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Posted by Shelly on 07/14/05 04:29
<evanescent.lurker@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1121302869.049318.91170@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hi gang,
>
> I was thinking about further localization of my app.
>
> There is a problem with gettext since it is not thread aware, but I
> don't mind it, since if any other page changes the localization to its
> liking, mine will change it again upon (re)loading, and everyone is
> happy, as far as I'm concirned :)
>
> The problem I'm facing now is this:
>
> I'd like to translate as much of the site as I can, and I've created a
> templating system for it. But which of the 2 systems would you prefer:
>
> 1.) Having one template file with the general design, and then if there
> are a few picture headers, translate them through gettext, something
> like:
> @TMPL_MAIN_HEADER = _( 'pictures/header_en.png' );
> and let it be translated through gettext to, for example,
> 'pictures/header_fr.png',
>
> or
>
> 2.) Create a subdirectories in the template directories and duplicating
> the design, changing only the pictures in it? Like:
> templates/en/contact.tmpl
> templates/fr/contact.tmpl
>
> The first solution is quite easier, although gettext was probably not
> intended to be used in that way :)
>
> As I've said, it's not really a burning question, more like an
> invitation to e-brainstorm :) So what do you think about it?
>
> -- Evanescent Lurker --
>
I have a thing against duplication. (That's why they invented include files
:-) ). Your second choice means that if you find a bug somewhere, it has to
be fixed in every subdirectory rather than just once.
Shelly
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