Dear list members
I would like ask how map files for multilingual applications are handled
by mapserver users.
Multilingual information may impact the map in various ways. As by now,
those come to mind:
* Fix strings in the map file, (NAME, DESCRIPTION etc)
* Database borne data, changing column for different languages as for
LABELITEM
* Queries changing with language, so that DATA/FILTER statements must be
adapted to the current language (e.g. WHERE lang_id='en').
What we are currently doing is to write the mapfiles like:
CLASS
NAME "IT:Progetti linee|DE:Projekte Linien"
SYMBOL 'circle'
SIZE 3
COLOR 0 0 255
END
METADATA
"DESCRIPTION" "IT:Progetti|DE:Projekte"
END
LABELITEM "IT:gemi|DE:gemd"
and modify the labels through Mapscript before rendering the map. This
works if the map file is processed by Mapscript, whereas it would not
work for CGI and W*S services. We would need a map file for each
language for those services.
How do you handle i18n in MapServer?
Regards,
Peter
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Dott. Peter Hopfgartner
R3 GIS Srl - GmbH
Via Johann Kravogl-Str. 2
I-39012 Meran/Merano (BZ)
Email: peter.hopfgart...@r3-gis.com
Tel. : +39 0473 494949
Fax : +39 0473 069902
www : http://www.r3-gis.com
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