Support for .po files for il8n?
Working in Django with the Python plugin, we don't seem to enjoy the power of IntelliJ's amazing localization tools. The "Django way" (http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/i18n/) seems to require using .po files for each locale, which get compiled into .mo files. (http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/gettext.html#Files)
I'd like to request that JetBrains consider extending its il8n tools to provide support for these formats in addition to the Java properties it already supports. It would be excellent to have IDEA's localization system available in our Python/Django projects.
If this already exists, but I just missed it, then someone please set me straight. I'll love you for it!
Thanks,
Rick Ross
Please sign in to leave a comment.
Hello Rick,
The .po files are indeed not currently supported. I don't yet know how much
of the i18n support we'll be able to implement before the 1.0 release, but
at the very least we should let you edit the .po files in a reasonable way.
YouTrack issues are welcome, as usual.
--
Dmitry Jemerov
Development Lead
JetBrains, Inc.
http://www.jetbrains.com/
"Develop with Pleasure!"
Thanks for the quick response, Dmitry. We're now using IDEA every day for Python development, and a growing number of the issues in our project are related to proper il8n support. It would be super helpful to get some of IDEA's magic into the mix.
Rick