Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/xml/developers-guide/i18n.xml
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/xml/developers-guide/i18n.xml,v
diff -u -r1.20 -r1.21
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/xml/developers-guide/i18n.xml 23 Apr 2004 13:28:26 -0000 1.20
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/xml/developers-guide/i18n.xml 26 May 2004 07:56:57 -0000 1.21
@@ -868,6 +868,12 @@
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+ Avoid plurals
+ Different languages create plurals differently. Try to avoid keys which will change based on the value of a number. OpenACS does not currently support internationalization of plurals. If you use two different keys, a plural and a singular form, your application will not localize properly for locales which use different rules or have more than two forms of plurals.
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@@ -953,5 +959,6 @@
+ When creating a new locale based on an existing one, such as creating the Guatamalan version of Spanish, you can copy the existing locale's catalog files using the script /packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/create-new-catalog.sh.