[GRASS5] i18n for tcltkgrass

[ser at it-zone.org]

--->[Quoting Glynn Clements <glynn.clements at virgin.net>:]

>
> Alex Shevlakov wrote:
>
> > I'd like to attempt making permanent changes to tcltk
> > scripts  (especially, tcltkgrass)  code  in order  to
> > internationalize  them.  As  much as  I  know,  there
> > is  a  Tcl  built-in  'msgcat'  command  allowing  to
> > internationalize messages.
>
> AFAICT,  the  msgcat  package  was added  in  Tcl  8.1;
> versions prior to that won't have it.
>
> Personally,  I  don't  think that  it's  reasonable  to
> require 8.1+  in order to use  tcltkgrass. Instead, any
> changes should  be made in  such a way  that tcltkgrass
> continues to  work with  older versions of  Tcl (albeit
> without I18N).

Hello Glynn,
maybe for you internationalisation  is not important, but
for  me  - essencial.  We  have  to  do it  with  minimal
difficulties,  of course,  but if  we have  to use  newer
Tcl/Tk - we should do it.

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