RE: [PHP] software localization with PHP

Check http://stphp.sourceforge.net Maciek > -----Original Message----- > From: Tao [mailto:taoliang@cdr.stanford.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 8:14 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net; kevin@ldigitaldesign.com > Subject: [PHP] software localization with PHP > > > Kevin, > > Thanks for the reply. This will not solve my problem. The > problem is, for some > languages the sentence structure may be different. For example, > the sentence > may need to be, > $greeting = "$first_name, welcome!" > as opposed to, > $greeting = "Welcome, $first_name!" > > Or, it can come in a different form, like, > $greeting = "Good morning, $first_name." > > These specificity need to be in the language file, not the scripts. > > Tao > > > Leavell Digital Design wrote: > > > You can use constants: > > > > in your language file > > define("HELLO", OLA); > > > > in your script which includes the language file you can write > > $greeting = HELLO . " $first_name"; > > > > print $greeting; > > > > Kevin Leavell > > kevin@ldigitaldesign.com > > P 406.829.8989 > > C 406.240.4595 > > > > ---> -----Original Message----- > > ---> From: Tao [mailto:taoliang@cdr.stanford.edu] > > ---> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 9:50 PM > > ---> To: php-general@lists.php.net > > ---> Subject: [PHP] software localization with PHP > > ---> > > ---> > > ---> Hi all, > > ---> > > ---> I have a question about localizing PHP scripts. I understand > > ---> that for basic > > ---> localization one can have a "strings" file for each language, > > ---> which contains > > ---> string variables and values such as: > > ---> <?php > > ---> $title = "Welcome!"; > > ---> $error = "An error occurred."; > > ---> ?> > > ---> > > ---> Then, in the scripts just "include" the language file at the > > ---> beginning and > > ---> simply call the strings by their variable names. The issue I > > ---> have is when > > ---> embedding variables within these strings. Suppose I need to > > ---> call the user > > ---> by his/her first name, in the strings file I would have a > variable like > > ---> this: > > ---> $greeting = "Welcome! $first_name"; > > ---> > > ---> The problem is, the strings file is loaded at the beginning of > > ---> the script > > ---> before $first_name was set, so the $greeting string will > come out as > > ---> "Welcome! ", with $first_name being an empty string. Even if > > ---> I loaded the > > ---> strings file after the $first_name variable is set, the > problem still > > ---> remains - when $first_name variable is changed, the strings > > ---> file has to be > > ---> reloaded. > > ---> > > ---> What is the best way of dealing with this problem? Is there a > > ---> place to find > > ---> "best practices" on localizing PHP software? > > ---> > > ---> Tao > > ---> > > ---> > > ---> > > ---> -- > > ---> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > ---> To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > ---> For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > ---> To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > > ---> php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > >