[Gambas-user] Untranslated Strings (in a executable)

[Stefano Palmeri]

Alle 16:26, martedì 12 febbraio 2008, Nx GT-R BOY ha scritto:
> > Untranslated Strings
> >
> > Hi, I have a question about Project translation.
> >
> > When I develop my app I write everything without notice about the
>
> language,
>
> > so now, I want to translate it to English, everything works perfect IN
> > ENGLISH, but what about all my untranslated strings?
> >
> > I mean when I create my "executable" I open it from my console with just
> > works perfect, but whats the syntax to leave everything untranslated?
> >
> >
> >Read this mail from Benoit:
> >The actual algorithm is the following:
> >1) The contents of the LC_ALL environment variable is taken.
> >2) If LC_ALL is void, then the contents of the LANG environment variable
> > is taken.
> >3) If LANG is void, then the language is set to "en_US".
> >4) The associated translation file is loaded.
> >5) If no associated file is found, and if the language has the "xx_YY"
>
> form,
>
> >then the translation associated with the language "xx", without the
> > country part "_YY", is loaded.
> >6) If no translation file can be found, then no string is translated.
> >
> >Note that the translation file cannot be loaded if the associated glibc
>
> locale
>
> >files are not installed on the system.
> >
> >For example, on my french Mandriva, I have to install the "locale-es"
>
> package
>
> >to be able to run the IDE in spanish.
> >
> >Regards,
> >--
> >Benoit Minisini
>
> Yes I read that before, I understand the points number 1 to 5, but, what
> about point 6 in a executable?, I have my project already released in a DEB
> package, so I would like to have ONE SINGLE DEB to install my app in both
> languages, so I was wonder if theres a way to tell the gambas environment
> no to translate the app even when theres the translation-file and translate
> the app ONLY when the user wants.
>
> I think the problem is that the gambas environment takes English file (if
> present) as the default language (if not you don't set the language
> wanted), would be better to take Untranslated string if no-language set.
>
> I mean
> To run my app in English I type: ./<app_name>
> (since I don't need to set the Lang variable)
>
> Then, since all my Untranslated string are in Spanish I would like to run
> the app in the same way, something like:
> LANG = no_translate (I don't know I am just guessing)
> then
> ./<app_name>
>
>
> Thanks in advance

Ok. 

did you try:

LC_ALL=es_ES ./your_executable

What happens?

Stefano