gettext - the use of the apostrophe

[don570]

Here is an example for programmers to use as a guide when
writing a script for Puppy linux.

It shows the proper way to insert text (text widgets or buttons)
which have the apostrophe in the text string.

As well I show how to use Xdialog in an <action> tag.
It must be just one continuous line of code. \n is allowed by
Xdialog for several lines of text in the window.
Exporting of the variable is needed to get the string into Xdialog
which is a separate program. i.e. export TEXT3
Also note that two levels of quoting is sometimes necessary ie.

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"'$(gettext "Dick's Conversion")'"

The strong quoting allows the execution of gettext program

See the following --->

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<action>Xdialog --title "'$(gettext "Dick's Conversion")'" --inputbox "'$(gettext "Dick's button")'\n" 0 0 "'$(echo '$TEXT3')'" &</action>

Note that the above is all one line of code.

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Note that the text string that is gettext'd is weak quoted i.e. double quoted
however 'My Book' string doesn't have an apostrophe so it can be strong quoted.
see image...



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You can save the script as experiment.sh and test it with momanager.
It will be easy to translate.



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The input file for the first entry box is a file with several lines in it
however only one line is read...

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<input file>'$WORKDIR'/default</input> 

Here's the final image of window. Try clicking the buttons.

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#!/bin/bash
# apostrophe experiment

export TEXTDOMAIN=experiment.sh
export OUTPUT_CHARSET=UTF-8
 
export WORKDIR=/tmp/experiment
mkdir -p $WORKDIR
export TEXT1="$(gettext "Dick's Book") 
$(gettext "Mary's Book")
$(gettext 'My Book') 
$(gettext "Harry's Book")"


export TEXT2="$(gettext "Dick's Book 
Mary's Book
My Book 
Harry's Book")"
echo "$TEXT2" > $WORKDIR/default

export TEXT3="$(gettext "Mary's Example")"
export MAIN_DIALOG='
<window title="'$(gettext "Mary's Example")'" border-width="20">
<hbox>
<vbox space-expand="true" space-fill="true">
                      <text><label>"'$(gettext "Mary's Book
Harry's Book")'"</label></text>
                      <entry>
                                <input file>'$WORKDIR'/default</input>					
					            <variable>RESULT1</variable>					
				      </entry>
				      <entry>
                                 <input>echo "'$(gettext "Mary's Book")'"</input>					
					             <variable>RESULT2</variable>					
				      </entry>
<hseparator></hseparator>
                      <text><label>"'$TEXT2'"</label></text>
                      <list>
                      <variable>LIST</variable>
                      <height>150</height>
                      <width>250</width>            
                     <input file>'$WORKDIR'/default</input>                                 
                    </list>
    
</vbox>    
     
<vseparator></vseparator>
<vbox>
              <button>
              <label>'$(gettext "Dick's Conversion")'</label>
              <action>Xdialog --title "'$(gettext "Dick's Conversion")'" --inputbox "'$(gettext "Dick's button")'\n" 0 0 "'$(echo '$TEXT3')'" &</action>    
              </button>             
              <button>
              <label>'$(gettext "Mary's button")'</label>
              <action>Xdialog --title "$TEXT3" --ok-label "'$(gettext "Mary's Closebox")'" --msgbox "$TEXT1 " 30 30 &</action>    
              </button>            
              <text space-expand="true"><label>""</label></text>
              <button ok></button>     
</vbox>
</hbox>
</window>'
gtkdialog --program=MAIN_DIALOG 

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[slavvo67]

Once again, I appreciate your work and tutelage. I have been piecing together a bunch of useful bash scripts and I've been considering a nicer interface. I wasn't so interested in the apostrophe as I was with the actual end product. Good stuff.

[L18L]

I plead guilty to have changed sometimes some original messages to avoid these issues, e.g. changed isn't to is not,....

Well done don thank you

[Argolance]

Great!
Thanks don570...

I plead guilty to have changed sometimes some original messages to avoid these issues, e.g. changed isn't to is not,....

All the same!

Cordialement.