* src/Utils.py: Provide a locale-aware string formatting conversion

into C-locale string (for saving floats in XML)
* src/StyleEditor.py (draw): Call locale.str instead of str.
* src/TextDoc.py (StyleSheetList.save): Call gformat instead of '%f'.


svn: r1744

ChangeLog

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 	consequently, the target filename) -- was confused with family group.
 	* src/StyleEditor.py (save_paragraph): Call gfloat instead of float.
 	* src/TextDoc.py (SheetParser.startElement): Likewise.
+	* src/Utils.py: Provide a locale-aware string formatting conversion
+	into C-locale string (for saving floats in XML)
+	* src/StyleEditor.py (draw): Call locale.str instead of str.
+	* src/TextDoc.py (StyleSheetList.save): Call gformat instead of '%f'.
 
 2003-06-14  Don Allingham  <dallingham@users.sourceforge.net>
 	* src/preferences.glade: Don't immediately show preferences dialog

src/StyleEditor.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2000  Donald N. Allingham
+# Copyright (C) 2000-2003  Donald N. Allingham
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import Utils
 import const
 import TextDoc
 import ListModel
+import locale
 from intl import gettext as _
 
 class StyleListDisplay:
@@ -223,9 +224,9 @@ class StyleEditor:
             self.top.get_widget("calign").set_active(1)
         else:
             self.top.get_widget("jalign").set_active(1)
-        self.top.get_widget("rmargin").set_text(str(p.get_right_margin()))
+        self.top.get_widget("rmargin").set_text(locale.str(p.get_right_margin()))
-        self.top.get_widget("lmargin").set_text(str(p.get_left_margin()))
+        self.top.get_widget("lmargin").set_text(locale.str(p.get_left_margin()))
-        self.top.get_widget("pad").set_text(str(p.get_padding()))
+        self.top.get_widget("pad").set_text(locale.str(p.get_padding()))
         self.top.get_widget("tborder").set_active(p.get_top_border())
         self.top.get_widget("lborder").set_active(p.get_left_border())
         self.top.get_widget("rborder").set_active(p.get_right_border())

src/TextDoc.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2000  Donald N. Allingham
+# Copyright (C) 2000-2003  Donald N. Allingham
 #
 # Modified September 2002 by Gary Shao
 #
@@ -777,13 +777,14 @@ class StyleSheetList:
                 f.write('underline="%d" ' % font.get_underline())
                 f.write('color="#%02x%02x%02x"/>\n' % font.get_color())
                 f.write('<para ')
-                rm = Utils.gfloat(p.get_right_margin())
+                rm = float(p.get_right_margin())
-                lm = Utils.gfloat(p.get_left_margin())
+                lm = float(p.get_left_margin())
-                fi = Utils.gfloat(p.get_first_indent())
+                fi = float(p.get_first_indent())
-                f.write('rmargin="%.3f" ' % rm)
+                pa = float(p.get_padding())
-                f.write('lmargin="%.3f" ' % lm)
+                f.write('rmargin="%s" ' % Utils.gformat(rm))
-                f.write('first="%.3f" ' % fi)
+                f.write('lmargin="%s" ' % Utils.gformat(lm))
-                f.write('pad="%.3f" ' % p.get_padding())
+                f.write('first="%s" ' % Utils.gformat(fi))
+                f.write('pad="%s" ' % Utils.gformat(pa))
                 f.write('bgcolor="#%02x%02x%02x" ' % p.get_background_color())
                 f.write('level="%d" ' % p.get_header_level())
                 f.write('align="%d" ' % p.get_alignment())

src/Utils.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2000  Donald N. Allingham
+# Copyright (C) 2000-2003  Donald N. Allingham
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import string
 import os
+import locale
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -523,6 +524,12 @@ def set_titles(window,title,t,msg=None):
         window.set_title('%s - GRAMPS' % t)
 
 def gfloat(val):
+    """Converts to floating number, taking care of possible locale differences.
+    
+    Useful for reading float values from text entry fields 
+    while under non-English locale.
+    """
+
     try:
         return float(val)
     except:
@@ -531,6 +538,17 @@ def gfloat(val):
         except:
             return float(val.replace(',','.'))
     return 0.0
+
+def gformat(val):
+    """Performs ("%.3f" % val) formatting with the resulting string always 
+    using dot ('.') as a decimal point.
+    
+    Useful for writing float values into XML when under non-English locale.
+    """
+
+    decimal_point = locale.localeconv()['decimal_point']
+    return_val = "%.3f" % val
+    return return_val.replace(decimal_point,'.')
                   
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #