Re: [mv] Oddities: [L] tag and "last_search"

[jojo@buchonline.net]

On 11 Oct, Miller McClure wrote:
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> 
> In the 'simple' catalog pages, in the basket.html page, I see the [L] tag
> used constantly. I'm still not really clear as to what it does precisely,
> and the documentation only seems to address it vaguely in the Locale
> section. Could someone explain this more thoroughly?
> 
> Also, the "last_search" variable doesn't seem to be finding the last search
> page. Does search caching need to be enabled? Is there another method to
> specify a return page? Any brief examples?
> 
> Sorry if these questions seem basic, but I go through spurts of great
> progress and then get hung up with little things like this. I like
> Minivend -- I've recommended it to two others that are using it -- it's very
> powerful. But the documentation is abysmal. It's like learning to speak
> English by reading the dictionary. Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Greg McClure

Hi Greg,

if you choose another language e.g. german, you need this [L] to
support the german people. How to use?

In your locale.asc, you have this from the demo shop:

code	en_US	de_DE	fr_FR
Order this fine accessory		Bestellen Sie dieses feine Zusatzgerät 	Commandez cet fin accessoire
The Art Store Home Page		Die Kunst-Boutique	La boutique d'Art

You can add something like

Hello		Hallo	Allo

into the locale.asc file.

If you use a line like

[L]Hello[/L] anywhere in your minivend page and the locale is us or en,
you get

Hello

in your page. If you or a visitor choose another language (e.g.
german), you get 

Hallo

in your page. The [L]...[/L] tag tells minivend :"Translate all between
[L] and [/L], if there are another language in the database locale.asc!"

Regards,

Joachim

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