Split the en.yml into multiple files?

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Hello,

I have a problem with my en.yml file in my Rails project: It's getting waaaaay too big. Is it possible to split the file up into multiple files, like en_labels.yml, en_hints.yml and so forth?

I couldn't find anything so far..

Cheers L.

2

Take a look at http://guides.rubyonrails.org/i18n.html#organization-of-locale-files

Fred

3

Ah great, thanks. I just realized it works when I simply split them up like this:

en_forms.yml en_labels.yml etc.

however,

will rails automatically know which one to pic if I f.example add french like this:

fr_forms.yml fr_labels.yml

?

Or do I have to work with the directory structure as described in your link?

4

Ah great, thanks. I just realized it works when I simply split them up like this:

en_forms.yml en_labels.yml etc.

however,

will rails automatically know which one to pic if I f.example add french like this:

fr_forms.yml fr_labels.yml

My understanding is that rails doesn't care in the slightest what the files are called, it's only the data in side that matters ie putting

en:   title: 'Hello world'

in fr.yml

and

fr:   title: 'Bonjour'

in en.yml would be fine (although rather confusing)

Fred

5

Yes, I think you're right about the meaninglessness of the filename.

Okay, another problem solved. Thanks, Fred! :slight_smile: