Re: Messages translation

Hi,

On 7/24/06, michelts <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I have a question about translation messages in some validator, now I
> extend the class of validator with the translated messages as above:
>
> >>> from formencode.validators import String
> >>> class String(String):
> ...             messages = {'empty':'Another message reather than the original'}
> ...
> >>>
>
> The problem is that I have to do it to each validator I have. I
> thinking on a idea over message handling on FormEncode, it seems to
> get messages following the sequence above:
>
> - from FancyValidator class
> - from the specific Validator class (suppose String)
> - from an extension of Validator class
> - from the keyword messages of a Validator (os extension of Validator) instance
>
> We could put all standard messages on a single file and remove the
> setting of messages on specific validators, with this I will edit only
> one file to change messages like empty, tooShort, etc. The sequence
> will be:
>
> - from the messages file
> - from the specific Validator class (the validators at validators.py
> will not set messages)
>  - from an extension of the Validator class
> - from the keyword messages of a Validator
>
> What do you think? Any suggestions?


Wouldn't it be more convenient just to replace all messages with
underscore function:
messages = {
        'empty': _("Please enter a value"),
        }

?

Ksenia

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