Re: New class in PEAR: Translation

Hi, > When I need to output strings in a script, I make an instance of a > translation class... > $t = new Translation("DE"); // For translating into german We've (to be honest, Johann-Peter Hartmann had the idea) made a similar approach: print "<p>".__("Please fix that")."</p>"; is only a function that looks up if this string is the key in an associative array (i.e. $__lang). If not, it will simply return "Please fix that". $__lang is defined by a language specific include file that contains sth like /* de-language file */ $__lang = array( 'Please fix that' => 'Bitte beheben Sie das', . . . ); A little helper script looks up (via preg_match) all source code files recursively for the __() function calls, puts the strings in the Database and it will display a HTML form where you can make the translations for each language you want to have. The helper script also generates the language files (lang_ISOCODE.php) on demand. Advantage: - you easily see where no translation has been made - you don't need to look up the DB every time you need the translated string - easy translation via normal HTML Form (i.e. give your translators a login to the application and let them enter i18n_admin.php to translate) -- ThinkPHP zeigt auf der Systems die Chairman Enterprise Application Suite, einer Toolbox für Ihren Inter-, Intra- oder Extranet-Auftritt. Mehr Infos zu Chairman? < http://www.thinkphp.de/ > Halle A1 (Software Development Area), Stand 300-11