# I18n & l10n samples?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i18n-l10n-samples/144818>\
**Category:** wxRuby\
**Created:** [August 2, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i18n-l10n-samples/144818 "2008-08-02T16:34:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![requiem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e9bcb4/32.png) [@requiem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/requiem)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i18n-l10n-samples/144818/1 "2008-08-02T16:34:11Z")

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hi all,

are there any samples or docs available on how to use the wxRuby  
Localization and Internationalization Features?

Greetings,  
Niklas

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**Author:** ![requiem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e9bcb4/32.png) [@requiem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/requiem)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i18n-l10n-samples/144818/2 "2008-08-04T16:28:09Z")

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Hi

Niklas B. wrote:

> are there any samples or docs available on how to use the wxRuby  
> Localization and Internationalization Features?

Take a look at:  
samples/text/unicode.rb  
[http://wxruby.rubyforge.org/doc/locale.html](http://wxruby.rubyforge.org/doc/locale.html)

Use standard ids (eg Wx::ID\_PASTE) wherever possible.

For localisation, I can recommend the Ruby-GetText library:  
[http://www.yotabanana.com/hiki/ruby-gettext.html?ruby-gettext](http://www.yotabanana.com/hiki/ruby-gettext.html?ruby-gettext)

cheers  
alex

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**Author:** ![requiem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e9bcb4/32.png) [@requiem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/requiem)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i18n-l10n-samples/144818/3 "2008-08-04T20:26:12Z")

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Hello,

Alex F. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Use standard ids (eg Wx::ID\_PASTE) wherever possible.
> 
> For localisation, I can recommend the Ruby-GetText library:  
> [http://www.yotabanana.com/hiki/ruby-gettext.html?ruby-gettext](http://www.yotabanana.com/hiki/ruby-gettext.html?ruby-gettext)
> 
> cheers  
> alex
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> * * *
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> wxruby-users mailing list  
> removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
> [http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wxruby-users](http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wxruby-users)

Thanks a lot, i’m going to have a deep look at it!

Greetings,  
Niklas