On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 01:37:34 +0900 David Stevenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled:
> On 12/1/05, The Rasterman Carsten Haitzler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 00:18:37 +0900 David Stevenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > babbled: > > > > > Gidday all, > > > > > > I have posted a couple of blog entries about 3rd party module > > > internationalization over at edevelop. > > > > > > 3rd party Module Internationalization - Overview > > > http://edevelop.org/node/1853 > > > 3rd party Module Internationalization - Proof of concept > > > http://edevelop.org/node/1860 > > > > > > My autotools knowledge is rudimentary, but hopefully this can be useful > > for > > > other 3rd party module developers wanting to internationalize :-) > > > If anyone has suggestions for improvement please let me know. > > > > very nice write up man! ganbatte! > > > > minna ganbaro-! > > Actually I had an idea for an improvement to this > Using the d_ macro in e_intl.h involves writing > d_("some string to translate", "") > which is obviously a pita to do for every string so instead I am thinking > 3rd party modules, as they are built independently from e, could simply > redefine the _ macro in their e_mod_main.h: > > #ifdef _ > #undef _ > #endif _ > #define _str dgettext(PACKAGE, str) > > So then strings in 3rd party modules can be wrapped as usual with just > _("some string to translate") > > ...which should be less of a hassle :) yes.... and no... yes. good idea. handy. no - because... a 3rd party module COULD recycle already translated strings like "OK" "Cancel" etc. known to be translated and thus the module will get partly translated "for free" :) -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 裸好多 Tokyo, Japan (東京 日本) ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
