Does meteor JS supports RTL languages like persian(farsi) or arabic?
When you make web page can you use a right to left language.
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Sorry. couldn't resist. Yes, meteor supports unicode languages which include should include all RTL languages supported by unicode.
btw the statement is in urdu and means, yes, it is possible.
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Meteor is a full-stack framework. On the front-end, it's still HTML/CSS/JS (with a slice of reactive templating on top of it). You can use i18n packages to change the user language, or simply hard-code your website in whatever language you want. Right-to-left is managed with CSS, on the front-end.
So yes, Meteor does support right-to-left languages because it's not a front-end framework, but a full-stack one, and you can use any CSS or front-end library with it.
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I need to get my Meteor JSapp in more than one language.
What would be the best approach for i18n?
Google passed my quite a bit of results but reading them I am more confused than happy. There a many hacks but is there a settled solution to this?
This is more a comment than an answer (however my repu still is too low :o):
Localization normally is only needed client side (there are exceptions but not many and they can be dealt with) and as Meteor is quite young with an own templating engine it's normal that you find more hacks than stable solutions.
However you can doge that bullet by using an older client side templating technique than Meteors built in one like AngularJS with Angular-Meteor (http://angularjs.meteor.com/). Personally I can just recommend this project as it gives you a lot more power than Blaze alone does. And now when you look for solutions for localizing AngularJS you will find a lot more. One I can recommend is angular-gettext (https://angular-gettext.rocketeer.be/) which also comes with a grunt script to extract and compile your strings in one click and which builts a .pot file so that you can translate your app with PoEdit just like you would with an old school webapplication. The only thing you may need to do yourself is to extend the grunt script to parse for any custom translation functions you may add (but maybe you can live without those than you wouldn't need to do anything).
I am translating a rails application with Sass made for LTR languages.
I am translating the app to a RTL language (Hebrew), and I am wondering what's the best practice for organizing my Scss files?
I can create directory for RTL and LTR and put their specific language things like flots and direction.
Is this the best way?
I don't believe there is any standard; however, Thoughtbot has a post about a topic like this:
http://robots.thoughtbot.com/sass-default/
Maybe you could use similar sturcture for the languages as they did for the clients.
I´m planing to use Cordova v3 to develop a generic application to target mobile devices using HTML/CSS. Which is the best solution in order to reuse most of the html but having the visual style for each mobile platform? Which will be the best css/framework to use in this case (preferably free)?
Thanks in advance.
As you said "but having the visual style for each mobile platform?" I understand you are searching for a native look in the apps. the other answers are good frameworks however unless you want to spend time tweaking css they will not look similar to a native UI (visually).
I have worked with Twitter bootstrap and jQM. So far so good but for a native UI look I will go for the following options which I think are the best.
These are my top choices after spending a considerable time looking for a jQM alternative as I am not really happy with it in specific aspects.
EDIT: I am adding two new options based on my experience and what I have found so far (ionic and onsen ui).
Ionic Framework
http://ionicframework.com/
Intended to develop hybrid app using Angular JS is a really gem.
I have been working with it and it has really helped me to develop faster than when using jQuery.
It also was UI elements that you can use out of the box and they are styled properly for iOS and Android although I think its style is more iOS-lish.
Pros
Angular JS based framework
Speed up the development process because of angular JS powers
Very well documented and a lot of examples and tutorials and recipes.
You could use the CSS without using angular if it is required
Free and open source
theming is done via CSS or SASS
Enough components out of the box to start building and app.
Cons
Maybe reading the ionic documentation and the Angular ties if you want to enjoy all of its powers, but it worth it.
Onsen UI
http://s.onsen.io/
I have not work yet with it but it looks like a really complete UI option for hybrid apps.
Pros
Work with Angular and jQuery was well
Free and Open SourceFree and Open Source
It has a theming tool which make easier to customize the look in case you are afraid of CSS or SASS.
Kendo UI mobile
http://www.kendoui.com/mobile.aspx
Pros
It help you create a native look with already native UI looking elements for Android, iOS, Windows Phone, BB.
Incorporates an MVC framework
Theming machine like jQM theme roller
Looks solid (I am looking forward to use it soon)
jQuery based so you can leverage the power of all jquery and JS libraries out there to solve specific problems very easily.
Cons
It is not free for commercial use.
PhoneJS
http://phonejs.devexpress.com
Pros
jQuery based so you can leverage the power of all jquery and JS libraries out there to solve specific problems very easily.
Optionally support Knockout.js for MVVM user interface development
Cons
Seems like its community is far less reduced in comparison with kendo, so I am not sure how much people are out there using it and that could help later.
It is not free for commercial use.
Chocolate chip UI
http://chocolatechip-ui.com
Pros
iOS 7, Android Jelly Bean and Windows Phone 8 UI looking
Open Source and the project looks active
jQuery compatible
ChocolateChip-UI uses its own JavaScript library, ChocolateChip, for DOM manipulation, Ajax requests, etc. It is very similar to jQuery. (they claim have better performance than jQuery and Zepto)
Cons
Doesn´t seems that have a wide community out there
Steroids
http://www.appgyver.com/steroids
If you feel like a adventure explorer take a took at steroids, which is cordova compatible and they claim you UI will perform as well as native.
It is quite new, I haven´t give it a try but I seems promising, however as still is not widely used I did not decided to use it as having a lot of people using it is helpful when you face problems.
NOTE: If other have interesting alternatives to experiences with this or other UI frameworks for cordova/phonegap please share!
My suggestion would be jQuery Mobile which supports almost all mobile devices in the market.
For the list of supported devices: http://jquerymobile.com/gbs/
1) It provides a native feel for each device platform.
2) Supports all platform
3) Easy support and 3rd party plugins
It's been said by some that jQuery mobile might be slow.. but you can tweak its settings to make it good.
You could use Onsen UI. It claims to be faster than jQuery and has its own theme roller and is built to be compatible with PhoneGap/Cordova.
try you using twitter bootstrap, http://getbootstrap.com..
might be a solution for you, because twitter bootstrap is framework for html and responsive code for all device,, check resolution web in http://quirktools.com/screenfly.. and you can convert web with phonegap..
I want to create custom themes for ExtJS 4 based application. I read ExtJS documentation and found out that we need to install Ruby, Compass and SASS to create custom themes.
As I am not sure whether my client (and my employer too) will allow me to install these 3 tools, I would like to know whether its possible to create custom themes without using these tools?
Thanks in Advance !
Is it possible? Yes. Without SASS, you can still apply any custom styling you need using plain CSS. You'd include the default ExtJS stylesheets on your webpage, and then use custom stylesheets to override whatever styles you need to.
Is it preferable? No. Depending on the extent of the theming changes you're looking to make, using pure CSS is likely to be tedious and troublesome. Using SASS/Compass allows you to use the variables and mixins provided by ExtJS for theming, which is much faster and easier than trying to do it by hand. In addition, the CSS files generated by SASS will be minified, and won't contain the extra CSS bloat you'd end up with trying to do it all manually.
My recommendation: try hard to convince your employer to allow you to use SASS. It will be well worth it if they do. And remember: Ruby, SASS, and Compass are only needed for development, since your SASS files will be compiled into CSS before being included on the webpage. Your client shouldn't need anything extra (other than a browser) to access the ExtJS application. If your employer is really stubborn about installing Ruby, you may have no choice but to create your theme in CSS by hand. But that's likely to be a long, frustrating experience.
Am creating a website.Is support of other languages apart from English possible ?
Yes, you can either translate your content with the locale module, which is a part of Drupal core, or you can use the internationalization module to create a multi lingual Drupal site.
I'm not sure whether you're talking about the back end language or multi language output of pages. In the second case Google helps: Drupal > Locale
I'm sure the first is provided, too.
Of course, there is a lot of translation modules, etc. It can even translate on the fly if you;re using some of the more popular languages.