Re: simple internalisation

[Stefan Kost <ensonic hora-obscura de>]

Am 12.01.2010 14:31, schrieb Pavel A. da Mek:
> > For example, having "File" stock item doesn't make much
> sense, since files usually carry their own name and this is what
> should be displayed.
>
> Most programs have the "File" menu item in the tool bar.
> To create menu items from stock items is a simple way to present
> translated labels for all languages supported by gtk at least for the
> frquently used items,  without need to manage translations to all those
> languages for the application.
>
> What I am doing is this:
>
> GtkWidget* menu_item_new_from_stock (const gchar *stock_id) {
> GtkStockItem item;
>
> if (gtk_stock_lookup (stock_id, &item)) {
>  return gtk_menu_item_new_with_mnemonic (item.label);
> }
> return gtk_menu_item_new_with_mnemonic (stock_id);
> }
>
> ...
> // *** menu items in menu bar
> editMBMenuItem = menu_item_new_from_stock (GTK_STOCK_EDIT);
> preferencesMBMenuItem = menu_item_new_from_stock (GTK_STOCK_PREFERENCES);
> helpMBMenuItem = menu_item_new_from_stock (GTK_STOCK_HELP);
> ...

People usualy don'T use stockitems for the menubar, just for the menu items. I
never saw a app with icons in the menu bar. The whole stock business is kind of
obsolete anyway, as the the images are not shown anymore by default in latest
gnome :/

Stefan

> But because this does not work for GTK_STOCK_FILE,
> I am using this:
>
> #include <libintl.h>
> #define T_(String) dgettext ("gtk20", String)
> ...
> fileMBMenuItem = gtk_menu_item_new_with_mnemonic (T_("_Files"));
> ...
>
> Other frequently used words are available too, for example
>
> searchMBMenuItem = gtk_menu_item_new_with_mnemonic (T_("Search"));
>
> Some other words are translated for gtk properties and for glib,
> so I am using also this:
>
> #define L_(String) dgettext ("glib20", String)
> #define P_(String) dgettext ("gtk20-properties", String)
>
> for example:
>
> settingsMBMenuItem = gtk_menu_item_new_with_mnemonic (P_("Settings"));
>
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