[jboss-dev] jboss i18n and localization (l10n)

[Max Rydahl Andersen]

>> huh ? java localization has plural handling: 
>> http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/i18n/format/choiceFormat.html
> 
> But this requires actually writing a little code to handle that.
> Gettext .po files can handle plurals directly without needing to
> write any extra code by hand.

okey...that's a nice thing but in the big picture I would say it's a 
minor one.

>> What else does gettext do ?
> 
> Another nice thing about gettext is that the original English strings 
> are kept in the source file - no need to use string labels for strings.

this just translates to "use the original string as the key" practice, 
correct ?

/max