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lots of overhead?

by Martijn Lafeber :: Rate this Message:

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Hey guys,

Suppose I want to translate a long text (say, a help text) into 20  
languages. That long text is put in the translations table 20 times.
I'd rather have a key 'LANG_HELP_TEXT' which is a reference to the  
translations.

Another example in which this could be useful is if I use the word  
'Submit' lots of times, and make a typo once. Then 'Subnit' is added  
to the translations table.
I'd rather see the 'LANG_SUBNIT' text in my site, so i know I made a  
typo. (I realise this takes more effort to put the stuff in the  
translations table.)

Suggestions? Do I need a different plugin?

Thanks in advance,
Martijn

Re: lots of overhead?

by Martijn Lafeber :: Rate this Message:

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Dear Martijn,

I think i found a solution to your problem. Just add your own  
imaginary language in which the translation of your very long help  
text is HELP_TEXT. Than translate it into Dutch, Spanish, French,  
English, Chinese, etc.

you(rs),
Martijn


On 6-dec-2007, at do 6-dec, 11:35, Martijn Lafeber wrote:

> Hey guys,
>
> Suppose I want to translate a long text (say, a help text) into 20  
> languages. That long text is put in the translations table 20 times.
> I'd rather have a key 'LANG_HELP_TEXT' which is a reference to the  
> translations.
>
> Another example in which this could be useful is if I use the word  
> 'Submit' lots of times, and make a typo once. Then 'Subnit' is  
> added to the translations table.
> I'd rather see the 'LANG_SUBNIT' text in my site, so i know I made  
> a typo. (I realise this takes more effort to put the stuff in the  
> translations table.)
>
> Suggestions? Do I need a different plugin?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Martijn