Hi Stefan, On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Stefan Bachert <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hi Alexandros, > > On 24 Mai, 17:30, Alexandros Papadakis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Spring MVC, has a very nice way to handle this: Just put the properties > file > > in a specific directory > > and everything works more or less ok.. > > When you want to do the same, do it with GWT. Make a service loading > your properties file up to the client. > Constants and your I18N-Interface are Interfaces. That mean you can > implement it as you like. You don't have to use the i18n generators > from GWT. > > >. You want a specific installation to > > have different labels/messages? > > Just change this specific installation.. > > > > So IMHO there is need for server side i18n in GWT. > > I still don't think. It is rather the way you work. > But even when, it is not a big deal to make that work. > > > I was actually wondering if there is an implementation around, and if > not, > > if someone would care to start > > such a project... > > I could do such a project, but then we need a contract. > Or are you just expect such a thing just for free? > > No, I am not looking for a contract, I am looking for commitment, for people that will have the time to support what will get developed or even willing to co-develop such an open source project. The GWT i18n "stack" changes from version to version so it will be an overhead to keep it up to date. Would you be interested? > > > The only drawback I have found so far, for such an implementation is that > > you either have to use sync RPC > > to load and block while loading, OR you have to load all your messages > in > > you host page (like Dictionary > > does it), to have all messages available when running the app.. The last > > approach is somewhat safer, faster > > but it does require that you load ALL your messages beforehand... > > > > So you have enough idea to do it yourself. > > That is right unless you do not change your application. > You may split your i18n-interface in smaller parts. Maybe per dialog. > The you get a behaviour in between to both above > > I am about the set up a generator for creating dialog layout in an > LayoutPanel. > The nice thing when using a generator is, you could do additional > things. One powerful aspect is that the generator builds a method > accepting a I18NConstantInterface and setting all label texts. In the > end I could set label text at any time, even with different languages > > My main concern right now is 3rd party libraries and this includes GWT itself and its basic locale info like numbers, dates, currencies, etc. So I think, and I guess you would agree, only a generator based solution could do the job described.... In a sense, instead of <inherits name="com.google.gwt.i18n.I18N" /> you would have a: <inherits name="org.younameit.serverside.gwt.i18n.I18N" /> and thats it!! Alex > Stefan Bachert > http://gwtworld.de > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Web Toolkit" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<google-web-toolkit%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en.
