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In the GNU gettext approach, the keys are the English/ASCII version of the messages. <LI>In the Sun approach, the translation files are called "<VAR>Resource</VAR>_<VAR>locale</VAR>.properties" and have non-ASCII characters encoded in the Java <CODE>\</CODE><CODE>u<VAR>nnnn</VAR></CODE> syntax. Very few editors can natively display international characters in this format. In the GNU gettext approach, the translation files are called "<VAR>Resource</VAR>.<VAR>locale</VAR>.po" and are in the encoding the translator has chosen. Many editors can be used. There are at least three GUI translating tools (Emacs PO mode, KDE KBabel, GNOME gtranslator). <LI>In the Sun approach, the function <CODE>ResourceBundle.getString</CODE> throws a <CODE>MissingResourceException</CODE> when no translation is found. In the GNU gettext approach, the <CODE>gettext</CODE> function returns the (English) message key in that case. <LI>In the Sun approach, there is no support for plural handling. Even the most elaborate MessageFormat strings cannot provide decent plural handling. In the GNU gettext approach, we have the <CODE>ngettext</CODE> function. </UL> <P> To compile GNU gettext message catalogs into Java ResourceBundle classes, the <CODE>msgfmt</CODE> program can be used. <P> <HR> <P> <!-- ======== INNER CLASS SUMMARY ======== --> <!-- =========== FIELD SUMMARY =========== --> <A NAME="field_summary"><!-- --></A> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" CLASS="TableHeadingColor"> <TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE="+2"> <B>Field Summary</B></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> <CODE>static boolean</CODE></FONT></TD> <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../gnu/gettext/GettextResource.html#verbose">verbose</A></B></CODE> <BR> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <A NAME="fields_inherited_from_class_java.util.ResourceBundle"><!-- --></A> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF" CLASS="TableSubHeadingColor"> <TD><B>Fields inherited from class java.util.ResourceBundle</B></TD> </TR> <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> <TD><CODE>parent</CODE></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <!-- ======== CONSTRUCTOR SUMMARY ======== --> <A NAME="constructor_summary"><!-- --></A> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" CLASS="TableHeadingColor"> <TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE="+2"> <B>Constructor Summary</B></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../gnu/gettext/GettextResource.html#GettextResource()">GettextResource</A></B>()</CODE> <BR> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <!-- ========== METHOD SUMMARY =========== --> <A NAME="method_summary"><!-- --></A> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" CLASS="TableHeadingColor"> <TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE="+2"> <B>Method Summary</B></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> <CODE>static java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD> <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../gnu/gettext/GettextResource.html#gettext(java.util.ResourceBundle, java.lang.String)">gettext</A></B>(java.util.ResourceBundle catalog, java.lang.String msgid)</CODE> <BR> Returns the translation of <VAR>msgid</VAR>.</TD> </TR> <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> <CODE>static java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD> <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../gnu/gettext/GettextResource.html#ngettext(java.util.ResourceBundle, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, long)">ngettext</A></B>(java.util.ResourceBundle catalog, java.lang.String msgid, java.lang.String msgid_plural, long n)</CODE> <BR> Returns the plural form for <VAR>n</VAR> of the translation of <VAR>msgid</VAR>.</TD> </TR> </TABLE> <A NAME="methods_inherited_from_class_java.util.ResourceBundle"><!-- --></A> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF" CLASS="TableSubHeadingColor"> <TD><B>Methods inherited from class java.util.ResourceBundle</B></TD> </TR> <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> <TD><CODE>getBundle, getBundle, getBundle, getKeys, getLocale, getObject, getString, getStringArray, handleGetObject, setParent</CODE></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <A NAME="methods_inherited_from_class_java.lang.Object"><!-- --></A> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF" CLASS="TableSubHeadingColor"> <TD><B>Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object</B></TD> </TR> <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> <TD><CODE>clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait</CODE></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P> <!-- ============ FIELD DETAIL =========== --> <A NAME="field_detail"><!-- --></A> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" CLASS="TableHeadingColor"> <TD COLSPAN=1><FONT SIZE="+2"> <B>Field Detail</B></FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <A NAME="verbose"><!-- --></A><H3> verbose</H3> <PRE> public static boolean <B>verbose</B></PRE> <DL> </DL> <!-- ========= CONSTRUCTOR DETAIL ======== --> <A NAME="constructor_detail"><!-- --></A> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" CLASS="TableHeadingColor"> <TD COLSPAN=1><FONT SIZE="+2"> <B>Constructor Detail</B></FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <A NAME="GettextResource()"><!-- --></A><H3> GettextResource</H3> <PRE> public <B>GettextResource</B>()</PRE> <DL> </DL> <!-- ============ METHOD DETAIL ========== --> <A NAME="method_detail"><!-- --></A> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" CLASS="TableHeadingColor"> <TD COLSPAN=1><FONT SIZE="+2"> <B>Method Detail</B></FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <A NAME="gettext(java.util.ResourceBundle, java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3> gettext</H3> <PRE> public static java.lang.String <B>gettext</B>(java.util.ResourceBundle catalog, java.lang.String msgid)</PRE> <DL> <DD>Returns the translation of <VAR>msgid</VAR>.<DD><DL> <DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>catalog</CODE> - a ResourceBundle<DD><CODE>msgid</CODE> - the key string to be translated, an ASCII string<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the translation of <VAR>msgid</VAR>, or <VAR>msgid</VAR> if none is found</DL> </DD> </DL> <HR> <A NAME="ngettext(java.util.ResourceBundle, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, long)"><!-- --></A><H3> ngettext</H3> <PRE> public static java.lang.String <B>ngettext</B>(java.util.ResourceBundle catalog, java.lang.String msgid, java.lang.String msgid_plural, long n)</PRE> <DL> <DD>Returns the plural form for <VAR>n</VAR> of the translation of <VAR>msgid</VAR>.<DD><DL> <DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>catalog</CODE> - a ResourceBundle<DD><CODE>msgid</CODE> - the key string to be translated, an ASCII string<DD><CODE>msgid_plural</CODE> - its English plural form<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the translation of <VAR>msgid</VAR> depending on <VAR>n</VAR>, or 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