[wp-hackers] Plugin Language Translation

[Andy Staines]

Yes - thanks... my tongue was in my cheek when I said it :)

Computer Guru wrote:
> You can use Komodo or GREP to add it in with a regex replacement search....
> make things easier :)
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com [mailto:wp-hackers-
>> bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf Of Andy Staines
>> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 3:18 PM
>> To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
>> Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Plugin Language Translation
>>
>> Alex Günsche wrote:
>>     
>>> On Sun, 2007-03-25 at 13:41 +0100, Andy Staines wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>>>> Absolutely. Thanks for taking a look. I have zipped them up and
>>>>>>             
>> they are at:
>>     
>>>>>> Download mo-po <http://www.yellowswordfish/downloads/French-mo-po-
>>>>>>             
>> files.zip>
>>     
>>> Ok, the problem is, as far as I see, that you do not provide the
>>> textdomain to use to the WP function __(). For example, you have the
>>> code
>>>
>>> __("Forum Locked")
>>>
>>> but when you use the textdomain "simple-forum", it should read
>>>
>>> __("Forum Locked", "simple-forum")
>>>
>>> You mentioned that some words actually were translated, I assume they
>>> are words that are contained in the global language file (e.g.
>>>       
>> "Posts").
>>     
>>> By the way, in your beta, the filename is simple-forum-FR_fr.mo,
>>>       
>> while
>>     
>>> it should read simple-forum-fr_FR.mo as this is the correct and usual
>>> locale token. And, you should use the API hook "init" for loading the
>>> textdomain, because this ensures that multilinguality plugins such as
>>> Polyglot will choose the correct language.
>>>
>>> HTH
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Alex
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> A million thanks Alex
>> There is conflicting advice on the codex regarding the __() format. One
>> said you required the text domain the other did not include it and I
>> thought the one without was the more recent article so I used that. I
>> will add that in... 419 times! and also do the other tasks you have
>> given me.
>> I am very grateful for this help. I will inform the young lady in
>> France
>> she can finish the task!
>>
>> Regards
>> Andy
>>
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