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2008-07-06 Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com>
Bug 488019 - Mention bind_textdomain_codeset in gettext related FAQ
* gtk/question_index.sgml: Mention bind_textdomain_codeset()
2008-07-05 Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com>
* === Released 2.13.4 ===

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<para>
The short checklist on how to use gettext is: call bindtextdomain() so gettext
can find the files containing your translations, call textdomain() to set the
default translation domain, then call gettext() to look up each string to be
translated in the default domain. Conventionally, people define macros as
follows for convenience:
default translation domain, call bind_textdomain_codeset() to request that
all translated strings are returned in UTF-8, then call gettext() to look up
each string to be translated in the default domain.
Conventionally, people define macros as follows for convenience:
<informalexample>
<programlisting>
#define _(x) gettext (x)
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g_free (text);
</programlisting></informalexample>
</para>
<para>
If you are using gettext() to localize your application, you need to
call bind_textdomain_codeset() to ensure that translated strings are
returned in UTF-8 encoding.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>