Internationalization, then
Convert ADP, Tcl, and SQL files to using the
- message catalog.. This pass only changes the adp files; it does not affect catalog files or the catalog in the database.You will now be walked through all of the selected adp pages. The UI shows you the intended changes and lets you edit or cancel them key by key.
Replace the temporary message tags in ADP files. From the same Convert ADP ... page in /acs-admin/apm as in the last step, repeat the process but deselect Find human language text ... and select Replace <# ... #> tags ... and click OK. This step replaces all of the temporary tags with "short" message lookups, inserts the message keys into the database message catalog, and then writes that catalog out to an xml file.
Replace human-readable text in Tcl files with temporary tags. Examine all of the Tcl files in the packages for human-readable text and replace it with temporary tags. The temporary tags in Tcl are slightly different from those in ADP. If the first character in the temporary tag is an underscore (_), then the message keys will be auto-generated from the original message text. Here is an unmodified Tcl file:
+ message catalog.. This pass only changes the adp files; it does not affect catalog files or the catalog in the database.You will now be walked through all of the selected adp pages. The UI shows you the intended changes and lets you edit or cancel them key by key.
Replace the temporary message tags in ADP files. From the same Convert ADP ... page in /acs-admin/apm as in the last step, repeat the process but deselect Find human language text ... and select Replace <# ... #> tags ... and click OK. This step replaces all of the temporary tags with "short" message lookups, inserts the message keys into the database message catalog, and then writes that catalog out to an XML file.
Replace human-readable text in Tcl files with temporary tags. Examine all of the Tcl files in the packages for human-readable text and replace it with temporary tags. The temporary tags in Tcl are slightly different from those in ADP. If the first character in the temporary tag is an underscore (_), then the message keys will be auto-generated from the original message text. Here is an unmodified Tcl file:
set title "Messages for $a(name) in $b(label)"
set context [list [list . "SimPlay"] \
[list [export_vars -base case-admin { case_id }] \
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
where package_key is the key of the package that you want to
test. If you don't provide the package_key argument then all
packages with catalog files will be checked.
- The script will run its checks primarily on en_US xml catalog files.
- Replace complicated keys with longer, simpler keys. When writing in one language, it is possible to create clever code to make correct text. In English, for example, you can put an if command at the end of a word which adds "s" if a count is anything but 1. This pluralizes nouns correctly based on the data. However, it is confusing to read and, when internationalized, may result in message keys that are both confusing and impossible to set correctly in some languages. While internationalizing, watch out that the automate converter does not create such keys. Also, refactor compound text as you encounter it.
The automated system can easily get confused by tags within message texts, so that it tries to create two or three message keys for one long string with a tag in the middle. In these cases, uncheck those keys during the conversion and then edit the files directly. For example, this code:
<p class="form-help-text"><b>Invitations</b> are sent, + The script will run its checks primarily on en_US XML catalog files. +
Replace complicated keys with longer, simpler keys. When writing in one language, it is possible to create clever code to make correct text. In English, for example, you can put an if command at the end of a word which adds "s" if a count is anything but 1. This pluralizes nouns correctly based on the data. However, it is confusing to read and, when internationalized, may result in message keys that are both confusing and impossible to set correctly in some languages. While internationalizing, watch out that the automate converter does not create such keys. Also, refactor compound text as you encounter it.
The automated system can easily get confused by tags within message texts, so that it tries to create two or three message keys for one long string with a tag in the middle. In these cases, uncheck those keys during the conversion and then edit the files directly. For example, this code:
<p class="form-help-text"><b>Invitations</b> are sent,
when this wizard is completed and casting begins.</p>has a bold tag which confuses the converter into thinking there are two message keys for the text beginning "Invitations ..." where there should be one:
Instead, we cancel those keys, edit the file manually, and put in a single temporary message tag:
<p class="form-help-text"> <#Invitations_are_sent <b>Invitations</b> are sent, when this wizard is completed and casting begins.#> </p>
Complex if statements may produce convoluted message keys that are very hard to localize. Rewrite these if statements. For example:
Select which case <if @simulation.casting_type@ eq "open">and