# Ruby-GetText-Package-1.5.0

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gettext-package-1-5-0/59831>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 7, 2006, 6:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gettext-package-1-5-0/59831 "2006-05-07T06:54:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 7, 2006, 6:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gettext-package-1-5-0/59831/1 "2006-05-07T06:54:50Z")

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Hi,

Ruby-GetText-Package-1.5.0 is now available.

## Changes

- Support Russian.
- Fix bugs.
- Refresh mo option was added.  
Check mo files and reload it if it’s updated.  
ruby -d or GetText::TextDomain.check\_mo=(true).  
Or development mode in Ruby on Rails.

Thanks to:  
arton, Karel M., Masayoshi T., Yuri Kozlov  
and others.

## Website

[http://rubyforge.org/projects/gettext/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/gettext/)

- Download  
[http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=855&release\_id=2856](http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=855&release_id=2856)

- Ruby-GetText-Package HOWTOs  
[http://www.yotabanana.com/hiki/ruby-gettext-howto.html](http://www.yotabanana.com/hiki/ruby-gettext-howto.html)

- Ruby-GetText-Package HOWTO for Ruby on Rails  
[http://www.yotabanana.com/hiki/ruby-gettext-howto-rails.html](http://www.yotabanana.com/hiki/ruby-gettext-howto-rails.html)

- Ruby-GetText-Package API Reference  
[http://www.yotabanana.com/hiki/ruby-gettext-api.html](http://www.yotabanana.com/hiki/ruby-gettext-api.html)

- Ruby-GetText-Package documents for Translators  
[http://www.yotabanana.com/hiki/ruby-gettext-translate.html](http://www.yotabanana.com/hiki/ruby-gettext-translate.html)

## ScreenShots

Screenshots in 11 language (Sample Rails blog) are:  
[http://www.yotabanana.com/hiki/?ruby-gettext-screenshot](http://www.yotabanana.com/hiki/?ruby-gettext-screenshot)

## What’s this?

Ruby-GetText-Package is a Localization(L10n) Library and Tools which is  
modeled after GNU gettext package.

The library converts the messages to localized messages properly using  
client-side locale information. And the tools for developers support  
to create, use, and modify localized the message files(message catalogs)  
easily.

Features:

- Simple APIs(similar GNU gettext)
- rgettext command for creating po-files from files below:  
o ruby scripts  
o glade-2 XML file(.glade)  
o ERB file(.rhtml)  
o ActiveRecord (.rb)
- rmsgfmt command for creating a mo-file from a po-file.
- The po-file is compatible to GNU gettext.  
You can maintain these files to use GNU getext tools.
- The mo-file is compatible to GNU gettext(msgfmt).
- multi-textdomain supported.  
You can select two kind of textdomain’s scope:  
o A file base (default: recommanded)  
o A Class/Module base (GetText::Container, GetText::ErbContainer,  
GetText::Rails)
- CGI support (gettext/cgi)
- ERB support (gettext/erb)
- Ruby on Rails support (gettext/rails)

## Status of translations

Czech(cs) - 1.5.0  
Dutch(nl) - 1.5.0  
English(default) - 1.5.0  
French(fr) - 1.5.0  
German(de) - 1.5.0  
Greek(el) - 1.5.0  
Spanish(es) - 1.5.0  
Italian(it) - 1.0.0 (old)  
Japanese(ja) - 1.5.0  
Korean(ko) - 1.5.0  
Portuguese(Brazil)(pt\_BR) - 1.5.0  
Russian(ru) - 1.5.0  
Swedish(sv) - 0.8.0 (old)

## Can you help us?/ Can we help you?

Join our ML if you are interested in:

- Improve Ruby-GetText-Package.
- Translators.
- Application/library owners who think to make your apps/libs L10n.  
If you send us your po-files, we’ll translate it!
# At least, a Japanese translator is available ;).

ML:  
[http://rubyforge.org/mail/?group\_id=855](http://rubyforge.org/mail/?group_id=855)

Regards,
