# Rails I18n **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/rails-i18n/17.md?page=11 [Latest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.ruby-forum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.ruby-forum.com/tags.md) **Page:** 12 --- ## [Ruby-gettext rails.mo issue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gettext-rails-mo-issue/78167)
**Author:** [@Malte\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Malte_M)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2006, 6:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gettext-rails-mo-issue/78167 "2006-12-04T18:39:56Z")
I’m glad that I found this list. Trying my first steps with Rails, I found out that ruby-gettext is best suited for my i18n needs. There’s one problem, though: I’ve done a first rough custom translation of rails.po. … --- ## [Reading value from text\_field](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-value-from-text-field/77633)
**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2006, 10:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-value-from-text-field/77633 "2006-11-29T10:28:02Z")
Hi All, I am new user of ruby and rails, and i am developing an application using ruby and rails. I am facing a problem in reading value of text\_field in the same .rhtml file. how i should i read text\_field value and… --- ## [Is globalize usable with edge rails?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-globalize-usable-with-edge-rails/77238)
**Author:** [@nuno](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nuno)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2006, 10:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-globalize-usable-with-edge-rails/77238 "2006-11-25T22:29:49Z")
Hi, the question is the title : is everything going smoothly when using globalize with the latest version of edge rails ? Thanks --- ## [Sending data to asp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sending-data-to-asp/76398)
**Author:** [@tooba](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tooba)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2006, 10:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sending-data-to-asp/76398 "2006-11-18T10:33:10Z")
hi, i am using the sortable elements script, i want to save my new sequence to my db. can anyone send me an example? i wish this forum is the right one --- ## ["has\_many through" problems](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/has-many-through-problems/74342)
**Author:** [@azzoti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/azzoti)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2006, 1:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/has-many-through-problems/74342 "2006-11-05T01:11:29Z")
Hello! I have got a problem with Globalize since I installed “rbac” plugin. Error is as follows: :select option not allowed on translatable models (roles.\*) Application trace: vendor/plugins/globalize/lib/globali… --- ## [Globalize server down](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-server-down/68666)
**Author:** [@Helmut\_Ziegler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Helmut_Ziegler)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-server-down/68666 "2006-11-01T16:39:11Z")
Hi, since yesterday the server of globalize-rails.org seems to be down. Does anyone know if it has moved to another url or when it will be online again? I’d like to check out globalize for rails 1.1. Cheers, Helmut … --- ## [Parse errors in accentuated strings after Globalizing](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/parse-errors-in-accentuated-strings-after-globalizing/73294)
**Author:** [@josealvarez](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/josealvarez)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2006, 6:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/parse-errors-in-accentuated-strings-after-globalizing/73294 "2006-10-23T18:19:40Z")
After installing Globalize and adding the following lines to the files: environment.rb at the end: include Globalize Locale.set\_base\_language ‘es-ES’ Locale.set(‘es-ES’) LOCALES = {‘es’ =\> ‘es-ES’, ‘en’ =\> ‘en-EN’… --- ## [Translator workplace in Globalize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/translator-workplace-in-globalize/73204)
**Author:** [@azzoti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/azzoti)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2006, 5:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/translator-workplace-in-globalize/73204 "2006-10-23T17:55:21Z")
Hello! I’m going to use Globalize in my app. While playing with Globalize I tried translation view example from globalize-rails.org. I like the way those things work – text appears in translator’s view (and also in g… --- ## [Globalize and model error messages](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-and-model-error-messages/70831)
**Author:** [@Nicolas\_NoSSSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Nicolas_NoSSSS)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2006, 1:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-and-model-error-messages/70831 "2006-10-19T13:28:42Z")
Hi ! I have a probably stupid question about i18n. I started to work with ruby-gettext, as it allows me to translate field names in model validation messages, and thus use error\_messages\_for helpers. It first worked … --- ## [Globalize Plugin - Wiki spamming issue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-plugin-wiki-spamming-issue/71767)
**Author:** [@venkat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/venkat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 9:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-plugin-wiki-spamming-issue/71767 "2006-10-11T21:04:58Z")
Dear Josh and all: The wiki is spammed like crazy. I have rolled back many pages a few times and others also watch and rollback but we would need a long term alternative. Wiki is a very good way to collaborate and it… --- ## [Globalize Plugin - What is the purpose of scope column?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-plugin-what-is-the-purpose-of-scope-column/71645)
**Author:** [@venkat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/venkat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 12:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-plugin-what-is-the-purpose-of-scope-column/71645 "2006-10-11T00:11:16Z")
I am curious as to the potential use of “scope” column in the translations table. It doesn’t appear to be used. Any ideas? Thanks, Venkat. --- ## [Are id-based keys possible with Globalize?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/are-id-based-keys-possible-with-globalize/70223)
**Author:** [@dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dasch)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 12:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/are-id-based-keys-possible-with-globalize/70223 "2006-10-03T00:24:17Z")
Is my understanding correct that Globalize use the base language string as the key when looking up translations? Example: class Product \< ActiveRecord::Base translates :name end Locale.set\_base\_language(‘en-US’) L… --- ## [Can javascript be localized using globalize, gloc,](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-javascript-be-localized-using-globalize-gloc/68776)
**Author:** [@ianne](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ianne)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2006, 11:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-javascript-be-localized-using-globalize-gloc/68776 "2006-09-15T11:47:24Z")
or other localization method? --- ## [How to Globalize using variants of templates?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-globalize-using-variants-of-templates/99998)
**Author:** [@Yash\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yash_G)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2006, 12:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-globalize-using-variants-of-templates/99998 "2006-09-14T00:43:55Z")
Hi, We have a web application running on Ruby on Rails 1.0, with all RHTML files stored in the standard app/views/controller directories. The static content, messages, etc. in all the templates are in US English. We … --- ## [Globalize - German Month and Daynames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-german-month-and-daynames/68463)
**Author:** [@PhilK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/PhilK)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2006, 12:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-german-month-and-daynames/68463 "2006-09-14T00:38:13Z")
Hello, Just wondering if there is a reason why German month- and daynames are omitted from the data/csv files to translate dates into German? Or am I just blind? Thanks, Phil --- ## [Most popular I18N plugin? Which one would it be?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/most-popular-i18n-plugin-which-one-would-it-be/68101)
**Author:** [@greg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/greg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2006, 6:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/most-popular-i18n-plugin-which-one-would-it-be/68101 "2006-09-09T06:15:57Z")
Hi, Just wondering is there an obvious most popular I18N plugin that people use? e.g. the one with the most traction/development/number of releases out? Just wondering which one to dive into to. Tks --- ## [Gettext speed issues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gettext-speed-issues/67480)
**Author:** [@steve\_dp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/steve_dp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2006, 11:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gettext-speed-issues/67480 "2006-09-06T23:45:12Z")
Hi, I noticed gettext severely impacts rendering time, 3-4x slower than without. Is there any hope of a faster one in the future maybe written in C? Or any sort of support for pre-translated templates? Any help or … --- ## [Globalize and respond\_to](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-and-respond-to/67666)
**Author:** [@steveoco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/steveoco)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2006, 5:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-and-respond-to/67666 "2006-09-06T05:51:11Z")
Has anyone using globalize tried it with a respond\_to in your controller? Something like: def show @question = Question.find(1) respond\_to do |type| type.html type.xml end end I started RESTifying my site and st… --- ## [Missing find\_by\_rfc\_3066](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/missing-find-by-rfc-3066/66811)
**Author:** [@tcsnide](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tcsnide)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2006, 3:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/missing-find-by-rfc-3066/66811 "2006-08-29T15:53:19Z")
Hi Everyone, I just started to learn ruby and ruby on rails since I have to get a codebase up and running someone else programmed. I installed everything fine, though when I try to launch WEBrick, I get the following … --- ## [I18n friendly, plugable Rails Core](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i18n-friendly-plugable-rails-core/66122)
**Author:** [@Jesper\_RSSSSnn-Jens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jesper_RSSSSnn-Jens)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2006, 8:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i18n-friendly-plugable-rails-core/66122 "2006-08-29T08:14:27Z")
Below is a copy of a discussion I just posted on Rails Core mailing list. The reason not to take the discussion here is that I think that we all agree on that Rails sometimes can be extremely difficult to deal with o… --- ## [Globalize and more than one dynamic value](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-and-more-than-one-dynamic-value/101732)
**Author:** [@tbaustert](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tbaustert)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2006, 2:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-and-more-than-one-dynamic-value/101732 "2006-08-25T14:24:15Z")
Hi all, consider the case you have more than one dynamic value for a text. You can write: \<%= There are %d horses / 3 %\> but, what if: \<%= There are %d horses on the %s / \[3, “moon”\] %\> The following idea won’t wor… --- ## [Globalize WrongLanguageError on attribute \_read\_?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-wronglanguageerror-on-attribute-read/64503)
**Author:** [@kaspar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kaspar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2006, 9:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-wronglanguageerror-on-attribute-read/64503 "2006-08-25T09:36:14Z")
Dear List, Can somebody enlighten me as to why a WrongLanguageError is thrown when I access a stale copy of a model? I fully understand why such an error is required upon writing to the object, but on read access? It … --- ## [(announce) A multi\_lang plugin for views/layouts](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/announce-a-multi-lang-plugin-for-views-layouts/65779)
**Author:** [@Fabien\_P](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Fabien_P)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2006, 3:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/announce-a-multi-lang-plugin-for-views-layouts/65779 "2006-08-21T15:43:26Z")
Hi all. I needed a plugin to display different pages depending of the browser’s language. Not something for the code (“gettext like” plugins are fine for that) but more like being able to have different views files t… --- ## [Announcement: Really simple localization plugin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/announcement-really-simple-localization-plugin/64788)
**Author:** [@Jesper\_RSSSSnn-Jens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jesper_RSSSSnn-Jens)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2006, 12:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/announcement-really-simple-localization-plugin/64788 "2006-08-18T12:56:10Z")
I needed something simpler than Globalize and GLoc to localize my Rails application into Danish. I packed it into this plugin. Feel free to use it. Languages available: Spanish, German, Swedish, Danish, and (“Swedish … --- ## [Problem with globalize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-globalize/61911)
**Author:** [@g0nzo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/g0nzo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2006, 11:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-globalize/61911 "2006-08-15T23:18:53Z")
Hi! I’ve downloaded globalize (Revision 196: /globalize/branches/for-1.1), run rake globalize:setup, which created new tables, set Locale.set\_base\_language ‘pl-PL’ in enviroment.rb, but when i start the server, i get… --- ## [Announcing really simple localization plugin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/announcing-really-simple-localization-plugin/64621)
**Author:** [@Jesper\_RSSSSnn-Jens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jesper_RSSSSnn-Jens)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2006, 2:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/announcing-really-simple-localization-plugin/64621 "2006-08-15T14:09:35Z")
Localization Simplified plugin by Jesper Rønn-Jensen. Really simple localization for Rails By Jesper Rønn-Jensen ( http://justaddwater.dk/ ) Languages available: Spanish, German, Swedish, Danish, and (“Swedish Chef… --- ## [Rails Application Failed to start Properly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-application-failed-to-start-properly/101328)
**Author:** [@Naga\_harish\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Naga_harish_K)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2006, 3:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-application-failed-to-start-properly/101328 "2006-08-11T15:05:39Z")
Hi all, I have created a new application and Its working fine in my local system and also in the server. But after some days I have added one new controller(projects) in the admin module so that the admin can manage … --- ## [Does Globalize supports properties files](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-globalize-supports-properties-files/101653)
**Author:** [@Sathya](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sathya)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2006, 12:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-globalize-supports-properties-files/101653 "2006-08-10T12:11:28Z")
Hi, i just wanna know how does Globalize work? Is it capable of reading data from properties files as in Java? If so where should i define these properties files? I have a scenario where there are some labels in a web… --- ## [Globalizing Typo 4.0.0 - S.O.S. Help needed!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalizing-typo-4-0-0-s-o-s-help-needed/101506)
**Author:** [@zarni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zarni)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2006, 10:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalizing-typo-4-0-0-s-o-s-help-needed/101506 "2006-08-08T10:20:07Z")
Hello friendly rubyists! This is my first post, so bare with me :slight\_smile: I managed to globalize Typo 4.0.0 - the static content. I made a Translations editor menu in the admin, and it works fine for all static c… --- ## [Globalize list: Sketch of new globalize tutorial by szymek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-list-sketch-of-new-globalize-tutorial-by-szymek/63596)
**Author:** [@msojka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/msojka)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2006, 7:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-list-sketch-of-new-globalize-tutorial-by-szymek/63596 "2006-08-07T19:29:51Z")
Again a pbly. interesting post by “szymek” to the globalize list (which still has no archive as far as I know): – begin – Hi! I’ve created a sketch of a tutorial about how to use globalize to translate an existing r… [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/rails-i18n/17.md?page=10) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/rails-i18n/17.md?page=12)