On 18. jan.. 2008, at 15.28, Derick Rethans wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I've been prototyping the TemplateTranslationTiein and now need to
> come
> up with a syntax for the translation block in the templates.
>
> There is a few parts that needs discussing:
>
> 1. Which keyword to use
> 2. How the context specification should look like
> 3. How optional arguments should look like.
>
> In the prototype, it now looks like:
>
> {tr "Hello #%nr (%nr2)" context "test" vars array( 'nr' => $nr2 + 8,
> 'nr2' => 98 )}
>
> As a comparison, eZ Publish now is:
> {"Hello #%nr (%nr2)"|i18n("test", "comment", hash( '%nr', $nr2 + 8,
> '%nr2', 98 ) )}
>
> 1. For the keyword, I can come up with a few options:
>
> a. {_ "Hello..."
> b. {t "Hello..."
> c. {tr "Hello..."
Of these I think '{tr "Hello..."' is the best, it keeps some
resemblance to 'translate'. As for '{_' I'm afraid it can quickly
become a bit cryptic for new users. Although, since this construct is
something which is going to be used frequently for multilingual sites,
the string shouldn't be too long either, as such, 'tr' is an ok
alternative.
> 2. For the context, I can only come up with one example actually:
>
> a. context "contextName"
This looks good to me, as long as the template-wide default, mentioned
elsewhere in this thread, also is in place e.g. '{translation_context
"test"}'.
However, there is one thing I think would be nice to support in
addition to translation contexts. Namely, support for comments or
hints to the translator. Sometimes it might not be trivial for the
translator to get enough information from context alone to establish a
good basis for translation. Therefore, I would suggest to also support
a construct as:
comment "This is the button at the top of the page"
This construct should be optional, and will give the possibility for
the translators to get extra information in their translation program,
like QT Linguist.
> 3. And for the arguments the following:
>
> a. vars array( 'nr' => $nr2 + 8, 'nr2' => 98 )
> b. vars 'nr' = $nr + 8, 'nr2' = 98
> c. vars nr = $nr + 8, nr2 = 98
I would prefer alternative c):
vars nr = $nr + 8, nr2 = 98
> I think I'd prefer (for now), the following syntax:
>
> {_ "Hello #%nr (%nr2)" context "test" vars nr = $nr + 8, nr2 = 98}
My take on it:
{tr "Hello #%nr (%nr2)" context "test" comment "Helping text" vars nr
= $nr + 8, nr2 = 98}
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Ole Marius
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