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diff --git a/doc/msgcat.n b/doc/msgcat.n index f7ba2fc..87626b2 100644 --- a/doc/msgcat.n +++ b/doc/msgcat.n @@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ the message catalog. Use of the message catalog is optional by any application or package, but is encouraged if the application or package wishes to be enabled for multi-lingual applications. - .SH COMMANDS .TP \fB::msgcat::mc \fIsrc-string\fR ?\fIarg arg ...\fR? @@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ Returns a translation of \fIsrc-string\fR according to the user's current locale. If additional arguments past \fIsrc-string\fR are given, the \fBformat\fR command is used to substitute the additional arguments in the translation of \fIsrc-string\fR. - +.PP \fB::msgcat::mc\fR will search the messages defined in the current namespace for a translation of \fIsrc-string\fR; if none is found, it will search in the parent of the current namespace, @@ -91,10 +90,10 @@ Returns an ordered list of the locales preferred by the user, based on the user's language specification. The list is ordered from most specific to least preference. The list is derived from the current -locale set in msgcat by \fBmsgcat::mclocale\fR, and +locale set in msgcat by \fB::msgcat::mclocale\fR, and cannot be set independently. For example, if the -current locale is en_US_funky, then \fBmsgcat::mcpreferences\fR -returns {en_US_funky en_US en}. +current locale is en_US_funky, then \fB::msgcat::mcpreferences\fR +returns \fB{en_US_funky en_US en}\fR. .TP \fB::msgcat::mcload \fIdirname\fR Searches the specified directory for files that match @@ -120,8 +119,8 @@ Sets the translation for multiple source strings in namespace. \fIsrc-trans-list\fR must have an even number of elements and is in the form {\fIsrc-string translate-string\fR ?\fIsrc-string -translate-string ...\fR?} \fBmsgcat::mcmset\fR can be significantly -faster than multiple invocations of \fBmsgcat::mcset\fR. The function +translate-string ...\fR?} \fB::msgcat::mcmset\fR can be significantly +faster than multiple invocations of \fB::msgcat::mcset\fR. The function returns the number of translations set. .TP \fB::msgcat::mcunknown \fIlocale src-string\fR @@ -134,7 +133,6 @@ string. The \fB::msgcat::mcunknown\fR procedure is invoked at the same stack context as the call to \fB::msgcat::mc\fR. The return value of \fB::msgcat::mcunknown\fR is used as the return value for the call to \fB::msgcat::mc\fR. - .SH "LOCALE SPECIFICATION" .PP The locale is specified to \fBmsgcat\fR by a locale string @@ -155,7 +153,7 @@ initial locale. The value is parsed according to the XPG4 pattern language[_country][.codeset][@modifier] .CE to extract its parts. The initial locale is then set by calling -\fBmsgcat::mclocale\fR with the argument +\fB::msgcat::mclocale\fR with the argument .CS language[_country][_modifier] .CE @@ -171,7 +169,6 @@ 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. - .SH "NAMESPACES AND MESSAGE CATALOGS" .PP Strings stored in the message catalog are stored relative @@ -183,10 +180,12 @@ error. .PP For example, executing the code .CS -mcset en hello "hello from ::" -namespace eval foo {mcset en hello "hello from ::foo"} -puts [mc hello] -namespace eval foo {puts [mc hello]} +\fB::msgcat::mcset\fR en hello "hello from ::" +namespace eval foo { + \fB::msgcat::mcset\fR en hello "hello from ::foo" +} +puts [\fB::msgcat::mc\fR hello] +namespace eval foo {puts [\fB::msgcat::mc\fR hello]} .CE will print .CS @@ -202,19 +201,20 @@ to "inherit" messages from their parent namespace. .PP For example, executing (in the ``en'' locale) the code .CS -mcset en m1 ":: message1" -mcset en m2 ":: message2" -mcset en m3 ":: message3" +\fB::msgcat::mcset\fR en m1 ":: message1" +\fB::msgcat::mcset\fR en m2 ":: message2" +\fB::msgcat::mcset\fR en m3 ":: message3" namespace eval ::foo { - mcset en m2 "::foo message2" - mcset en m3 "::foo message3" + \fB::msgcat::mcset\fR en m2 "::foo message2" + \fB::msgcat::mcset\fR en m3 "::foo message3" } namespace eval ::foo::bar { - mcset en m3 "::foo::bar message3" + \fB::msgcat::mcset\fR en m3 "::foo::bar message3" } -puts "[mc m1]; [mc m2]; [mc m3]" -namespace eval ::foo {puts "[mc m1]; [mc m2]; [mc m3]"} -namespace eval ::foo::bar {puts "[mc m1]; [mc m2]; [mc m3]"} +namespace import \fB::msgcat::mc\fR +puts "[\fBmc\fR m1]; [\fBmc\fR m2]; [\fBmc\fR m3]" +namespace eval ::foo {puts "[\fBmc\fR m1]; [\fBmc\fR m2]; [\fBmc\fR m3]"} +namespace eval ::foo::bar {puts "[\fBmc\fR m1]; [\fBmc\fR m2]; [\fBmc\fR m3]"} .CE will print .CS @@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ will print :: message1; ::foo message2; ::foo message3 :: message1; ::foo message2; ::foo::bar message3 .CE - .SH "LOCATION AND FORMAT OF MESSAGE FILES" .PP Message files can be located in any directory, subject @@ -244,10 +243,9 @@ so that all source strings are tied to the namespace of the package. For example, a short \fBes.msg\fR might contain: .CS namespace eval ::mypackage { - ::msgcat::mcset es "Free Beer!" "Cerveza Gracias!" + \fB::msgcat::mcset\fR es "Free Beer!" "Cerveza Gracias!" } .CE - .SH "RECOMMENDED MESSAGE SETUP FOR PACKAGES" .PP If a package is installed into a subdirectory of the @@ -263,9 +261,8 @@ Copy your *.msg files into that directory. initialization script: .CS # load language files, stored in msgs subdirectory -::msgcat::mcload [file join [file dirname [info script]] msgs] +\fB::msgcat::mcload\fR [file join [file dirname [info script]] msgs] .CE - .SH "POSITIONAL CODES FOR FORMAT AND SCAN COMMANDS" .PP It is possible that a message string used as an argument @@ -287,7 +284,6 @@ format "In location %2\\$s we produced %1\\$d units" $num $city .PP Similarly, positional parameters can be used with \fBscan\fR to extract values from internationalized strings. - .SH CREDITS .PP The message catalog code was developed by Mark Harrison. |