# Creating language package?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-language-package/131398>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 9, 2008, 11:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-language-package/131398 "2008-03-09T11:31:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![casid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@casid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casid)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 11:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-language-package/131398/1 "2008-03-09T11:31:42Z")

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Hello RoR Developers,

I want to create English, Spanish, Japanese, Russian languages version  
of my rails application. What kind of way recommend me ? how can I  
create it ? what would you do if you were me?

thanks.

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**Author:** ![casid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@casid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casid)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 1:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-language-package/131398/2 "2008-03-10T13:19:29Z")

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I have no experience in this area, but it seems that the globalize  
plugin might be what you’re looking for.

-Kyle

On Mar 9, 5:31 am, Lamer L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

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**Author:** ![casid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@casid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casid)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 3:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-language-package/131398/3 "2008-03-11T03:41:54Z")

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> I have no experience in this area, but it seems that the globalize  
> plugin might be what you’re looking for.

> -Kyle

what is it exactly? do you have any document or information?  
in fact I prepared the documentation, I mean the characters in  
application, I translated all.  
I couldn t decide how to create it, how to start, which way is the best,  
no idea…

thank you Kyle for your message…

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**Author:** ![casid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@casid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casid)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-language-package/131398/4 "2008-03-11T18:16:12Z")

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Here’s the Internationalization Wiki entry…

[http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/Internationalization](http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/Internationalization)

…and here’s the globalize plugin’s page…

[http://wiki.globalize-rails.org/globalize/](http://wiki.globalize-rails.org/globalize/)

I’m afraid that I won’t be much help beyond that. I remembered  
reading something about globalize in Rails Recipes and thought I’d at  
least pass along the name. Others may be able to offer more help.

-Kyle

On Mar 10, 9:41 pm, Lamer L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

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**Author:** ![casid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@casid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casid)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 5:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-language-package/131398/5 "2008-03-12T05:53:10Z")

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Actually I heard about .po files, Ruby-GetText.  
it s very suitable for my situation. if you have any information or  
recommendation I will be glad to hear it.  
thank you very much again, Kyle