You can use an overlay (eliminating the code segments), you just can't use the overlay manager functionality to automatically load the overlay for you. You can, however, load the overlay yourself, then use DmGet1Resource calls to ensure you get resources from the overlay instead of the application.
-----Original Message----- From: Ted Trela [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 8:01 AM To: Palm Developer Forum Subject: Re: Locales 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/ -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/
