Re: [libreoffice-users] Localized Basic macros

Hi Johnny,

Le 10/05/2020 à 14:35, Johnny Rosenberg a écrit :
> I'm playing a little with macros (my level is probably one step or two
> above beginner) and making extensions out of them. I found a few examples
> online and I got it to work.
>
> I don't know if I'm going to share anything in the future (because I don't
> think my extensions will fulfil anyone else's needs than my own and they
> are probably poorly written anyway), but if I want to do that, there's a
> minor problem: My macros interact with the user (usually me) in Swedish,
> and I guess it would be a good idea to at least write an English version
> for sharing with others.
>
> However, it would be nice if the extension adapts to the user's locale when
> installed (and falls back to English when the user's locale is not
> available, that is in most cases). Is that possible? A link to some guide
> of some sort would be appreciated. I found nothing so far.

IMO, as English is the lingua franca of IT, writing *any* code should 
always be done in English (including comments). Using any other language 
leads to what you're experiencing: no one will read the code, other than 
a native.

As for user's interactions, yes, a translation into English could be of 
use. I'm using po files with a Basic adapted gettext() function I had 
written for that (well, it's a little more convoluted but you get the idea).

https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/
https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/gettext.html

My 2 (euro)cents.

Best,
--
Jean-Francois Nifenecker, Bordeaux


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