Subject: Re: Locale module and translation - understandinghow things work - msg#00104

Bèr, Jonathan, and Gerhard

I appreciate the responses, and feel better informed as a result. Thanks for your time.

Cheers,
Ross.

Bèr Kessels wrote:

Hi Ross,


Is there a page or discussion that someone can point me to that
describes the difference between i18n and locale modules and how that
can work together.


There is none. But I can give you some general information.
locale.module is for translating the internface into one or more languages.
i18 is for two things:
1) using these translations, by addinf swithces and buttons for switching
languages etc.
2) For translating content and additional info: nodes, taxonomy, images,
etceteras.

So all in all locale.module will work for translating the interface.
Secially if you translate it into one language and put that one default: you
then have a site in your own language.
But as soon as the word "multilinugal" fall, you should go looking for i18n.
locale.module will only allow you to do translation but does not allow
switching of langauges.
locale also does nothing to provide translation of content.

But beware: locale.module is simple and streightforward to use. i18n is not!
They work together properly, but for the new (CVS) version i18n needs a
patch, that can be found on drupal.org to work with i18n.
Where locale can work without i18n, i18n cannot work without locale.
Furthermore: translation of content and synching this content is still a bit
in testing stage. Especially the syncronising part. So I would advice you
strongly to not start your drupal-experience (first installation) with i18n,
but first get used to the system and then try the module.

Regards, Ber


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