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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
-
- cl_text.library/--background--
- cl_text.library/CLTXT_CloseCatalog
- cl_text.library/CLTXT_FormatDate
- cl_text.library/CLTXT_GetLanguageByDomain
- cl_text.library/CLTXT_GetString
- cl_text.library/CLTXT_MakeFile
- cl_text.library/CLTXT_OpenCatalog
- cl_text.library/CLTXT_OpenLocale
- cl_text.library/CLTXT_PrintfA
- cl_text.library/CLTXT_Replace
- cl_text.library/CLTXT_ReplaceAll
- cl_text.library/CLTXT_SPrintfA
- cl_text.library/--background-- cl_text.library/--background--
-
- PURPOSE
- The purpose of cl_text.library is to provide support for online
- text output. It supports automatic language selection and
- and has a versatile token replacement ability.
-
- CONNECTLINE LANGUAGES
- The "cl_text.library" deals with it's internal set of languages
- and text catalogs different from locale.library. The languages
- are configured with a special preference editor (CL-TEXT-PREFS).
- Every language setting consists of a few prefs entries and a set
- of texts. The prefs currently consist of a reference language
- and a workbench locale setting to use for the given language.
- The reference language is used as a fallback if a given text
- is not definied in the current language.
-
- Connectline Languages are accessed by name. Unknown languages
- will automatically cause fallback to the default language.
-
- LOCALE SUPPORT
- The library contains a few functions to support the functionality
- of "locale.library", e.g. language specific number output and
- date format. Also provided is a function to obtain a locale
- pointer by connectline language name.
-
- TOKENS
- "cl_text.library" supports a token replacement ability for
- text files. Both builtin and application specific tokens
- are supported.
-
- Tokens generally have the format
-
- $(tokenanme{optional-data})
-
- Valid examples for tokens are
-
- $(BOLD)
- $(ENV{USERNAME})
-
-
- BUILTIN TOKENS
- Various tokens are implemented internally and can be used
- everytime.
-
- $(DATE{fmt}) Insert current date with locale.library's FormatDate()
- (e.g. "$(DATE{%c})")
- $(ENV{name}) Insert value of ENV variable (e.g. "$(ENV{USERNAME})")
- $(FILE{name}) Insert file (max. 1024 chars)
- $(FF) Insert FormFeed (^L, 0x0c)
- $(BELL) Insert Bell (^G, 0x07)
- $(BOLD) Insert ANSI bold sequence
- $(ITALIC) Insert ANSI italic sequence
- $(UNDERLINE) Insert ANSI underline sequence
- $(NORMAL) Insert ANSI normal sequence
- $(COL{num}) Insert ANSI color select sequence (e.g. "$(COL{1})")
- $(BCOL0{num}} Insert ANSI background color select sequence
-
- EXTERNAL TOKENS
- External tokens may be used to customize text output for special
- applications. From the user's side, external tokens are no way different
- from internal ones. However, the programmer providing external
- tokens must specify them prior usage.
-
- External tokens are specified via an array of CLTXT_TokEnts:
-
- typedef struct CLTXT_TokEntry {
- char *name; // Name of token (UPPER CASE ONLY!)
- ULONG type; // Replacement type
- APTR data; // Data
- };
-
- "type" may take different values depending on the type of "data":
-
- CLTXT_RT_STRING 0 Insert Data as a string (max. 1024 chars)
- CLTXT_RT_INTEGER 1 Insert Data with %lD
- CLTXT_RT_UNSIGNED 2 Insert Data with %lU
- CLTXT_RT_HOOK 3 Call Hook
- (a0 = Hook, a1 = STRPTR to token data,
- a2 = STRPTR to buffer (must be zero-terminated, m
- ax. 1024 chars!))
- CLTXT_RT_FILE 4 Data is file to include (max. 1024 chars!)
-
- cl_text.library/CLTXT_CloseCatalog cl_text.library/CLTXT_CloseCatalog
-
- NAME
- CLTXT_CloseCatalog -- close a CL catalog (V2)
-
-
- SYNOPSIS
- void CLTXT_CloseCatalog( clcatalog );
- A0
-
- void CLTXT_CloseCatalog( APTR );
-
- FUNCTION
- Closes a catalog opened by CLTXT_OpenCatalog(). Note that
- catalogs are cached until a memory flush.
-
- INPUTS
- clcatalog -- catalog to close. Passing NULL is ignored.
-
- RESULT
- None.
-
- EXAMPLE
-
- NOTES
-
- BUGS
- None known.
-
- SEE ALSO
- CLTXT_OpenCatalog(), CLTXT_GetString()
-
- cl_text.library/CLTXT_FormatDate cl_text.library/CLTXT_FormatDate
-
- NAME
- CLTXT_FormatDate -- sprintf()-like interface to FormatDate()
-
- SYNOPSIS
- CLTXT_FormatDate( locale, buffer, format, datestamp );
- A0 A1 A2 A3
-
- void CLTXT_FormatDate( struct Locale *, STRPTR, STRPTR, struct DateStamp *
- );
-
- FUNCTION
- calls locale.library/FormatDate() in a sprintf() like
- manner.
-
- INPUTS
- locale -- Locale to use. May be NULL.
- buffer -- buffer to write to.
- format -- formating string.
- datestamp -- datestamp to use.
-
- RESULT
- None.
-
- EXAMPLE
-
- NOTES
-
- BUGS
- None known.
-
- SEE ALSO
- locale.library/FormatDate(), CLTXT_PrintfA(), dos.library/DateStamp()
-
- cl_text.library/CLTXT_GetLanguageByDomainxt.library/CLTXT_GetLanguageByDomain
-
- NAME
- CLTXT_GetLanguageByDomain -- get langauge by domain adresse (V2)
-
-
- SYNOPSIS
- langname = CLTXT_GetLanguageByDomain( domainadr );
- D9 A0
-
- STRPTR CLTXT_GetLanguageByDomain( STRPTR );
-
- FUNCTION
- Returns the language set for domain adresse "domainadr".
- Returns the default language if no preference match is found.
-
- INPUTS
- domainadr -- Domain address to parse.
-
- RESULT
- langname -- pointer to language associated with "domainadr".
-
- EXAMPLE
-
- NOTES
-
- BUGS
- None known.
-
- SEE ALSO
-
- cl_text.library/CLTXT_GetString cl_text.library/CLTXT_GetString
-
- NAME
- CLTXT_GetString -- get a string from a CL catalog (V2)
-
-
- SYNOPSIS
- STRPTR CLTXT_GetString( clcatalog, stringid, defstring );
- A0 A1 A2
-
- STRPTR CLTXT_GetString( APTR, STRPTR, STRPTR );
-
- FUNCTION
- Returns a string from a CL catalog. If the string is not found,
- or the catalog pointer is NULL, defstring is returned.
-
- INPUTS
- clcatalog -- catalog. May be NULL.
- stringid -- string ID of the string to find. Case insensitive.
- defstring -- default string to return if clcatalog is NULL
- or the string is not found.
-
- RESULT
- None.
-
- EXAMPLE
-
- NOTES
- Do never ever modify a string returned by this function!
-
- BUGS
- None known.
-
- SEE ALSO
- CLTXT_OpenCatalog(), CLTXT_GetString()
-
- cl_text.library/CLTXT_MakeFile cl_text.library/CLTXT_MakeFile
-
- NAME
- CLTXT_MakeFile -- create a connectline text file with automatic
- langauge selection and token replacement.
-
- SYNOPSIS
- error = CLTXT_MakeFile( cllangname, textid, tofilename, tokents )
- D0 A0 A1 A2 A3
-
- APTR CLTXT_MakeFile( STRPTR, STRPTR, STRPTR, struct );
-
- FUNCTION
- This is the big one: Given a language and a textid, it
- creates a parsed output file with replaced macros et al.
- Will fall back to the reference langauge or system default
- langauge if the text is not avaible within the given
- langauge set.
-
- INPUTS
- cllangname -- language to use.
- textid -- ID of text to create (e.g. "Login")
- tofilename -- name of output file. If this string is EMPTY (not NULL!),
- it will automatically be filled with a temporary
- file name.
- tokens -- external token entries. This is an array
- terminated by an entry with a NULL name field.
-
- RESULT
- error -- either 0 for succes or a negative value indicating an
- error.
-
- EXAMPLE
-
- NOTES
-
- BUGS
- None known.
-
- SEE ALSO
- CLTXT_Replace()
-
- cl_text.library/CLTXT_OpenCatalog cl_text.library/CLTXT_OpenCatalog
-
- NAME
- CLTXT_OpenCatalog -- open a CL catalog (V2)
-
-
- SYNOPSIS
- clcatalog = CLTXT_OpenCatalog( cllangname, catalog )
- D0 A0 A1
-
- APTR CLTXT_OpenCatalog( STRPTR, STRPTR );
-
- FUNCTION
- This function opens a CL catalog. CL catalogs are specialized
- text files which contain tokens designating text strings.
- This is somewhat comparable to locale's catalogs, but CL
- catalogs are parsed at run time.
-
- The format of CL Catalogs is:
-
- ##stringid
- text (may contain standard C escaping)
-
- for example:
-
- ##MSG_UNKNOWN_USER
- User %s unbekannt!\n
-
- INPUTS
- cllangname -- language to use.
- catalog -- name of catalog.
-
- RESULT
- catalog -- Pointer to (private) Catalog handle or NULL upon error.
- Secondary result code is placed in IoErr()
-
- EXAMPLE
- APTR cat;
- cat = CLTXT_OpenCatalog( "Deutsch", "CLMSortin.cat" );
- Printf( CLTXT_GetString( cat, "MSG_UNKNOWN_USER", "User %s unknown." ), u
- ser );
- CLTXT_CloseCatalog( cat );
-
- NOTES
-
- BUGS
- Stringids are limited to 63 chars, strings to 4095 chars.
-
- SEE ALSO
- CLTXT_CloseCatalog(), CLTXT_GetString()
-
- cl_text.library/CLTXT_OpenLocale cl_text.library/CLTXT_OpenLocale
-
- NAME
- CLTXT_OpenLocale -- open Locale by Connectline language name
-
- SYNOPSIS
- locale = CLTXT_OpenLocale( cllangname )
- D0 A0
-
- struct Locale *CLTXT_OpenLocale( STRPTR );
-
- FUNCTION
- Opens the Locale belonging to cllangname. Will automatically
- fall back to the system's default locale.
-
- INPUTS
- cllangname -- Connectline language name (don't mess up with
- locale languages)
-
- RESULT
- locale -- wanted locale. Remember to CloseLocale() it
- yourself.
-
- EXAMPLE
-
- NOTES
-
- BUGS
- None known.
-
- SEE ALSO
- locale.library/OpenLocale(), locale.library/CloseLocale()
-
- cl_text.library/CLTXT_PrintfA cl_text.library/CLTXT_PrintfA
-
- NAME
- CLTXT_PrintfA -- printf()-like interface to FormatString()
- CLTXT_Printf -- varargs stub
-
- SYNOPSIS
- nextdata = CLTXT_PrintfA( locale, format, args );
- D0 A0 A1 A2
-
- APTR CLTXT_PrintfA( struct Locale *, STRPTR, APTR );
- APTR CLTXT_Printf( struct Locale *, STRPTR, ... );
-
- FUNCTION
- calls locale.library/FormatString() in a printf() like
- manner. The string will first be formatted, then processed
- by CLTXT_ReplaceAll() and finally be printed.
-
- INPUTS
- locale -- Locale to use. May be NULL.
- format -- formating string
- args -- args to format into string
-
- RESULT
- nextdata -- points after last used element of args
-
- EXAMPLE
-
- NOTES
-
- BUGS
- None known.
-
- SEE ALSO
- locale.library/FormatString(), CLTXT_SPrintfA(),
- dos.library/FPutC()
-
- cl_text.library/CLTXT_Replace cl_text.library/CLTXT_Replace
-
- NAME
- CLTXT_Replace -- token replacement.
-
- SYNOPSIS
- replen = CLTXT_Replace( locale, token, buffer, tokents );
- D0 A0 A1 A2 A3
-
- APTR CLTXT_Replace( struct Locale *, STRPTR, STRPTR, CLTXT_TokEntry * );
-
- FUNCTION
- This function replaces the token by it's value. Both
- internal tokens and external token extensions are
- recognized.
-
- INPUTS
- locale -- locale to use (necessary for internal tokens)
- token -- token to replace
- buffer -- buffer to hold token data.
- tokens -- external token entries. This is an array
- terminated by an entry with a NULL name field.
-
- RESULT
- replen -- replacement length or 0 if token couldn't be found.
-
- EXAMPLE
-
- NOTES
- This is mainly a low level function to support other
- cl_text.library functions.
-
- BUGS
- None known.
-
- SEE ALSO
- CLTXT_MakeText()
-
- cl_text.library/CLTXT_ReplaceAll cl_text.library/CLTXT_ReplaceAll
-
- NAME
- CLTXT_ReplaceAll -- token replacement for strings.
-
- SYNOPSIS
- len = CLTXT_ReplaceAll( locale, src, dst, dstlen, tokents );
- D0 A0 A1 A2 D0 A3
-
- size_t CLTXT_ReplaceAll( struct Locale *, STRPTR, STRPTR, size_t,
- CLTXT_TokEntry * );
-
- FUNCTION
- Replaces all cltext tokens occuring in src, result will
- be put into dst.
-
- INPUTS
- locale -- locale to use (necessary for internal tokens)
- src -- source string
- dst -- destination buffer
- dstlen -- size of destination buffer
- tokents -- external token entries. This is an array
- terminated by an entry with a NULL name field.
-
- RESULT
- len -- length of resulting destination string
-
- EXAMPLE
-
- NOTES
-
- BUGS
- None known.
-
- SEE ALSO
- CLTXT_Replace()
-
- cl_text.library/CLTXT_SPrintfA cl_text.library/CLTXT_SPrintfA
-
- NAME
- CLTXT_SPrintfA -- sprintf()-like interface to FormatString() & ReplaceAll(
- )
- CLTXT_SPrintf -- varargs stub
-
- SYNOPSIS
- nextdata = CLTXT_SPrintfA( locale, buffer, format, args );
- D0 A0 A1 A2 A3
-
- APTR CLTXT_SprintfA( struct Locale *, STRPTR, STRPTR, APTR );
- APTR CLTXT_SPrintf( struct Locale *, STRPTR, STRPTR, ... );
-
- FUNCTION
- calls locale.library/FormatString() in a sprintf() like
- manner. The resulting string will be processed by CLTXT_ReplaceAll().
-
- INPUTS
- locale -- Locale to use. May be NULL.
- buffer -- buffer to write to.
- format -- formating string
- args -- args to format into string
-
- RESULT
- nextdata -- points after last used element of args
-
- EXAMPLE
-
- NOTES
-
- BUGS
- None known.
-
- SEE ALSO
- locale.library/FormatString(), CLTXT_PrintfA()
-
-