Dear Niphlod, This is right what I was looking for! :D It's unbelievable how much I still have to learn about web2py. :)
Thanks a lot for this solution Niphlod! Wish you a nice evening. David On 16 November 2012 21:36, Niphlod <[email protected]> wrote: > ok, I played with it and understood an "underlying design" decision to let > the current request.uri_language to propagate to all URL() generated links. > In fact, parameter based router was thought to let "different" versions of > the same site to behave in a consistent way (i.e., if you accessed > myapp/it/something, it's likely that you'd like to navigate the entire site > from there "mapped" to the it language). > > In this case, generating(showing) an url containing a different language > is "forbidden" by the URL syntax.... but can be easily managed....just not > using the URL() function :P > > You can use some replace with request.env.path_info, but I found a nicer > method: you can in fact "alter" the language mapping of the URL just > (re)setting the request.uri_language variable. > I mean: > /myapp/it/default/index > URL('something', 'else') --> /myapp/it/something/else > but: > /myapp/it/default/index > request.uri_language = 'jp' > URL('something', 'else') --> /myapp/jp/something/else > > My advice would be to save the "actual" request.uri_language in some > variable and altering that just to generate the URLs, then reset it back to > the original value (so static and other links won't be 'altered', and you > get the shortest possible link, etc etc) .... e.g. > > def index(): > orig_lang = request.uri_lang > request.uri_lang = 'en' > this_page_in_eng_url = URL() > request.uri_lang = 'it' > this_page_in_it_url = URL() > request.uri_lang = orig_lang > return dict() > > > > > > > > > On Friday, November 16, 2012 8:33:34 PM UTC+1, David Sorrentino wrote: > >> Niphlod, >> >> I understand that web2py expects something like /a/lang/c/f or /lang/c/f, >> but playing with request.something I didn't manage to obtain that. :) >> Any tips? >> Thanks for your help. >> >> Have a good night. >> David >> >> >> On 16 November 2012 15:25, Niphlod <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> URL('it') is "go to the "it" function in the same controller I'm in". >>> haven't played with that, but I guess web2py expects something like >>> /a/lang/c/f so, by some means of request.something >>> (function,controller,args,etc) you should be able to..... >>> >>> >>> >>> On Friday, November 16, 2012 12:23:52 PM UTC+1, David Sorrentino wrote: >>> >>>> Very last doubt, I promise! :P >>>> >>>> Let us assume that I am visiting the page at this url: >>>> >>>> /en/portfolio >>>>> >>>> >>>> and I want to change to /it/portfolio, how can I set URL in order to do >>>> that? >>>> If I set it like this: >>>> >>>> URL('it') >>>>> >>>> >>>> I will obtain: >>>> >>>> /en/it >>>>> >>>> >>>> which is an invalid function. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> David >>>> >>>> >>>> On 16 November 2012 11:33, David Sorrentino <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Niphlod, >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for your example. It's crystal clear. ;) >>>>> I got another doubt about multi-languages: on the online book I read >>>>> that in order to tell web2py which language is the default one, I have to >>>>> use: >>>>> >>>>> T.set_current_languages('it') >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Now I am wondering if I need to use it in the controller and call it >>>>> every time I load a page, or I can put it somewhere else and tell web2py >>>>> just once which one is the default language. >>>>> >>>>> Sorry for all these doubts! :P >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> David >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 15 November 2012 21:46, Niphlod <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I'd do the following >>>>>> 1. choose a storage option for your content (you may want to use a >>>>>> simple table with a 'text' field for editing online, or code something to >>>>>> save the content to a "txt" file) >>>>>> 2. code something that inspects the uri_language and does >>>>>> (semi-programming-language): >>>>>> if exists "nameoftherequestedarticle": >>>>>> if uri_language in "translationsofthearticle": >>>>>> content = translatedarticle >>>>>> else: >>>>>> content = originalarticle (english ?) >>>>>> else: >>>>>> raise 404 >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- > > > > --
