Can anyone recommend an approach to internationalization?
I am specifically concerned about the need to append an &lang=xx to
every internal link and URL. I really don't want to have to manually do
this if at all possible. Is there an approach anyone has taken to this
problem, perhaps some way of autogenerating the query string, or
avoiding it altogether.
If it helps I am using Smarty for this project.
Hugh Oxford wrote:
> Can anyone recommend an approach to internationalization?
Make them learn English?
>
> I am specifically concerned about the need to append an &lang=xx to
> every internal link and URL. I really don't want to have to manually do
> this if at all possible. Is there an approach anyone has taken to this
> problem, perhaps some way of autogenerating the query string, or
> avoiding it altogether.
Sessions would allow you to invisbly carry a language variable..
>
> If it helps I am using Smarty for this project.
"The Natural Philosopher"
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> Hugh Oxford wrote:
>> Can anyone recommend an approach to internationalization?
>
> Make them learn English?
.... because it is your internet after all?
I hope you didnt realise what you wrote here, and meant it as a joke.
Even then I dont find it very funny...
Richard.
On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:26:48 +0100, Hugh Oxford
> Can anyone recommend an approach to internationalization?
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> I am specifically concerned about the need to append an &lang=3Dxx to =
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> every internal link and URL. I really don't want to have to manually d=
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> this if at all possible. Is there an approach anyone has taken to this=
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> problem, perhaps some way of autogenerating the query string, or =
> avoiding it altogether.
I usually have pseudo URL's like:
example.eu/en/rest/of/path/
example.eu/de/rest/of/path/
example.eu/nl/rest/of/path/
example.eu/fr/rest/of/path/
... which will be examined by PHP itself. Requires a 'single point of =
entry' system though, or use Apache mod_rewrite to alter it into a GET =
variable.
Somewhat dirty, but a function which can make live easier, is this: =
http://nl2.php.net/manual/en/function.output-add-rewrite-var .php
Storing them in sessions as suggested is something I do, but don't rely =
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on. My sessions are not transparant, and I'd hate to have cookies being =
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required for 'open' pages (or inaccessable for searchbots for example).
-- =
Rik Wasmus
"Richard"
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> "The Natural Philosopher"
> news:1199741063.24094.5@proxy02.news.clara.net...
>> Hugh Oxford wrote:
>>> Can anyone recommend an approach to internationalization?
>>
>> Make them learn English?
>
> ... because it is your internet after all?
>
> I hope you didnt realise what you wrote here, and meant it as a joke.
> Even then I dont find it very funny...
grow a sense of humor then. he was being sarcastic. i think i even heard
non-native english speakers/readers chuckle even a little. that is, after
all, the attitude most english speakers have. :)
cheers.
"Steve"
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> "Richard"
> news:4782b58f$0$53148$dbd4b001@news.euronet.nl...
>>
>> "The Natural Philosopher"
>> news:1199741063.24094.5@proxy02.news.clara.net...
>>> Hugh Oxford wrote:
>>>> Can anyone recommend an approach to internationalization?
>>>
>>> Make them learn English?
>>
>> ... because it is your internet after all?
>>
>> I hope you didnt realise what you wrote here, and meant it as a
>> joke.
>> Even then I dont find it very funny...
>
> grow a sense of humor then. he was being sarcastic. i think i even
> heard non-native english speakers/readers chuckle even a little.
> that is, after all, the attitude most english speakers have. :)
>
> cheers.
The "joke" is growing old...
And I dont understand your writing BTW... are you a native english
speaker?
R.
"Richard"
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> "Steve"
> news:sYygj.594$bC4.4@newsfe05.lga...
>>
>> "Richard"
>> news:4782b58f$0$53148$dbd4b001@news.euronet.nl...
>>>
>>> "The Natural Philosopher"
>>> news:1199741063.24094.5@proxy02.news.clara.net...
>>>> Hugh Oxford wrote:
>>>>> Can anyone recommend an approach to internationalization?
>>>>
>>>> Make them learn English?
>>>
>>> ... because it is your internet after all?
>>>
>>> I hope you didnt realise what you wrote here, and meant it as a joke.
>>> Even then I dont find it very funny...
>>
>> grow a sense of humor then. he was being sarcastic. i think i even heard
>> non-native english speakers/readers chuckle even a little. that is, after
>> all, the attitude most english speakers have. :)
>>
>> cheers.
>
> The "joke" is growing old...
> And I dont understand your writing BTW... are you a native english
> speaker?
lol...yes. :)
Steve wrote:
> "Richard"
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>> "Steve"
>> news:sYygj.594$bC4.4@newsfe05.lga...
>>> "Richard"
>>> news:4782b58f$0$53148$dbd4b001@news.euronet.nl...
>>>> "The Natural Philosopher"
>>>> news:1199741063.24094.5@proxy02.news.clara.net...
>>>>> Hugh Oxford wrote:
>>>>>> Can anyone recommend an approach to internationalization?
>>>>> Make them learn English?
>>>> ... because it is your internet after all?
>>>>
>>>> I hope you didnt realise what you wrote here, and meant it as a joke.
>>>> Even then I dont find it very funny...
>>> grow a sense of humor then. he was being sarcastic. i think i even heard
>>> non-native english speakers/readers chuckle even a little. that is, after
>>> all, the attitude most english speakers have. :)
>>>
>>> cheers.
>> The "joke" is growing old...
>> And I dont understand your writing BTW... are you a native english
>> speaker?
>
> lol...yes. :)
>
>
In the 80's I worked for a French company doing cad-cam. When I visited
them on business, I jokingly said that English was the "Lingua Franca".
They agreed.
--
Shelly