on 6/2/01 9:20 AM, "Jason van Zyl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jon Stevens wrote:
>>
>> on 6/1/01 3:57 PM, "Martin Poeschl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> would it make sense to use the PullModel for localization?? (instead of
>>> ResourceBundles??)
>>
>> The LocalizationService is already 99% of the way there. Just make it
>> available in the context through a small PullTool wrapper and you are set.
>
> It looks like like you have to use ResourceBundles which forces you to
> place
> your localized messages in java sources files? Is this the case? If so
> then
> IMO the localization services needs some work.
Nope. That isn't the case.
> I asked Craig to put the Struts MessageResources classes into the
> commons
> because I think that approach is better: one in which localized messages
> can be taken from any source. This would allow, for example, localized
> messages to be stored in XML files and these XML files could have a
> known
> DTD which would allow a non-programmer to work with a tool like XML Spy
> to correctly produce a set of localized message resources.
Sounds just like another layer on top of ResourceBundles. Not a bad idea.
> I've never used ResourceBundles, but if it is the case that you have to
> edit a java file and compile it to get localization to work than I don't
> think that's even close to an ideal solution. Correct me if this is
> not the case. I asked Craig to put his classes in the commons so that
> we could eventually use them for the turbine localization service.
I'm correcting you.
-jon
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