Why php gettext is needed in real life?

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Posted by howa on June 3, 2008, 1:06 pm

http://hk2.php.net/manual/en/ref.gettext.php

I just wonder why those kind of translation/mapping can't be
implemented in using plain PHP array?

Howard

Posted by Iván Sánchez on June 3, 2008, 1:20 pm

howa wrote:

None.

However, using gettext will allow you to use a large array of software for
easing the work of building translation tables. e.g. Kbabel, GTranslator,
poEdit.

In other words, professional translators will gave an easier time working
with a gettext-enabled program rather than a in-house translation solution.

Cheers,
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Posted by Iván Sánchez on June 3, 2008, 1:23 pm

IvÃ¡n SÃ¡nchez Ortega wrote:

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Posted by Joe Scylla on June 4, 2008, 2:57 am

howa wrote:

First, gettext is faster that a php array

Sencondary, translators can use a gui programm for translation the
string (PoEdit, Eclipse Plugin).

But the main reason is: with gettext you can extract and refresh the
strings need translation out of the source code into your gettext
project file.

Joe

Posted by howa on June 4, 2008, 9:44 am

On 6$B7n(B4$BF|(B, $B2<8a(B2$B;~(B57$BJ,(B, Joe Scylla

I agree with points such as GUI tools, but is gettext faster?

PHP array can be cached into memory using APC/XCache and you can even
use them without any method call.

Howard

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