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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/msgcat.n')
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/msgcat.n b/doc/msgcat.n index 2fb5591..614c2b5 100644 --- a/doc/msgcat.n +++ b/doc/msgcat.n @@ -98,8 +98,9 @@ returns {en_US_funky en_US en}. .TP \fB::msgcat::mcload \fIdirname\fR Searches the specified directory for files that match -the language specifications returned by \fB::msgcat::mcpreferences\fR, -extended by the file extension ``.msg''. Each matching file is +the language specifications returned by \fB::msgcat::mcpreferences\fR +(note that these are all lowercase), extended by the file +extension ``.msg''. Each matching file is read in order, assuming a UTF-8 encoding. The file contents are then evaluated as a Tcl script. This means that non-Latin characters may be present in the message file either directly in their UTF-8 @@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ locale of ``C''. .PP When a locale is specified by the user, a ``best match'' search is performed during string translation. For example, if a user specifies -en_UK_Funky, the locales ``en_UK_Funky'', ``en_UK'', and ``en'' are +en_GB_Funky, the locales ``en_GB_Funky'', ``en_GB'', and ``en'' are searched in order until a matching translation string is found. If no translation string is available, then \fB::msgcat::unknown\fR is called. @@ -229,11 +230,11 @@ to the following conditions: .IP [1] All message files for a package are in the same directory. .IP [2] -The message file name is a locale specifier followed -by ``.msg''. For example: +The message file name is a msgcat locale specifier (all lowercase) +followed by ``.msg''. For example: .CS es.msg -- spanish -en_UK.msg -- UK English +en_gb.msg -- United Kingdom English .CE .IP [3] The file contains a series of calls to \fBmcset\fR and |