You may be interested in an article I'd written on JSP and i18n for
JavaWorld:
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-03-2000/jw-03-ssj-jsp.html
Govind Seshadri
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kevin Duffey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 8:17 PM
> Subject: Re: localization
>
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> > Just a note, the abit-use.com site has a language drop-down that shows
> their
> > site in I think 10 different languages. Pretty kewl looking, but you may
> > want to email them somehow and ask how they achieved it. Maybe there is
a
> > free translation kit or something. :)
> >
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: A mailing list about Java Server Pages specification and
reference
> > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Hui Deng
> > >Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 10:22 AM
> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >Subject: localization
> > >
> > >
> > >Hi,
> > >I'm currently working on an i18n prototype and need
> > >you guru input before I go too far.
> > >The orignal web site totally has 700+ pages including
> > >jsp and few html. For the primary consideration, we
> > >now just want to work with localization of static
> > >content in page. We want to achieve:
> > > 1. based on user language preference, display the
> > >pages in user's language.
> > > 2. avoid to keep x copies of 700+ pages for
> > >x languages, instead, only keep one copy, so that we
> > >don't bother to change the UI.
> > >
> > >To do this, first come to my mind is to use database.
> > >Separate the static content in page as blocks and
> > >assign ids to blocks. Put these content blocks in
> > >database. In jsp page, we have placehold for these
> > >contents. Then for every request for that page(jsp),
> > >queries the database and pulls out content blocks for
> > >that page. Also use database, we can easily manage and
> > >
> > >coordinate(web based) the localization, like sending
> > >email if any content block be change in page XX.
> > >
> > >For alternative I could imagine is use XML. Each page
> > >has a corespond xml file. In jsp page, parser is
> > >called to take xml file and fill in content.
> > >
> > >Is this the way to do the job, or is there any tool
> > >to work with jsp for this purpose?
> > >
> > >Thanks in advance for any suggestion.
> > >
> > >Hui Deng
> > >
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