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CHAPTER 20

Localizing Newton Applications

Using the Localization Features of the Newton 20-9

The RemoveLocale function accepts as its argument a symbol specifying the

locale bundle it is to remove. The following code shows how to pass the locale

bundle’s symbol to this function:

RemoveLocale('|myLocaleBundle:PIEDTS|);

Changing the Active Locale 20

The SetLocale function searches for a speciﬁed locale bundle and makes that

bundle the active locale bundle. This is equivalent to the user setting the Country

value from the Country pop-up menu, and overrides the user’s action. You should,

therefore, save the previous setting and reset it when you ﬁnish using your locale.

This function accepts as its argument a symbol identifying the bundle to install.

The following code example shows how to use the

SetLocale function to install

the custom locale frame created in “Deﬁning a Localization Frame” (page 20-4):

SetLocale('|myLocaleBundle:PIEDTS|);

Using a Localized Country Name 20

When the name of a country is stored in a soup, the program that stores it should

call

SetCountryClass on the name string. That function sets the string to a

class that represents the country so that if the soup entry is read on a Newton with a

different ROM, a program can use

GetCountryEntry to get the name of the

country in that ROM’s language. See “Obtaining Information About a City or

Country” (page 19-28) for information on using

GetCountryEntry.

Summary: Customizing Locale 20

The following code sample summarizes the information discussed in the

preceding sections:

// get a bundle to use as a proto

usLocaleBundle := FindLocale('usa);

// define your custom locale bundle

myLocaleBundle :=

{

_proto: usLocaleBundle,

// add slots to be modified here

title: "myLocaleBundle:PIEDTS",

localeSym: '|myLocaleBundle:PIEDTS|,

}

// add myLocaleBundle to the system

AddLocale(myLocaleBundle);

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