Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-lang/tcl/lang-util-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-lang/tcl/lang-util-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.36 -r1.36.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-lang/tcl/lang-util-procs.tcl	27 Feb 2005 22:45:39 -0000	1.36
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-lang/tcl/lang-util-procs.tcl	25 Aug 2005 14:28:36 -0000	1.36.2.1
@@ -754,3 +754,56 @@
     }
 }
 
+ad_proc -public lang::util::convert_to_i18n {
+    {-locale}
+    {-package_key "acs-translations"}
+    {-message_key ""}
+    {-prefix ""}
+    {-text:required}
+} {
+    Internationalising of Attributes. This is done by storing the attribute with it's acs-lang key
+} {
+
+    # If the package acs-translations is installed do the conversion
+    # magic, otherwise just return the text again.
+
+    if {[apm_package_id_from_key acs-translations]} {
+	if {[empty_string_p $message_key]} {
+	    if {[empty_string_p $prefix]} {
+		# Having no prefix or message_key is discouraged as it
+		# might have interesting side effects due to double
+		# meanings of the same english string in multiple contexts
+		# but for the time being we should still allow this.
+		set message_key [lang::util::suggest_key $text]
+	    } else {
+		set message_key "${prefix}_[lang::util::suggest_key $text]"
+	    }
+	} 
+	
+	# Register the language keys
+	lang::message::register en_US $package_key $message_key $text
+	if {[exists_and_not_null locale]} {
+	    lang::message::register $locale $package_key $message_key $text
+	}
+	
+	return "#${package_key}.${message_key}#"
+    } else {
+	return "$text"
+    }
+}
+
+ad_proc -public lang::util::localize_list_of_lists {
+    {-list}
+} {
+    localize the elements of a list_of_lists
+} {
+    set list_output [list]
+    foreach item $list {
+	set item_output [list]
+	foreach part $item {
+	    lappend item_output [lang::util::localize $part]
+	}
+	lappend list_output $item_output
+    }
+    return $list_output
+}