Thank you for all the info. I will try using a properties file as Mike suggested and report back what I find. If the properties file works, then the only feature I would like to see is the ability to use a standalone tag (ie. not the labelcode attribute of the obs tag), so as to have more flexibility in presenting the translated text.
Thanks again, Steve On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Michael Seaton <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm pretty sure the way that we implemented the translations in > HtmlFormEntry is that tags that support localization will: > > 1. Look for a translation in the <translations> section. If nothing > found, then: > 2. Look for a translation in across all of the OpenMRS message properties. > If nothing found, then: > 3. Return the text as is. > > So, if you can find a way to manage all of your messages in separate > messages.properties files (eg. in a module), you should be able to refer to > these messages from your htmlforms and have the translations appear as > specified. I haven't tried this myself, but I think in theory it should > work... > > Mike > > > > On 04/17/2012 12:26 PM, Ellen Ball wrote: > >> At PIH, we normally provide multiple languages (English and French) on our >> paper and html forms. The translation tag is available, but we rarely >> use it. >> Since screen real-estate is cheap, many of our htmlforms show the text in >> both languages. We might show French in black font followed by the >> English >> in italicized grey. If the paper has enough space, we also include both >> languages on the form. It's not a perfect system, but the simplest to >> maintain. >> >> It would be great to have a cleaner method. >> >> Regards, >> >> Ellen Ball >> Partners In Health >> >> ______________________________**___________ >> >> To unsubscribe from OpenMRS Implementers' mailing list, send an e-mail to >> [email protected] with "SIGNOFF openmrs-implement-l" in the >> body (not the subject) of your e-mail. >> >> [mailto:LISTSERV@LISTSERV.**IUPUI.EDU <[email protected]> >> ?body=SIGNOFF%**20openmrs-implement-l] >> > > ______________________________**___________ > > To unsubscribe from OpenMRS Implementers' mailing list, send an e-mail to > [email protected] with "SIGNOFF openmrs-implement-l" in the > body (not the subject) of your e-mail. > > [mailto:LISTSERV@LISTSERV.**IUPUI.EDU <[email protected]> > ?body=SIGNOFF%**20openmrs-implement-l] > -- Thank you, Stephen Retchford _________________________________________ To unsubscribe from OpenMRS Implementers' mailing list, send an e-mail to [email protected] with "SIGNOFF openmrs-implement-l" in the body (not the subject) of your e-mail. [mailto:[email protected]?body=SIGNOFF%20openmrs-implement-l]
