[Zip] Initial Mail after ZIP revival at EuroZope Conference

[Stephan Richter]

At 08:16 PM 7/17/01 +0200, Juan David Ib=E1=F1ez Palomar wrote:
> >
> > Posts would be ZBabelObjects that represent the Meta-Type Message. The
> > ZBabelObject then behaves exactly like the Message, just in the language
> > you chose.
> >
>
>It seems too much magic to me, does it work now? which is the status
>of ZBabelObject?

Well, currently it still needs a patch, since you cannot access the REQUEST=
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variable via self.REQUEST in the __getattr__() method. Well, it is not as=20
much magic, just using the power of Python. The current version is on my=20
dev server and I did not want to release it with the patch for Zope, but I=
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guess I should do that now.

>Anyway, what I'm meaning is that the problem is more complex than what
>it seems at a first glance. Another example, how would you internationalize
>and localize the Zope on-line help system? Message catalogs doesn't work
>there, we need to address this issue in a different and specific way, just
>another "tool" to the collection.

Well, I personally would create keys (called the 'label' language in=20
ZBabel) for the different topics and passages and then I would translate=20
them in the ZBabel Tower (or Message Catalog - if I understand that term=20
correctly). I think that is by far the best approach. Also, we were=20
discussing the issue about security today and that is also solved (without=
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going into details now).

Regards,
Stephan

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Stephan Richter
CBU - Physics and Chemistry Student
Web2k - Web Design/Development & Technical Project Management