameters ${viewSize} and > >>>>>>>>>>> ${listSize} > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> are > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> not > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> rendered as > expected but the whole string is displayed as it > >>>>>>>>>>> appears > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> in > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> UiLabel.xml > file. > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> What is the > correct way to display parametrized labels? > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Many thanks, > >>>>>>>>>>> Bruno > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >>
