[bug #52626] Allow translation of theme labels at run time

[Martin Whitaker]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52626>

                 Summary: Allow translation of theme labels at run time 
                 Project: GNU GRUB
            Submitted by: martinwhitaker
            Submitted on: Fri 08 Dec 2017 11:03:04 PM UTC
                Category: User Interface
                Severity: Major
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Feature Request
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Martin Whitaker
        Originator Email: address@hidden
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 
                 Release: Git master
         Reproducibility: Every Time
         Planned Release: None

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Details:

The existing behaviour is to only translate the template labels (e.g.
"@KEYMAP_LONG@") when the theme configuration file is first read and to never
translate ordinary labels. I am creating a bootloader for a Live DVD/USB which
allows the user to select a different language in the boot menu, and hence
want all text to be translated into the new language when it is selected.

The attached patch does the job. The only caveat is that it treats all labels
in the theme as candidates for translation instead of requiring special syntax
(e.g. $"...") as is required in other places. Personally, I don't see that as
a problem - if the user has loaded the gettext module and set the $lang
variable, then it can be presumed they want translations...



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File Attachments:


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Date: Fri 08 Dec 2017 11:03:04 PM UTC  Name:
0001-Enable-run-time-translation-of-theme-labels.patch  Size: 3KiB   By:
martinwhitaker
Proposed fix
<http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/download.php?file_id=42607>

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