Re: [OpenMap Users] OpenMap localization

Hi Bart,

I seem to remember that we talked about a package-based solution - that
is, a ResourceBundle per package - being the easiest solution to
manage. Do you have an example of what a ResourceBundle would look
like for a package, and how a class would access it for a particular
language? Also, how to set up error handling if a string isn't found
in a ResourceBundle?

Seems like we would need to address labels, menus and ToolTips, to
mention a few, spreading across various layer packages, the gui, event
and proj packages.

I don't think the modifications would take up much time, once the
proper mechanism is defined. I'm in the process of finding out what it
would take to get you and Piotr write access to our external CVS tree
for the duration of this mini-project, so we could collaborate more
easily.

- Don

On Monday, June 9, 2003, at 05:33 AM, Bart Jourquin wrote:

> Piotr Kaminski wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> I'm going to make OpenMap GUI localization (for Polish language).
>> I'm going to use ResourceBoundle mechanizm, and one property
>> file for whole GUI interfaces.
>> In official OpenMap sources there is no localization support,
>> but I've head from Don, that some users are working on it.
>> If someone has done OpenMap localization or is working on it
>> please contact me or post information to openmap-users list.
>> I'd like to know if there is some code I could use as a base version
>> for Polish localization.
>> Regards,
>> Piotr Kaminski
>>
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> Hi Piotr,
>
> I have to confess that I promised to Don to work on localization some
> months ago, but I couldn't fin the needed time resources due to
> internal staff changes in my research group :-(
>
> My primary idea was to use JBuilder, that has a tool that is able to
> "outsource" the strings to translate. I'v tested it with success on
> some internal projects and it should also work with OpenMap. Having
> write access to a BBN OpenMap CVS tree would also help...
>
> As I wrote to Don some days ago and I hope to have some time for this
> at the end of June or the first week of July... But if you do the
> work, it's obviously better for me :-)
> In such a case, I could perhaps translate the resource bundles in
> French.
>
> Best Regards
>
> Bart
>
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