I've looked this up and ran some of the demos. They've done a nice job. Regretfully, the software does not actually install a new locale, only the locales provided by Palm, Inc. are present, so to to distribute my application in one of the non EFIGS languages, I could not use an overlay, I would have to use a full app.prc containing the translation.
"Michael Glickman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:72966@palm-dev-forum... > > Hi Ted > > A whole bunch of localizations (for most if not all European languages, as > well as Hebrew, Arabic, Turkish and more) is available from Paragon Software > (SHDD). > > I can't give you the home page, but you might wish to check the following: > > http://www.palmgear.com/software/answer.cfm?searchtitle=Applications%20by%20 > Paragon%20Software%20%28SHDD%29 > > Or just goto www.palmgear.com and search for 'localization'. > > But again, it ends up with language, not with language+country. > > Michael > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ted Trela [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, 9 January 2002 2:32 AM > To: Palm Developer Forum > Subject: Re: Locales > > > I browsed the system locales installed on the Palm, and got these 5: > enEN, frFR, deDE, esES, itIT. > > Given this, it only makes sense to generate overlays for these given > locales. Yes you can create and distribute a localized overlays for > application for any locale you choose, however the existing overlay method > provides no mechanism to use any overlay other than the 5 indicated above > given the existance of only 5 OS locales. > > Other solutions: > > 1. Completely separate localized builds using separate localized .rsrc > files. (possible and likely) > 2. Put all localization into one .rsrc file and programmatically select > the correct resources at run time. (unlikely, lots of code change, big big > .rsrc and .prc, possibly a balky application) > > > "Michael Glickman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:72861@palm-dev-forum... > > > > Hi Ted > > > > As you can see, Locale Manager allows browsing current locales, but > doesn't > > allow adding a new one. > > This is probably because adding a new locale will require copying all > system > > ovly data bases, and there are plenty of those. Why PalmOS application > have > > frFR but not frCA ? Probably because there is a French version of PalmOS > > with locale frFR, and no PalmOS version with locale frCA. > > > > Actually frCA is not the only example: how about enAU or enUK ? Anyway I > > wouldn't agree with your conclusion: PlamOS engine allows distributing a > > localised application, this is just a 'mere' implementation problem. > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ted Trela [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, 8 January 2002 5:03 AM > > To: Palm Developer Forum > > Subject: Locales > > > > > > A few questions about locales and localization > > > > 1. I'm finding that via the 4.1 EFIGS Os, you can really only set the > > Language. Regardless what I set the country to I always get the same > locale > > from OmGetCurrentLocale() Example: Select French language from the boot > > language screen always OmGetCurrentLocale always returns language: 1 > > country: 7 no matter what country I specify Is this true, or am I > > mistaking or missing something? > > > > 2. Given the above, there is really no way to distribute a true > localized > > application via overlays? In the French example only app_frFR.prc > will > > ever be loaded, even if I have distributed app_frFR.prc (french FRANCE) > and > > app_frCA.prc (french CANADA). > > > > I've noticed via rscredit that Palm only distributes _enEN, _frFR, > deDE.... > > overlays for their own applications. > > > > Ted. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -- > > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, > > please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/ > > > > > > > > -- > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, > please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/ > > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/
