1 /* GLIB - Library of useful routines for C programming
2 * Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Peter Mattis, Spencer Kimball and Josh MacDonald
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21 * Modified by the GLib Team and others 1997-2000. See the AUTHORS
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36 #include "gfileutils.h"
37 #include "gstrfuncs.h"
38 #include "glib-init.h"
48 * _glib_get_locale_dir:
50 * Return the path to the share\locale or lib\locale subfolder of the
51 * GLib installation folder. The path is in the system codepage. We
52 * have to use system codepage as bindtextdomain() doesn't have a
56 _glib_get_locale_dir (void)
58 gchar *install_dir = NULL, *locale_dir;
62 install_dir = g_win32_get_package_installation_directory_of_module (glib_dll);
67 * Append "/share/locale" or "/lib/locale" depending on whether
68 * autoconfigury detected GNU gettext or not.
70 const char *p = GLIB_LOCALE_DIR + strlen (GLIB_LOCALE_DIR);
76 locale_dir = g_build_filename (install_dir, p, NULL);
78 retval = g_win32_locale_filename_from_utf8 (locale_dir);
90 #undef GLIB_LOCALE_DIR
92 #endif /* G_OS_WIN32 */
96 ensure_gettext_initialized (void)
98 static gsize initialised;
100 if (g_once_init_enter (&initialised))
103 gchar *tmp = _glib_get_locale_dir ();
104 bindtextdomain (GETTEXT_PACKAGE, tmp);
107 bindtextdomain (GETTEXT_PACKAGE, GLIB_LOCALE_DIR);
109 # ifdef HAVE_BIND_TEXTDOMAIN_CODESET
110 bind_textdomain_codeset (GETTEXT_PACKAGE, "UTF-8");
112 g_once_init_leave (&initialised, TRUE);
118 * @str: The string to be translated
120 * Returns the translated string from the glib translations.
121 * This is an internal function and should only be used by
122 * the internals of glib (such as libgio).
124 * Returns: the transation of @str to the current locale
127 glib_gettext (const gchar *str)
129 ensure_gettext_initialized ();
131 return g_dgettext (GETTEXT_PACKAGE, str);
136 * @msgctxtid: a combined message context and message id, separated
137 * by a \004 character
138 * @msgidoffset: the offset of the message id in @msgctxid
140 * This function is a variant of glib_gettext() which supports
141 * a disambiguating message context. See g_dpgettext() for full
144 * This is an internal function and should only be used by
145 * the internals of glib (such as libgio).
147 * Returns: the transation of @str to the current locale
150 glib_pgettext (const gchar *msgctxtid,
153 ensure_gettext_initialized ();
155 return g_dpgettext (GETTEXT_PACKAGE, msgctxtid, msgidoffset);
161 * @msgval: another string
163 * An auxiliary function for gettext() support (see Q_()).
165 * Return value: @msgval, unless @msgval is identical to @msgid
166 * and contains a '|' character, in which case a pointer to
167 * the substring of msgid after the first '|' character is returned.
172 g_strip_context (const gchar *msgid,
177 const char *c = strchr (msgid, '|');
187 * @domain: the translation domain to use, or %NULL to use
188 * the domain set with textdomain()
189 * @msgctxtid: a combined message context and message id, separated
190 * by a \004 character
191 * @msgidoffset: the offset of the message id in @msgctxid
193 * This function is a variant of g_dgettext() which supports
194 * a disambiguating message context. GNU gettext uses the
195 * '\004' character to separate the message context and
196 * message id in @msgctxtid.
197 * If 0 is passed as @msgidoffset, this function will fall back to
198 * trying to use the deprecated convention of using "|" as a separation
201 * This uses g_dgettext() internally. See that functions for differences
202 * with dgettext() proper.
204 * Applications should normally not use this function directly,
205 * but use the C_() macro for translations with context.
207 * Returns: The translated string
212 g_dpgettext (const gchar *domain,
213 const gchar *msgctxtid,
216 const gchar *translation;
219 translation = g_dgettext (domain, msgctxtid);
221 if (translation == msgctxtid)
224 return msgctxtid + msgidoffset;
225 sep = strchr (msgctxtid, '|');
229 /* try with '\004' instead of '|', in case
230 * xgettext -kQ_:1g was used
232 gchar *tmp = g_alloca (strlen (msgctxtid) + 1);
233 strcpy (tmp, msgctxtid);
234 tmp[sep - msgctxtid] = '\004';
236 translation = g_dgettext (domain, tmp);
238 if (translation == tmp)
246 /* This function is taken from gettext.h
247 * GNU gettext uses '\004' to separate context and msgid in .mo files.
251 * @domain: the translation domain to use, or %NULL to use
252 * the domain set with textdomain()
253 * @context: the message context
254 * @msgid: the message
256 * This function is a variant of g_dgettext() which supports
257 * a disambiguating message context. GNU gettext uses the
258 * '\004' character to separate the message context and
259 * message id in @msgctxtid.
261 * This uses g_dgettext() internally. See that functions for differences
262 * with dgettext() proper.
264 * This function differs from C_() in that it is not a macro and
265 * thus you may use non-string-literals as context and msgid arguments.
267 * Returns: The translated string
272 g_dpgettext2 (const gchar *domain,
273 const gchar *msgctxt,
276 size_t msgctxt_len = strlen (msgctxt) + 1;
277 size_t msgid_len = strlen (msgid) + 1;
278 const char *translation;
281 msg_ctxt_id = g_alloca (msgctxt_len + msgid_len);
283 memcpy (msg_ctxt_id, msgctxt, msgctxt_len - 1);
284 msg_ctxt_id[msgctxt_len - 1] = '\004';
285 memcpy (msg_ctxt_id + msgctxt_len, msgid, msgid_len);
287 translation = g_dgettext (domain, msg_ctxt_id);
289 if (translation == msg_ctxt_id)
291 /* try the old way of doing message contexts, too */
292 msg_ctxt_id[msgctxt_len - 1] = '|';
293 translation = g_dgettext (domain, msg_ctxt_id);
295 if (translation == msg_ctxt_id)
303 _g_dgettext_should_translate (void)
305 static gsize translate = 0;
307 SHOULD_TRANSLATE = 1,
308 SHOULD_NOT_TRANSLATE = 2
311 if (G_UNLIKELY (g_once_init_enter (&translate)))
313 gboolean should_translate = TRUE;
315 const char *default_domain = textdomain (NULL);
316 const char *translator_comment = gettext ("");
318 const char *translate_locale = setlocale (LC_MESSAGES, NULL);
320 const char *translate_locale = g_win32_getlocale ();
322 /* We should NOT translate only if all the following hold:
323 * - user has called textdomain() and set textdomain to non-default
324 * - default domain has no translations
325 * - locale does not start with "en_" and is not "C"
328 * - If text domain is still the default domain, maybe user calls
329 * it later. Continue with old behavior of translating.
330 * - If locale starts with "en_", we can continue using the
331 * translations even if the app doesn't have translations for
332 * this locale. That is, en_UK and en_CA for example.
333 * - If locale is "C", maybe user calls setlocale(LC_ALL,"") later.
334 * Continue with old behavior of translating.
336 if (0 != strcmp (default_domain, "messages") &&
337 '\0' == *translator_comment &&
338 0 != strncmp (translate_locale, "en_", 3) &&
339 0 != strcmp (translate_locale, "C"))
340 should_translate = FALSE;
342 g_once_init_leave (&translate,
345 SHOULD_NOT_TRANSLATE);
348 return translate == SHOULD_TRANSLATE;
353 * @domain: the translation domain to use, or %NULL to use
354 * the domain set with textdomain()
355 * @msgid: message to translate
357 * This function is a wrapper of dgettext() which does not translate
358 * the message if the default domain as set with textdomain() has no
359 * translations for the current locale.
361 * The advantage of using this function over dgettext() proper is that
362 * libraries using this function (like GTK+) will not use translations
363 * if the application using the library does not have translations for
364 * the current locale. This results in a consistent English-only
365 * interface instead of one having partial translations. For this
366 * feature to work, the call to textdomain() and setlocale() should
367 * precede any g_dgettext() invocations. For GTK+, it means calling
368 * textdomain() before gtk_init or its variants.
370 * This function disables translations if and only if upon its first
371 * call all the following conditions hold:
373 * <listitem>@domain is not %NULL</listitem>
374 * <listitem>textdomain() has been called to set a default text domain</listitem>
375 * <listitem>there is no translations available for the default text domain
376 * and the current locale</listitem>
377 * <listitem>current locale is not "C" or any English locales (those
378 * starting with "en_")</listitem>
381 * Note that this behavior may not be desired for example if an application
382 * has its untranslated messages in a language other than English. In those
383 * cases the application should call textdomain() after initializing GTK+.
385 * Applications should normally not use this function directly,
386 * but use the _() macro for translations.
388 * Returns: The translated string
393 g_dgettext (const gchar *domain,
396 if (domain && G_UNLIKELY (!_g_dgettext_should_translate ()))
399 return dgettext (domain, msgid);
404 * @domain: (allow-none): the translation domain to use, or %NULL to use
405 * the domain set with textdomain()
406 * @msgid: message to translate
407 * @category: a locale category
409 * This is a variant of g_dgettext() that allows specifying a locale
410 * category instead of always using %LC_MESSAGES. See g_dgettext() for
411 * more information about how this functions differs from calling
412 * dcgettext() directly.
414 * Returns: the translated string for the given locale category
419 g_dcgettext (const gchar *domain,
423 if (domain && G_UNLIKELY (!_g_dgettext_should_translate ()))
426 return dcgettext (domain, msgid, category);
431 * @domain: the translation domain to use, or %NULL to use
432 * the domain set with textdomain()
433 * @msgid: message to translate
434 * @msgid_plural: plural form of the message
435 * @n: the quantity for which translation is needed
437 * This function is a wrapper of dngettext() which does not translate
438 * the message if the default domain as set with textdomain() has no
439 * translations for the current locale.
441 * See g_dgettext() for details of how this differs from dngettext()
444 * Returns: The translated string
449 g_dngettext (const gchar *domain,
451 const gchar *msgid_plural,
454 if (domain && G_UNLIKELY (!_g_dgettext_should_translate ()))
455 return n == 1 ? msgid : msgid_plural;
457 return dngettext (domain, msgid, msgid_plural, n);
463 * @title: Internationalization
464 * @short_description: gettext support macros
465 * @see_also: the gettext manual
467 * GLib doesn't force any particular localization method upon its users.
468 * But since GLib itself is localized using the gettext() mechanism, it seems
469 * natural to offer the de-facto standard gettext() support macros in an
472 * In order to use these macros in an application, you must include
473 * <filename>glib/gi18n.h</filename>. For use in a library, must include
474 * <filename>glib/gi18n-lib.h</filename> <emphasis>after</emphasis> defining
475 * the GETTEXT_PACKAGE macro suitably for your library:
477 * #define GETTEXT_PACKAGE "gtk20"
478 * #include <glib/gi18n-lib.h>
480 * Note that you also have to call setlocale() and textdomain() (as well as
481 * bindtextdomain() and bind_textdomain_codeset()) early on in your main()
482 * to make gettext() work.
484 * The gettext manual covers details of how to set up message extraction
490 * @String: the string to be translated
492 * Marks a string for translation, gets replaced with the translated string
500 * @String: the string to be translated, with a '|'-separated prefix
501 * which must not be translated
503 * Like _(), but handles context in message ids. This has the advantage
504 * that the string can be adorned with a prefix to guarantee uniqueness
505 * and provide context to the translator.
507 * One use case given in the gettext manual is GUI translation, where one
508 * could e.g. disambiguate two "Open" menu entries as "File|Open" and
509 * "Printer|Open". Another use case is the string "Russian" which may
510 * have to be translated differently depending on whether it's the name
511 * of a character set or a language. This could be solved by using
512 * "charset|Russian" and "language|Russian".
514 * See the C_() macro for a different way to mark up translatable strings
517 * <note><para>If you are using the Q_() macro, you need to make sure
518 * that you pass <option>--keyword=Q_</option> to xgettext when extracting
519 * messages. If you are using GNU gettext >= 0.15, you can also use
520 * <option>--keyword=Q_:1g</option> to let xgettext split the context
521 * string off into a msgctxt line in the po file.</para></note>
523 * Returns: the translated message
530 * @Context: a message context, must be a string literal
531 * @String: a message id, must be a string literal
533 * Uses gettext to get the translation for @String. @Context is
534 * used as a context. This is mainly useful for short strings which
535 * may need different translations, depending on the context in which
538 * label1 = C_("Navigation", "Back");
539 * label2 = C_("Body part", "Back");
542 * <note><para>If you are using the C_() macro, you need to make sure
543 * that you pass <option>--keyword=C_:1c,2</option> to xgettext when
544 * extracting messages. Note that this only works with GNU
545 * gettext >= 0.15.</para></note>
547 * Returns: the translated message
554 * @String: the string to be translated
556 * Only marks a string for translation. This is useful in situations
557 * where the translated strings can't be directly used, e.g. in string
558 * array initializers. To get the translated string, call gettext()
562 * static const char *messages[] = {
563 * N_("some very meaningful message"),
564 * N_("and another one")
566 * const char *string;
569 * = index > 1 ? _("a default message") : gettext (messages[index]);
581 * @Context: a message context, must be a string literal
582 * @String: a message id, must be a string literal
584 * Only marks a string for translation, with context.
585 * This is useful in situations where the translated strings can't
586 * be directly used, e.g. in string array initializers. To get the
587 * translated string, you should call g_dpgettext2() at runtime.
591 * static const char *messages[] = {
592 * NC_("some context", "some very meaningful message"),
593 * NC_("some context", "and another one")
595 * const char *string;
598 * = index > 1 ? g_dpgettext2 (NULL, "some context", "a default message")
599 * : g_dpgettext2 (NULL, "some context", messages[index]);
606 * <note><para>If you are using the NC_() macro, you need to make sure
607 * that you pass <option>--keyword=NC_:1c,2</option> to xgettext when
608 * extracting messages. Note that this only works with GNU gettext >= 0.15.
609 * Intltool has support for the NC_() macro since version 0.40.1.