Re: [libreoffice-users] Localization of macros

Hi :)
Dohhh!!  I should have known that and given the link as i created that page to try to make things 
easier to find!!  Sorry chaps (and ladies), here's a link
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#Programmers
Regards from
Tom :)

--- On Tue, 29/11/11, Jay Lozier <jslozier@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Jay Lozier <jslozier@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Localization of macros
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> Date: Tuesday, 29 November, 2011, 15:03
> On 11/29/2011 03:37 AM, Leif Lodahl
> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I often need to have text strings other that dialog
> labels. This can be
> > error messages, status line messages and msgbox()
> text.
> > Does anyone here has experience with developing
> localizable macros?
> > It is possible to localize dialogs, the but is there a
> some kind of best
> > practice method to access these strings from a Basic
> macro?
> > I have found a way to do it, but if there is an
> official way of doing it, I
> > would like to hear about it.
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Leif Lodahl
> Other than reviewing best practices for the content and
> display of error messages from a macro I would check Andrew
> Piontyak's Basic guide for OO/LO. I am not sure of the
> links.
>
> Probably the best advise is to think of the user, the
> desired (or required) response from them, and being clear
> but concise about the problem. If possible indicate to the
> user what they can do to possibly fix the problem. Many
> error messages are extremely cryptic to the users.
>
> -- Jay Lozier
> jslozier@gmail.com
>
>
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